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Eleuteria . . Wt.gn. 7, S, Ev. S. 6 Jamaica . . 1748 



glabella . . Wt.gn. 7, S. Ev. 8. 6 Jamaica . . 1778 



linearis . . Wt.gn. 7, 8. Ev. S. 6 W. Ind. . . 1773 



picta . . . Wt.gn. 7, S. Bv. S. 4 E. Ind. . . 1810 



™ m ™ ni ; ] Wt.gn. 6, G.Ev. S. 4N. Hoi. . .1824 



Tiglium '. . "Wt.gn. 6, S. Ev. S. 10 B Ind. . . 1796 

 variegata . . Wt gn. 7, 8. Ev. 8. 10 E. Ind. . . 1801 

 crfspa . . Wt.gn. 7, S. Bv. 8. 6 B. Ind. . . 1804 

 media . . Wt gn. 7, 8. Ev. 8. 6 B. Ind. . . 1804 

 argentea, aromdtica, astroUes,Cascarilla, casta- 

 necefdlia, digitdda, flabellifolia, flava, glandu- 

 Idsa, gossypifblia 1, hibiscifblia, hUmilis, Id- 

 cera, lobdta, longifolia, I. variegdta, lAcida, 

 macrophylla, marltima, mlcans, moluccana 2, 

 nitens, nivea, paHstris, penicillata, p&ngens, 

 rosmarinifblia, tinctbria, tomenlbsa, xala- 

 pinsis. 



Crow berry. See Umpetrum nigrum,. 



Cr6wea, Smith. In honour of James Crow, of 

 Norwich, an excellent British botanist, and a 

 great collector of willows. Linn. 10, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Rut&cece. Delightful greenhouse 

 shrubs, producing their beautiful purple flowers 

 throughout the greatest part of the year ; 

 they succeed in loam and peat, and cuttings 

 root freely in sand, under a glass, 

 latifblia . . Purple 7, Q. Bv. S. 3 N. 8. W. . . 1825 

 salfgna . . Purple 9, G. Ev. 8. 3 N. S. W. . . 1790 



Crowfoot. See RanHnculns. 



Crow's-foot. See Echindchloa cr&s cbrvi. 

 . Crowned, terminated by anything. 



Crown of the field. See Agrostimma. 



Crowsilk. See Conferva. 



Crozophora, Necker. The meaning is not ex- 

 plained. Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Euphor- 

 bidcece. An annual species, of simple culture, 

 succeeding in any light soil. The preparation 

 called turnsol is chiefly obtained from this 

 plant. Syiionyme : 1, Crbtcm tinctbria. 

 tinctbria 1 . Wht. grn 7, H. A. 3 8. Bur. . 1570 



CrtjclaNELLA, Linn. A diminutive of crux, a 

 cross ; alluding to the leaves being placed 

 crosswise. lAnn. i, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Oalidcece. 

 The greenhouse species of this genus grow 

 freely in a mixture of loam and peat, and may 

 be increased by cuttings ; the annual kinds 

 merely require sowing in the open border, 

 agyptiaca . Yellow . 6, H. A. J Egypt . 1800 



americana . Yellow . 7, G. Bv. 8. 1 8. Amer. 1780 

 angustif61ia . Yellow . 6, H. A. £ France . 1658 



anomala . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Caucasus 1820 

 fepera. . . Gnsh.y.. 7, H. Her. P. i Iberia .1837 

 chlorostaehys Grn. yl. . 7, H. Her. P. i Persia . 1887 

 ciliata . . . Yellow . 7. 'H. A. j Levant . 1805 



exasperata . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Persia . 1837 

 gilanica . . Yellow . -7, H. Her. P. $ Persia .1837 

 glomerata . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Iberia . 1824 

 hispida . . Purple . 6, S. Her. P. 1 VeraCruz 

 hispfdula . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Persia . 1837 

 latifblia . . Green . 6, H. A. £ Prance 1633 



maritima . . Yellow . 7, G. Bv. 8. 1 Prance . 1640 

 molluginol- 1 Qreen . H Hel . p j Caucasus igoo 



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monspellaca. Yellow . 7, H. A. £ Prance . 1791 



pdtula . . . Yellow . 6, H. A. £ Spain . 1798 



pubescens . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Candia . 1799 

 styldsa . . Pink . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Persia . 1886 

 suaveolens . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Russia . 1S8S 

 tuberculosa . Yellow . 7. H. A. 1 Spain. . 1S26 



Cruciata. See Valdntia Cruciata. 

 Cruciate, a flower is cruciate when four petals 

 are placed opposite each other, at right angles. 



Cruciferous, the name of a particular family 

 of plants bearing cruciate flowers. 



Crudya, De Candolle. Said to be named after 

 " Crudy," who communicated the first speci- 

 men of the tree to Schreber. Linn. 10, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Fabacm. For culture, &c, see 

 Cdssia. Synonymes: 1, Touchirba aromatica ; 

 2, Apalatba spicita. 



aromatica 1 . Green . 5, 8. Bv. S. 40 Guiana . . 1828 

 spicata 2 . . White . 5, S. Ev. S. 30 Guiana . . 1825 



CRUIKSHANKIA. See BalUsia. 



CrupIna, Cass. Derivation unknown. Linn. 

 19, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Asteracece. See Centauria. 



Crusea, De CandolU. In honour of G. Cruse, 

 M.D., who wrote on the Cape Rubiaceous 

 plants. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. CincJionacece. 

 See Spermacbce. 



Crus-gAlli. See Crataegus Crus-gdlli.^ 



Crux- ANDREW. See Ascyrwm Crux-Andrew. 



Crybe, Lindley. From Jcrubeis, concealed ; in 

 allusion to the manner in which the column is 

 hidden by the floral envelopes. Linn. 20, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Orchiddceae. This plant is only 

 remarkable for never expanding its singular, 

 club-shaped, rose-coloured flowers. It requires 

 the same treatment as Blitia. 

 rbsea .... Hose . 6, S. Ter. 1 Mexico . . 1834 



CrypSIS, Aiton. From hrypto, to conceal ; re- 

 ferring to the flowers being concealed among 

 the leaves. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Grarm- 

 ndcem. Uninteresting species of grass, merely 

 requiring to be sown in any common soil. Sy- 

 nonyme : 1, Hele6chloa alopecuroides, Phdlaris 

 crypsoldes — aculeata, alopecuroides 1, schse- 

 noldes. 



Cryptadenia, Meisn. From Tcryptos, hidden. 

 Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Thymel&cece. See 

 P'asserina. 



Cryptandra, Smith. From Tcryptos, hidden, 

 and aner, a man ; alluding to the stamens 

 being concealed. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Rhamnaceoe. A singular genus ; the species 

 grow well in sandy peat, and young plants may 

 be obtained from cuttings. 



amara . . . White 5, G. Bv. 8. 1£ N. Holl. . 1S21 

 arbutifblia . White 4, G. Ev. S. lj Swan River 1837 

 ericifblia . . White 5, G. Ev. S. 1£ N. Holl. . 1821 

 obovata . White 5, G. Ev. S. l| N. Holl. . 1825 

 spinescens . White 5, G. Bv. S. lj N. Holl. . 1824 

 suivis . . . White 1, G. Ev. S. 1J N. Holl. . 1843 



Cryptantha, Don. From Tcryptos, hidden, and 

 anthos, a flower ; flowers inconspicuous. Linn. 

 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Boraginacece. Hardy an- 

 nuals, growing freely in common soil, 

 glomerata . Wht. blue 6, H. A. 1 Chili . . 1836 

 microcirpa . Blue . . 6, H. A. 1 Chili . . 1836 



Cryptarrhena, R. Brown. From Tcryptos, 

 hidden, and arren, a male. Linn. 20, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Orchid&cece. The small, yellowish- 

 green flowers of this species are produced on a 

 loose spike. For culture and propagation, sea 

 BUtia, 

 lunata . . Yelsh. grn. 5, S. Epi. I Jamaica . . 1815 



Cryptocarya, R. Brown. From Tcryptos, hid- 

 den, and Tcarya, a nut ; alluding to the fruit 

 being covered. Linn. 9, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lau- 

 racece. Greenhouse shrubs, growing about six- 



