GRINUM— CUCURBITA. 
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pyrtfo'ha, (pear-leaf thorn, w. J. 1?.) 
thorny or unarmed ; leaves oval ovate, gash- 
serrate, somewhat plaited and rather rough- 
haired ; calyx a little villose ; leafets lance- 
linear, serrate ; styles 3. 
crus-gal"li, (thorn-tree, w. M. ^ .) thorny ; 
leaves wedge-obovate, sub-sessile, shining, 
leathery, serrate ; corymbs compound ; 
ieafets of the calyx lanceolate, sub-serrate; 
styles 2. 
fia'va, (yellow-berried thorn, M, I7 .) thor- 
ny; leaves wedge-obovate, angled, glab- 
rous, shining ; petioles, calyx, and stipules, 
glandular ; flowers sub-solitary ; hemes 
turbinate, 4-celled. 8-10 f. 
lu'cida, (A. ^ .) thorny ; leaves wedge- 
obovate, crenate, coriaceous, lucid ; corymbs 
simple, few-flowered ; styles 5. 10-12 f. S. 
CRrNL'M. 6—1. (Narcissi.) [From krinon, 
a lily ] 
armrica /mm, leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
glabrous at the margin ; flowers pedicelled, 
tube shorter than the limb. S. 
CR1TH"MUM. 5—2. (UmbeUiferw.) 
mariti'mtm, (sea samphire, w. 2^. Au.) 
leafets lanceolate ; leaves twice ternate, 
glaucous, smooth, with a salt aromatic fla- 
ror. This is the true samphire of English 
botanists. 
CRO'CUS. 3—1. (Jrid(jE.) [The ancients fa- 
bled that a youth, Crocus, was changed into 
. this flower. Crocus also signifies saffron 
color.] 
offidna'tis, (saffron crocus, y. 2S..) leaves 
'.inear, with revolute margins ; stigma ex- 
pert, 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"nus, (spring crocus,)stigma notexsert, 
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'nux, striped orange and 
dark purple; sulpkure'us, very pale yel- 
low ; hite'us, the common yellow. 
CROTALA'RIA. 16—10. (Leguminos>e.) [From 
krotalon, a rattle.] 
sagitta'lis, (rattle-box, y. Ju. 0.) 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. @.) hirsute, erect, 
branching; leaves simple, lance-Hnear ; 
stipules above decurrent, with two short 
leeth; racemes opposite to the leaves; co- 
rolla smaller than the calyx. 
ova'lis, (y. Ju. @.) hir.sute, 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. 
ItBviga'ta, (Ju. 0.) glabrous, erect, sim- 
ple; leaves lance- oblong ; stipules lance- 
olate, acuminate, decnrrent; laceme^ oj^ 
posite to the leaves, 3-flowered. S. 
CRO'TON. 19-15. (Euphorbias.) [Fronr /cro- 
teo, a tick, from the form of its seed.] 
marati' mvm, leaves oval, sub-cordate, 
obtuse, pale above, hoary beneath ; branches 
tomentose ; pistillate spikes few-flowered. 
I lacciferum, is the species from which the 
gum-lac is obtained ; it is a southern plant. 
tigli'tim, leaves oval, acuminate, serrate; 
stem aborescent ; this species affords a cel- 
ebrated medicinal substance, called croton 
oil, an extract from the seeds. Ex. 
tincto'rmm, leaves rhomboid, stem herba- 
ceous; from this plant is obtained the lit- 
mus, considered as one of the most delicate 
tests of the chemist, Ex. 
CIIYP"TA. 2—2. (PortulacccB.) [From a 
Greek word, to conceal, the stamens bemg 
concealed in the capsular calyx.] 
■min"ima, (mud-purslane, w-g. S.) stem 
dichotomous, decumbent, striate ; leaves 
wedge-oval 01 obovate, opposite, sessile 
entire, papillose above, with veiy minute 
stipules; flowers axillary, sessile, solitary 
Very abundant on the shores of the HuD 
SON, between low and high-water mark 
about a mile below Albany. 
CRYPTOTCE'NIA. 5—2. (Umbelliferce.) [Frorr; 
a Greek word, to conceal, in allusion to the 
concealed edgings of the fruit.] 
canarleii"xis, (w. J. 2/.) the lower umbels 
originate from the axils of the upper leaves ; 
fruit oblong; stem glabrous; leaves ter- 
nate, smooth ; leafets rhomb-ovate, acute, 
gash toothed. 1-2 f 
CUCU'BALUS. 10—3. (Caryophyllem.) 
be'hcn, (campion, w. Ju. Z|.) glabrous 
decumbent ; leaves oblong-oval, acute, 
nerveless ; calyx inflated, veiny. 
CUCU'MIS. 19—15. (Cucurbitaccm.) [From 
the Celtic cuce, a hollow vessel.] 
aiigii'ria, (prickly cucumber,) leaves pal 
mate-sinuate ; fruit globose, echinate. 
rne'lo, (muskmelon, y. Ju. ^.) angles of 
the leaves rounded ; pome oblong, torulose. 
Sweet scented. Ex. 
satl'vus, (cucumber, y. Ju. 0.) angles of 
the leaves straight ; pomaceous berry ob- 
long, scabrous. Brought from Asia. 
colocyn"thh, (bitter apple, @.) leaves 
many cleft; fruit globose, glabrous, very 
bitter. Ex. Poisonous. 
an"gtunis, (snake cucumber, @.) leaves 
lobed; fruit cylindric, very smooth, long, 
contorted, plaited. Ex. 
CUCUR"BITA. 19—15. (Cucurbitacea ) VTlxe 
name signifies crooked.] 
ovif'era, (egg-squash, @.) leaves cordate 
angled, 5-lobed, denticulate, pubescent 
pomaceous berry with fillet-Uke stripes 
lengthwise. Ex. 
pep"o, (pumpkin, y. Ju. 0.) leaves cor- 
date, obtuse, sub-5-lobed, denticulate ; po- 
maceous berry roundish or oblong, smooth. 
Var. poti'ro,ha.s the fruit more or less flat- 
tened. From Asia. 
citruV'lus, (watermelon, y. Au. ^.) leaves 
.5-lobed ; the lobes sinuate-pinnatifid, ob- 
tuse ; pomaceous berry oval, smooth. Frui» 
watery, often .striped. From Africa and 
the south of Asia. 
