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Crataegus coccinea, L. 
Nortli American Whitetlioru. A valuable hedge plant ; also 
very handsome. Spines strong. 
Crataegus cordata, Alton. 
Southern States of North America. Also much employed 
for hedges. 
Crataegus Crus-Galli, L. 
North America. The Cockspur Thorn. Regarded as one 
of the best species for hedges. Spines long and stout. 
Crataegus Oxyacantha, L. 
Europe, North Africa, North and West Asia. The ordinary 
Hawthorn or Whitethorn. Recorded here as one of the 
most eligible among deciduous hedge plants. 
Crataegus parvifolia, Alton. 
North America. Eor dwarf hedges. Spines long, slender, 
sharp and numerous. 
Crataegus pyracantha, Persoon. 
The Eirethorn. South Europe. This species is evergreen. 
It is likewise adapted for hedges, but slower in growth 
than Hawthorn, but not difficult to rear. 
Crataegus tomentosa, E. 
North America. Eruit edible. By the species mentioned 
the list of American Hedgethorns is, probably, not yet 
exhausted. 
Crithmum maritimum, E. 
The real Samphir. Sea shores of Middle and South Europe, 
North Africa and the Orient. A perennial herb. Settlers on 
the coast might readily disseminate and naturalize it. It 
is held to be one of the best plants for pickles, the young 
leaves being selected for that purpose. 
Crocus sativus, E. 
The Dye-Safron. South Europe and Orient. The Stigmata 
of this particular autumnal flowering Crocus constitute 
the costly dye substance. The best is collected from the 
flowers, just as they daily open in succession. At our stage 
