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Cress, Land. (1) Barbarea pi'oecox, Br. — Middx.; South, Hal.; 
Wight, n. Vect. ; Warw. ; Yks. Prior (p. 57) assigns tlie name to B. 
vulgaris, Br. 
(2) Cardamine hirsuta, L. — W. Ches., Hants., Warw. 
Cress, Meadow. A book-name for Gar damme pratensis, L. — Treas. 
Bot. 
Cress, Penny. A common, though apparently not an old, book-name 
for Thlaspi arvense, L. — Prior, p. 57. 
Cress, Peter’s. ‘ An old name for Critlimum maritimumd — Treas. 
Bot. We have not found it so used. 
Cress, Sciatica. A name invented by Turner (Herb.) for a cruci- 
ferous plant (which Prior (p. 206) identifies with Iheris amara, L., but 
which seems to us a species of Lepidium), ‘ bicause the herbe is good 
for the sciatica.’ 
Cress, Swine’s. (1) Coronopus Ruellii, DC. — ‘ In some places of 
England they call it Swynescressis.’ Lyte. Prior, p. 57. Warw. 
(2) Lapsana communis, L. — Pratt. 
(3) Senecio Jacohoea, L. — Eural Cyclopaedia. 
Cress, Town. Lepidium sativum, L. — Lyte. Prior, p. 57. 
Cress, Wall. A general book-name for the species of Arahis, L. — 
Prior, p. 57. 
Cress, Wart. A common book-name for Coronopus Ruellii, DC., in 
reference to the ‘ wart- shaped fruit.’ — Prior, p. 245. 
Cress, Water. (1) Nasturtium officinale, L. — General. Lyte. Prior, 
p. 57. 
(2) Helosciadium nodiflorum, Koch. — ‘ Of some, falsely.’ — Turner. 
The plant is still occasionally confused with the true water- cress by 
inexperienced persons. 
(3) Cardamine amara, L., being mistaken for the true watercress, 
which it much resembles. Cumh. See Water-cress. 
Cress, Wild. Thlaspi arvense, L. — Ger. 
Cress, Winter. Barbarea vulgaris, Br. — Ger. ; South, Hal. ; Prior, 
p. 57. 
Crestmarine. Critlimum maritimum, L. — Lyte. 
Crewel, or Cruel. Primula veris,'\ji. — Som.; Dev. Hal. Wr. Pulman. 
Crex. Prunus insititia, L. — Camb. K. & Q. 1, hi. 451. 
Creyt. ‘A species of the Polypody fern.’ — Dumbartonsh. Jamieson. 
Polypodium vulgar e, L. ? 
Cricksey. Eruit of Prunus insititia, L. — Camb., N. Ess., Norf. 
Crimson Clover. See Clover. 
Cristaldre. See Christ’s Ladder. 
Croan-berries. See Crone-berries. 
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