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A DICTIOXARY OF 
Crockelty-bur. Arctium Lappa, L. — Cumh. E. D. S. Gloss. C. 8. 
Crocodile. Stems of Clematis Vitalha, L. — Kent (Folkestone). 
Comb, Lady’s (Ger.), Shepherd’s {N. Yks.), or Venus’ (Ger.). 
Scandix Fecten/iA. — Prior, p. 129. It has long ‘ seeds .... orderly 
set by one another like the gi’eat teeth of a combe, whereof it tooke 
the name Pecten Veneris, or Yenus’ Combe.’ — Ger. 
Crocus, Autumn. From the time of its flowering. Colcliicum 
autumnale, L. — Warw. 
Crocus, Fog. Colcliicum autumnale, L. — N. Yks. Because it 
flowers in the autumn amongst the ‘fog’ or after-grass. 
Crocus, Meadow. Colcliicum autumnale, L. — Yks. 
Crocus, Michaelmas. Colcliicum autumnale, L. — Wilts. (Devizes). 
Crocus, Purple. Colcliicum autumnale, L. — Yks. 
Crone, or Crone-berry. (1) Vaccinium Oxycoccos, L. — Ger. Appx. 
Hal. Climb.; Westm. (Croan-berries), Wilson, Sjm., 1744. 
(2) Vaccinium Myrtillus, L. — Hal. Wr. 
Crones. Fruit of Vaccinium Oxycoccos, L.— iS.-TT\ Cumh. 
Cronesanke. ‘The persicaria.’ — Hal. lYr. ^ Cronesanke, crane’s 
shank. Polygonum Persicaria. Gl. Harl. 978.’ — Cockayne, iii. 320. 
Crony. A potato. — Dumfriescli. Jamieson. 
Crop. (1) Polygonum Fagopyrum, L. — R., Cat. Prior, p. 56. 
(2) Lolium perenne, L. — Baxter. Culpeper says of L. temulentum, 
L., ‘in Sussex they call it Crop, it being a pestilent enemy among 
corn ; ’ but this is probably an error. See Crap. 
Crop-weed. Centaurea nigra, L. — Ger. Appx., Hal. 
Cross of Jerusalem. Lychnis clialcedonica, L. — Prior (p. 57) says, 
‘ F rom the resemblance of its scarlet flower, both in shape and colour, 
to a Maltese or Jerusalem cross;’ but Theis observes, ‘ une fleur a 
cinq petales ne pent former une croix ; mais chacun d’eux est bifide, 
comene sont les branches de la croix -de-Malte.’ — Glossaire de Botan- 
ique, p. 282. 
Cross -flower. Polygala vulgaris, L. — Prior, p. 57. ‘It doth 
specially flourish in the Crosse or Gang weeke, or Rogation weeke ; of 
which flowers, the maidens which use in the countries to walke the 
procession, do make themselves garlands, and nosegaies.’ — Ger., who 
invented the name. 
Crosswort. Galium Crucia.ta, L. — Lyte, who calls it Golden C. 
Ger. N. Yks. Hal. and YY. have ‘ Croswort, Herba Crimatica, hot.;’ 
no doubt a misprint for Herba Cruciata, the old name of the plant. 
Prior, p. 57. 
Crotal, Crottle. Parmelia omplialodes, Ach. (Gael, crotal and 
crotan). — Scotl. Jamieson 
Crottles, Black. Parmelia saxatilis, Ach. — Scotl. (Highlands). 
Crottles, Light. Lecanora pallescens, Ach. — Scotl. 
