CIIINUM— CUCURBITA. 
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pyrifo'Iin, (peav-Ieaf thorn, w. J. ^ .) 
thorny or unarmed ; leaves oval-ovate, gash- 
eerrate, somewhat plaited and rather rough- 
haired ; calyx a little villose ; leafets lance- 
linear, serrate ; styles 3. 
crus-gal"li, (thorn-tree, vf. M. ^ .) thorny ; 
leaves wedge-obovate, sub-sessile, shining, 
leathery, serrate ; corymbs compound ; 
ieafets of the calyx lanceolate, sub-serrate; 
styles 2. 
Jla'va, (yellow-berried thorn, M. Tp .) thor- 
ny; leaves wedge-obovate, angled, glab- 
rous, shining ; petioles, calyx, and stipules, 
glandular ; flowers sub-solitary ; berries 
turbinate, 4-celled. 8-10 f. 
lu'cida, (A. 1? .) thorny ; leaves wedge- 
obovate, crenate, coriaceous, lucid ; corymbs 
simple, few-flowered ; styles 5. 10-12 f. <S. 
ORI'NUM. 6—1. {Narcissi.) [From krinon, 
a lily ] 
america'num, leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
glabrous at the margin ; flowers pedicelled, 
tube shorter than the limb. S. 
CRITIT'MUM. 5—2. (UmbellifercE.) 
mnri/i'mum, (sea samphire, w. 24-. Au.) 
leafets lanceolate; leaves twice ternate, 
eflaucous, smooth, with a salt aromatic fla- 
vor. This is the true samphire of English 
botanists. 
CRO'CUS. 3—1. {Trid<E.) [The ancients fa- 
bled that a youth, Crocus, was changed into 
this flower. Crocus also signifies saffron 
color.] 
officirta'lis, (saffron crocus, y. 2i.) leaves 
linear, with revolute margins ; stigma ex- 
eert, with long linear segments. Var. sati- 
vus, having violet corollas. The stigma is 
of a deep orange color, and affords the saf- 
fron of commerce. Blossoms in Septem- 
ber. Ex. 
ver"mis, (spring crocus.)stigma not exsert, 
with three short, wedge-shaped segments ; 
tube hairy at the mouth. Color of the flow- 
er various, purple, yellow, &c. Blossoms 
in March. Ex. Var. versico'lor, feathered 
with purple, biflo'rus, the Scotch crocus, 
striped white and purple, the earliest in 
spring. Var. susia'nus, striped orange and 
dark purple; snlphure'ns, very pale yel- 
low -, lute'us, the common yellow. 
CROTALA'RIA. 16—10. {Legnminosm.) [From 
krotalon, a rattle.] 
sagitta'lis, (rattle-box, y. Ju. ^.) hairy, 
erect, branching; leaves simple, ovate- 
lanceolate ; stipules lanceolate, acuminate, 
decurrent; racemes opposite the leaves, 
about .3-flowered; corolla .smaller than the 
calyx. 12 i. 
parvijlo'ra, (y. J. 0.) hirsute, erect, 
branching; leaves simple, lance-linear; 
stipules above decurrent, with two short 
teeth; racemes opposite to the leaves; co- 
rolla smaller than the calyx. 
ava'lis, (y. Ju. hirsute, diffuse, branch- 
ing ; leaves simple, oval, petioled , upper 
stipules scarcely decurrent, short ; racemes 
opposite to the leaves, long; corolla as long 
as the calyx. 12 i. S. 
IfBviga'ta, (Ju. @.) glabrous, erect, sim- 
plat leaves lance-oblong ; stipules lance- 
olate, acuminate, decurrent; racemes op« 
posite to the leaves, 3 flowered. S. 
CRO'TON. 19-15. (EuphorbicB.) [From kro- 
teo, a tick, from the form of its seed.] 
marati'rmcm, leaves oval, sub-cordate,, 
obtuse, pale above, hoary beneath ; branches 
tomentose ; pistillate spikes few-flowered. 
laccifemm, is the species from which tlie 
gum-lac is obtained ; it is a southern plant. 
tigli'um, leaves oval, acuminate, serrate; 
stem aborescent ; this species affords a cel- 
ebrated medicinal substance, called croton 
oil, an extract from the seeds. Ex. 
tincto'rium, leaves rhomboid, stem herba- 
ceous ; from this plant is obtained the lit- 
mus, con.sidered as one of the most delicate 
te.-;ts of the cheini,st. Ex. 
CRYP"TA. 2—2. {Portulaccco.) [From a 
Greek word, to conceal, the stamens bemg 
concealed in the capsular calyx.] 
min"'ima. (mud-pur.slane, w-g. S.) stem 
dichotomous, decumbent, striate ; leaves 
wedge oval or obovate, opposite, se.s-sile, 
entire, papillose above, with veiy minute 
stipules; flowers axillary, sessile, solitary. 
Very abundant on the shores of the PIuo 
SON, between low and high-water mark, 
about a mile below Albany. 
CRYPTOTCE'NIA. 5—2. {UmbellifcrcE.) [From 
a Greek word, to conceal, yi allusion to the 
concealed edgings of the fruit.] 
canaden"sis, (w. J. 2^.) the lower umbels 
originate from the axils of the upper leaves; 
fruit oblong; stem glabi'ous; leaves ter- 
nate. smooth ; leafets rhomb-ovate, acute, 
gash toothed. 1-2 f. 
CUCU'BALUS. 10—3. {Caryophyllem.) 
he'hen, (campion, w. Ju. 2X-) glabrous, 
decumbent ; leaves oblong-oval, acute, 
nerveless ; calyx inflated, veiny. 
CUCU'MIS. 19—15. (CucurhitacecE.) [From 
the Celtic cuce, a hollow vessel.] 
angu'ria, (prickly cucumber,) leaves pal- 
mate-sinuate ; fruit globose, echinate. 
me'lo, (muskmelon, y. Ju. angles of 
the leaves rounded ; pome oblong, torulose. 
Sweet scented. Ex. 
sati'vus, (cucumber, y. Ju. %.) angles of 
the leaves straight ; pomaceous berry ob- 
long, scabrous. Brought from Asia. 
colocyn"this, (bitter apple, %.) leavea 
many cleft; fruit globose, glabrous, very 
bitter. Ex. Poisonous. 
an"guinis, (snake cucumber, ©.) leavea 
lobed ; fruit cylindric, very smooth, long, 
contorted, plaited. Ex. 
CUCUR"BITA. 19—15. (Cucurbitacea.) [The 
name signifies crooked.] 
ovif'era, (egg-squash, 0.) leaves cordate, 
angled, 5-lobed, denticulate, pubescent ; 
pomaceous berry with fillet-like stripes 
lengthwise. Ex. 
pep"o, (pumpkin, y. Ju. 0.) leaves cor- 
date, obtuse, 8ub-5-lobed, denticulate ; po- 
maceous berry roundish or oblong, smooth. 
Var. poti'ro,hQ.s the fruit more or less flat- 
tened. From Asia. 
citruVlus, (watermelon, y. Au, @.) leavea 
5-lobed ; the lobes sinuate-pinnatifid, ob- 
tuse ; pomaceous berry oval, .smooth. Truit 
watery, often striped. From Africa and 
the south of Asia. 
