ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
(Scotch Orocus), lavender, Feb., Tuscany; cancellatus, yellow, white and purple, 
autumn, Asia Minor; chrysanthus, orange-yellow, Jan. to March, 8.E. Europe; 
Olusii, white and purple, autumn, Spain; dalmaticus, yellow and purple, Feb. 
to March, Dalmatia; etruscus, lilac and yellow, March, Italy; Fleischeri, yellow 
and purple, March, Asia Minor; Imperati, lilac-purple, fragrant, Jan to March, 
Italy; iridiflorus, purple and lilac, autumn, BE. Europe; Korolkowi, yellow and 
brown, Feb. to March, Central Asia; longiflorus, lilac, yellow and. purple, autumn, 
Italy; Malyi, yellow, orange, and purple, Mareh, Dalmatia; medius, white and 
purple, autumn, Italy; minimus, purple, March and April, Corsica; nudi- 
florus, purple, autumn, Pyrenees; ochroleucus, white and orange, autumn, Asia 
Minor; pulchellus, lavender, blue, or yellow, autumn, Turkey; reticulatus, white, 
lilac and purple, March, E. Europe; sativus (Saffron Orocus), white, lilac, and 
purple, autumn, Western Asia; Sieberi, lilac_and yellow, Feb. to March, Greece; 
speciosus, lilac and purple, autumn, Central Europe; suavolens, orange, lilac, and 
purple, March, Italy; susianus, orange and brown, Feb., Crimea; vernus, lilac, 
violet and white Feb., to April, Europe; versicolor, white to purple, March, France 
end Italy. The numerous Dutch forms in cultivation were originally derived from 
. Vernus, 
Crossandra.—Ord. Acanthacer. Stove evergreen flowering 
shrub. First introduced 1800. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam, peat & sand. Position, pots 
in moist plant stove. Pot, March. Water moderately during winter, 
freely other times. Temp., Oct. to March 55° to 65°; March to Oct. 
75° to 85°. Propagate by cuttings of shoots 2 or 3 in. long, inserted in 
sand under bell-glaas, in temp. of 85° at any time of year. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: O. guineensis, lilac, October, 6 in.; undulefolia, 
orange-scarlet, March, 12 to 18 in., India. 
Cross of Jerusalem (Lychnis chalcedonica) —See Lychnis. 
Cross Vine Gignont capreolata).—See Bignonia. 
Cross-wort (Crucinella stylosa).—See Crucinella. 
Cross-wort (Gentiana cruciata).—See Gentiana. 
Croton.—See Codizum. 
Crowberry.—See Empetrum, 
Crowea.—Ord. Rutacew. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. First 
introduced 1700. mace mee 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts peat, one fibrous loam, & little sand. 
Position, pots in light airy greenhouse. Pot, March or April. Prune 
straggling shoots into shape in March. Water very little Oct. to 
March, moderately March to Oct. Temp., Sept. to March 40° to 45°; 
March to Sept. 55° to 65°. Propagate by cuttings inserted in ‘sand 
under bell-glass in temp. of 65° to 75° in March or April; grafting on 
Correa alba or Eriostemon buxifolia in March. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: OC. angustifolia, red, summer, 1 to 3 ft., Australia; 
saligna, pink, summer, 1 to 2 ft., Australia. 
Crown Imperial Lily.—See Fritillaria. 
Crown-.-of-Thorns (Medicago echinus).—See Medicago. 
Crown Vetch (Coronilla varia).—See Coronilla. _ 
Crucianella (Cross-wort).—Ord. Rubiacew. Hardy herbaceous 
perennial. First introduced 1640. 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy or chalky. Position, dry banks, rockeries, 
or borders. Plant, Oct. or March. Propagate by seeds sown outdoors 
in March, transplanting seedlings to permanent positions in July or 
Aug.; division of roots in March, April, Oct. or Nov. 
SPEOIES OULTIVATED: C. stylosa, rose, summer, 9 to 12 in., Catoases; -stylosa 
coccinea, scarlet; stylosa purpurea, purple. 
Cryptanthus.—0Ord, Bromeliacesw. Stove & evergreen peret- 
nials; flowering & orn. foliage. First introduced 1826. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal Barts fibrous loam, rough peat, leaf- 
mould & silver sand. Pot, March. Water freely always; good drain- 
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