C R 



C R. 



Crithmum, five fceniculum ma- 

 titimum ninus. Smaller Samphire, 

 or Sea-ferneL 



Thi? Flant grows in great Plenty 

 upon the Rocks near the Sea-fliore, 

 where it is wahYd by the Salt-water; 

 bat will not grow to any Strength 

 in a Garden, tho' it may be preferv'd 

 fcveral Years, and propagated by 

 parting its creeping Roots in the 

 Spring. This mould be planted in 

 Pots filled with gravelly coarfe Soil, 

 and in Summer plentifully watered : 

 in this Management it will grew to- 

 lerably well, and produce Flowers; 

 but rarely perfects its Seeds in a 

 Garden, nor is the Herb near fo 

 good for Ufe as that gathered from 

 the Rocks. This P.ant is greatly 

 eftecmed for pickling, and is feme- 

 times ufed in Medic ne. 



CRISTA GALL I. Vide Pe- 

 dicu'ariS: 



CRISTA PAVONIS. Vide Yom- 

 ciana. 



CROCUS, Saffron. 



The Charatlers are ; 

 It hath a ¥ lower conffing of one 

 Leaf, whieh is Jbaped like a Lily, 

 fiftulous underneath 1 , the Tube widen- 

 ing into fix Segments, and rrfling on 

 the Footjialk : the Pointal rifes out 

 of the Bottom of the Flower, and is 

 divided iuto three headed and crefied 

 Gaf filaments ; but the Empa It mt nt af- 

 terward turns to an oblong triangular 

 Fruit, divided into three Cells, and 

 is full of roundijb Seeds : to thefe 

 Marks muft be added, It hath a tube- 

 roje Root, and long narrow grajjy 

 L?a<ves, with a longitudinal white 

 Furrovj thro' the Middle of each. 



In giving a Lift of their feveral 

 Names, 1 mall divide them into two 

 Claries ; in the firfl: of which I (hall 

 place all the Spring-flowering Cro- 

 cus's nearly in the Order of their 

 Flowering ; and, in the fecond, fnall 

 infert thole which ftovyer in Autumn, 



amongft which will come the true 



Saffron. 



1. Crocus vermis flriatus vul- 

 garis. Park. Far. The ordinary 

 imped Crocus, common'.)* called, 

 the Scotch Crocus. 



2. Crocus vernus lutein v-rf color 

 primus. Park. Par. The belt Cloth 

 of Gold Crocus. 



3 . Crocus vermis latifolius fi.ivus. 

 C. B. The Dutch yellow Crocus. 



4. CROCUS vernus minor albicans. 

 C. B Small whitilh Spring Cro- 



- cas. 



c. Crocus vernus, f ore albo, pur- 

 pureo-violacea b.ufi. C. B. Spring 

 Crocus, with a white Flower, and 

 a purple-violet Bottom. 



6 Crocus vernus latifolius. favo- 

 vario fore duplici. Cluf. Hifl. The 

 doable Cloth of Gold Crocus. 



7. Crocus vernus latifolius fa- 

 vus, fore rnimri & pallidiore. C. B. 

 Spring Crocus, with fmaller pale- 

 yellow Flowers. 



8 Crocus vernus lat if alius fiavo- 

 varius C. B. Spring Crocus, with 

 yelioW variable Flowers. 



9. Crocus- vernus anguftifoliits T 

 magno fore candido. C. B: Narrow- 

 leav'd Spring Crocus, with large 

 white Flowers. 



10. Crocus vernus albus flriatfts. 

 Park. Par. The white-ihiped Cro- 

 cus. 



1 1. Crocus vernus albus poly an- 

 thos verf color. Park. Par. The 

 particolour'd Crocu c , with many 

 Flowers. 



iz. Crocus vernus l-fi r oUus, 

 fore penitus albo, ad infundibuhtm 

 parum cccrulefceute. Boerh. Ind. 

 Wnite-f.ather'd Crocus, vulgo. 



13. Crocus vernus latifolius, fore 

 purpurea magna. C. B. Broad-lea v'd 

 Spring Crocus, with a large purple 

 Flower. 



14. Crocus vernus, latifolius pur- 

 pureus variegatus. C. B. Broad-leav'd 



Spring 



