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€OIlYDALIS. 16—5. {Cory dales.) [From korus, a helmet, alluding to tbe form of its flowers.] 
cucuUai^ra, (colic-weed, y. & w. M, J^.) corolla 2-spurred ; scape naked ; ra- 
ceme simple, 1-sided ; nectaries divaricate, of the length of the corolla ; 
style enclosed. 8-12 i. 
ORYLUS. 19—12. (AmentacecB.) [From karua, a nut.] 
america'na, (hazle-nut, Ap. T^.) leaves roundish, cordate, acuminate ; calyx 
roundish-campanulate, larger than the sub-globose nut ; border dilated, 
coarsely serrate. 3-5 f. 
CRAMBE. 14 — 1. {Cruciferm.') [A name given by Dioscorides to cabbage.] 
mara'tima, (sea kale, w. T7.) stem foliaceous, smooth ; leaf sinuate, glaucous, 
flowers corymbed, panicled. 
CRANICHIS. 18—1. (Ordiideoi.) 
multijlo'ra, root fascicled, villose ; leaves oval-lanceolate, sub-sessile ; scape 
many-flowered, jDubescent towards the summit; inner petals connivent; 
lip vaulted, acuminate. 
CRAT.iEGUS. 11—5. {Rosacece.) [From Ara^ws, strength, from the toughness of its wood.] 
coccin'ea, (thorn-bush, w. M. T7.) thorny; kaves long-petioled, ovate, acutely 
lobed, serrate, glabrous; petioles and pubescent calyx glandular ; flowers 
pentagynoiis. Var. viridis, has iance-ovate leaves, sub-trilobate; stem un- 
armed. 
pimda'ta, (common thorn-tree, w. M. T^.) thorny or unarmed ; leaves wedge- 
obovate, sub-plicate, glabrous, serrate ; calyx villose ; divisions subulate, 
entire. 
Gxijcan"tha^ (quickset, w, M. Tj-) leaves obtuse, somewhat 3-cleft, serrate, gla- 
brous ; peduncles and calyx somewhat glabrous ; segments of the calyx 
lanceolate, acute ; styles 2. Naturalized. 
€RINUM. 6 — 1. (Narcissi.) [From A;rmon, a lily.] 
■ameri&a'num, leaves oblong-lanceolate, glabrous at the margin; flowers pexii- 
celled, tube shorter than the limb. S. 
CRITUxMUM. 5—2. {UmbeUifcrfB.) 
mariWrnnm, (sea samphire, w, % Au.) leafets lanceolate; leaves twice-ter- 
nal, glaucous, smooth, with a salt aromatic flavour. This is the true 
samphire of English botanists. 
CROCUS. 3 — 1. (IridcB.) [The ancients fabled that a youth, Crocus, was changed into this 
flower. Crocus also signifies saffron colour.] 
^Jlcina'lis, (saflTron crocus, y.%.) leaves linear, with revolute margins ; stigma 
exsert, with long linear segments. Var, sativus, having violet corollas. 
The stigma is of a deep orange colour, and affords the saffron of com- 
merce. Blossoms in September. Ex. 
ver^'nus, (spring-crocus,) stigma not exsert, with three short, wedge-shaped 
.segments, tube hairy at the mouth. Colour of the flower various, purple, 
yellow, &c. Blossoms in March. Ex. 
CROTALLARIA. 16—10. iLeguminoscb.) [From /cro^aZora, 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. 
CROTON. 19—5. {Eupkorbice,.) [From kroteo, a tick, from the form of its seed.] 
mamti'mum, leaves oval, sub-cordate, obtuse, pale above, hoary beneath; 
branches tomentose ; pistillate spikes few-flowered. 
lacciferum^ is the species from which the gum-lac is obtained ; it is a south- 
ern plant, 
iigli'um, leaves oval, acuminate, serrate ; stem arborescent ; this species af- 
fords a celebrated medicinal substance, called cro^oTi oil, an extract from the 
seeds. Ex. 
tincto'rium, leaves rhomboid, stem herbaceous ; from this plant is obtained 
the litmus, considered as one of the most delicate tests of the chemist. Ex. 
CUCUBI.^LUS. 10—3. (Caryophylleca.) 
■be'.'ien, (campion, w. Ju. '21-.) glabrous, decumbent; leaves oblong-oval, acute, 
nerveless; calyx inflated, veiny. 
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