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CRI CRO 
Pvracantha . . White . . 5, H. Ev, T. S. Ear. . . 1629 
pyrifom, 10 . . White. . 6, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1765 
sangoineA . . . White . . 5i H. De. T. Siberia . . 1810 
spatiiulata . . . White . . 5, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1805 
spinosissima . . Wijite . . 5, H. De. T. Europe . . 
tanacetifolla . . White . . 6, H. De. T. Greece . . 1789 
glabra . . . White . . 5. H. De. T. Germany . 1816 
Leeftna, 11 . . White . . 6. H. De. T. Hybrid . . 
taurica, 12 . .White . . 7, H. De. T. Tauria . . 1800 
viridis . . . .White. . 5, H. De. T. Carolina .1810 
Cbat^va, Linn, After Crataevus, a Greek botanist, 
who lived in the time of Hippocrates. Linn. 11, 
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Capparidaceae. Ornamental stove 
trees, Rowing from twelve to twenty feet high ; 
they prefer a rich strong soil, and may be propa- 
gated by cuttings in sand, under a glass, in heat. 
Synonymes : 1. Capparis trifoliata. 2. C. trifoliata. 
gvnandra . . . White . . S. Ev. T. Jamaica . 1789 
Roxburghn, 1 . . White . . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1822 
Upta .... White . . S. Ev. T. India . . 1752 
tapioides, 2 . . White . . S. Ev. T. S. Amer. . 1820 
CraterTum, Trtintepohh Derived from krater, a cup ; 
in reference to the form of the peridium. Linn. 
24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. Curious minute spe- 
cies, found growing on mosses in damp places. Syno- 
nyme : 1. Cyathus minutus — leucociphdlOm,vulgSrgl. 
Crbepino, spread upon the ground , and rooting at the 
joints. 
Crbepino fiorin, see Agrdstls stolonlfgrd. 
CrEpTs, Linn. A name given to a plant by Pliny, of 
which he gave no description. Linn. 19, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Compositae. Uninteresting species, suc- 
ceeding in any common border soil, in which they 
merely require sowing. Synonymes ; \.C. Gmelini. 
2. Prtnanthes hieraciatfolia. 3. Lagoteris taurinenais. 
4. C. graminifolia—agrSstia, bannatied, bilnnia, 
clrnfid, chondrilloldla, cinlrld, corymhOad, crodticd, 
diff'Oad, DioacOrtdla, heteroaplr-md, hieracioldis, Id- 
cird, latifdlid, lodomiriSnaia, macrorhtzd, negllctd, 
parviflOrd, pinnatijldd, pOlchrd 2, rhagadioloidla, 
rlgina, rigldd, acdbrd, Sprengeridnd, tau- 
ringnaia 3, tectOrQm, tenutfblid 4, vlrgna. 
C REN ATE, having round notches. 
Crenulatb, having small round notches. 
Crbscentia, Linn. In memory of Pietro Crescent!, 
of Bologna, an agricultural author of the sixteenth 
century. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Bignnniacece. 
A genus of handsome stove trees; they will thrive 
in a mixture of l<^m and peat, and cuttings of the 
ripened wood root freely in sand, in heat, 
acuminate . . . Gm. wht. S. Ev. T. C<iba . . 1822 
cucurbitinA . . White . . S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1733 
Cujete .... White . . S. Ev. T. Jamaica . 1690 
Crbss, see LepidlOm aallvfim. 
Cressa, Linn. From creaaa, a, native of Crete; the 
plant is plentiful there. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Con- 
volvulacece. This is a curious annual, growing about 
si.x inches high, and should be sown in sandy peat. 
cretIcA .... Purple . 7t H. Tr. A. Levant . . 1822 
Cress rockbt, see Vglld. 
Crest, applied to some elevated appendage, termi- 
nating a particular organ ; a stamen is crested 
when the filament projects beyond the anther, and 
becomes dilated. 
Cretaceousey-pruinose, covered with white glittering 
spots, or pustules. 
Cretan carrot, see Athamdntd critlcd. 
CribrarIa, Schrader. From cribrum, a sieve ; in re- 
ference to the upper part of the peridium being 
perforated. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat Or. Fungi. A 
small species, found on pine bark, &c. — micrOpda, 
CRIBRIFOR.M, riddled with holes, like a sieve. 
CrinItus, hairy, having long hairs. 
CrinOm, Linn. From krinon, the Greek name of the 
Wy. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat Or. Amaryllidacece. This 
is a fine genus of bulbous plants ; niany of the spe- 
cies are very beautifuL The flowers of most of 
them are delightfully fragrant, and are produced 
freely in large umbels. They prefer a mixture of 
rich loam, peat, and sand, and are increased by 
oflTsets, which are produced in abundance. Syno- 
nymea: 1. C. superbum. 2. campanulatum. 3. tojr- 
icarium. 4. breyifolium. 5. Amaryllis longifolia. 
6. C. capenae, virid{florum. 7- A. ornata. 8. C. rubro- 
limbo. 9. A. australaaica. 10. A. giganteum. 11. 
A. revoluia, C. revoluta. 12. A. iruignia. 13. A. 
moluccanum. 14. A. zeylanica 
algo5ns4 ... Red wht 8, S. Bu. P. C. G. H. . 1826 
amablle, 1 . . . Purple . 7, S. Bu. P. E. Ind. . . 1810 
americanum . . White . 7, S. Bu. P. S. Amer. . 1752 
amdinum . . . White . S. Bu. P. E. Ind. . . 1810 
lave .... White . S. Bu. P. E. Ind. . . 1819 
angustifOlium . White . S. Bu. P. E. Ind. . . 1819 
Bngu^tif^5Iium . . White . 6, G. Bu. P. N. HoU. . 1824 
angustum . . . Pink . . 7» S. Bu. P. Maurit . 1818 
anomalum . . . Wnite . 7> S. Bu. P. China . . 1822 
aquatictim, 2 . . Pink . . 8, S. Bu. P. C. G. H. . 1820 
arenarium . . . White . 5, a Bu. P. N. HolL . 1822 
blandum . . Blue . . 5, S. Bu. P. N. H. IL . 1821 
asiaticum,3 . .White . 7 S. Bu. P. China . . 1732 
augustum . . . Wilt red 7, a Bu. P. E. Ind. . . 1819 
Bacon! .... Red wht 7> Bu. P. Eng. hyb. . 1826 
brachyandrum .White . 7, S. Bu. P. N. HoU. .1819 
bracteAtum, 4 . . Wliite . 7, S. Bu. P. Maurit . . 1810 
angustifOlium . White . 7, S. Bu. P. Maurit . . 1810 
brevilimbum . . . 7, S. Bu. P. Pacific Isl. . 1820 
Brous-oneU . . Red wht 7. S. Bu. P. Guinea . .1740 
caffnim .... Red wht 9, S. Bu. P. C. G. H. . 1825 
canaliculatum . . White . 7, S. Bu. P. E. Ind. . . 1810 
canalifOlium . . . 7. S. Bu. P. E. Ind. . . 1820 
capense, 5 . . . Pink . . 7, H. Bu. P. C. G. H. . 1752 
Gowenl . . . Pink . . 6, H.Bu. P. Hybrid . . 
Careyinum . . White . 7. S, Bu. P. Maurit . . 1821 
Commellni . . White . 7, S. Bu. P. S. Amer. . 1798 
confertum . . . White . 6, S. Bu. P. N. Holl. . 1822 
crassifoUum, 6 . Pink . . 9, G. Bu. P. C. G. H. . 1774 
cruAntum . . . Red . . 7» S. Bu. P. E. Ind. . . 1810 
declinatum . . White . 5, S. Bu. P. Silhet . . 1818 
defixum . . White . 8, S. Bu. P. E. Ind. . . 1810 
distichum, 7 . • VVht pur. 6, a Bu. P. Guinea . . 1774 
elegans . . White . 9, S. Biu P. E. Ind. . .1823 
enstfolium . . . Wliite . S. Bu. P. Pegu . . 1819 
erubescens 8 . .Pa. wht . 7, S. Bu. P. W. Ind. . 1789 
berbicense . . White . 7i S. Bu. P. Berbice . . 1819 
miljus ... Red wht 7. S. Bu. P. a Amer. . 1789 
minus . . . Red wht 7> S. Bu. P. S. Amer. . 1789 
riridifollum . White . 7» S. Bu. P. Demerara . 1819 
ery throphyllum . Red wht 7, a Bu. P. E. Ind. . . 1825 
exaltfitum' ... a Bu. P. E. Ind. . 1820 
flsccldum, 9 . . Pink . . 7, 0. Bu. P. N. Holl. .1816 
formOsiim ... . 7, S. Bu. P. Brazil . .1820 
gigAntiiim, 10 . White . 7, S. Bu. P. Guinea . . 1792 
Herbert!, 11 . . Pink . . 9, H. Bu. P. C. G. H. . 1774 
humilo .... White . 10, S. Bu. P. . 1822 
hybridum . . . Pink . . 7, S. Bu. P. Hybrid . .1820 
insigne, 12 . . Pink . . 11, a Bu. P. E. Ind. . . 1819 
Lancei .... Red wht 7, S. Bu. P. Surinam . 1825 
latifOlium . . . Pink . . 7, S. Bu. P. E. Ind. . . 1806 
longiflOrum . . Purple . 7, G. Bu. P. C. G. H. . 1816 
longifOlium . . White . G. Bu. P. Bengal . . 1810 
lorifOlium . . . White . 7> G. Bu. P. Pegu . . 1819 
macrocArpum . . . 7, G. Bu. P. Pegu . . 1820 
mauritiAnum . . Pink . . 3, G. Bu. P. Maurit. . 1812 
moluccAnum, 18 . Pink . . 7, G. Bu. P. Moluccas . 1819 
muliiflOrum . . White . 7, G. Bu. P. . 1822 
pedunculitum . White . 7, G. Bu. P. N. S. W. . 1790 
pUcAtum . . . White . 7, G. Bu. P. China . .1818 
procerum . . . White . 7, S. Bu. Pegu . .1820 
purpurAsceos . . Purple . 6, S. Bu. P. Fernan. Po 1826 
revoliituim . . . White . 6, S. Bu. P. Maranh. . 1823 
ripArlum . . . Pink . . 7, G. Bu. P. C. G. H. . 1816 
scAbrum . . . Pink . . 5, S. Bu. P. Azores . . 1810 
sinicum . . . White . S. Bu. P. China . . 1819 
speciusum . . . Pink . . 7, a Bu. P. £. Ind. . . 1819 
striitum . . . White . 9, S. Bu. P. . 1824 
submersum . . Pink . . 7, a Bu. P. Rio Jan. . 1820 
sumatrAnum . . White . 7, a Bu. P. Sumatra . 1810 
undulAtum . . . White . 11, a Bu. P. Maranh. . 1824 
venustuia . . . Wht red 7, a Bu. P. E. Ind. . . 1821 
verecundum . . Pa. red . 7, S. Bu. P. E. Ind. . .1820 
YuccieoidOs . . Red wht 6, S. Bu. P. Guinea . . 1740 
zeylanicum, 14 . Purple . 7, S* Bu. P. Ceylon . . 1771 
Crisp, curled, much undulated. 
Cristarla, Cavanillea. From crista, a crest ; in re- 
ference to the form of the capsules. Linn. 16, Or. 
8, Nat. Or. Malvaceae. A pretty little hardy her- 
baceous plant, requiring to be planted in peat soil ; 
to thrive, it may be increased by division or seeds. 
Synonyme : 1. Malta coccinea. 
coccInAa, 1 . . . Scarlet . 8, M. Her. P. Missouri . 1811 
Cristate, crested, tufted. 
CrIthmum, Tourncfort. Derived from If rif Ac, barley ; 
in allusion to the singularity of the seeds. Linn, b. 
Or. 2, Nat. Or. Umbellifera. Curious species, not 
succeeding well under any cultivation. Sandy or 
gravelly soil is best for them, with a plentiful sup- 
ply of water, to which a little soda should be added 
now and then; increased by division. Synonytne: 1. 
Tenoria canadensis. 
latifolTum, 1 . . Yellow . 7, G. Her. P. Canaries . 1780 
maritimum . . White . . 8, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
CrOcC's, Linn, A Chaldean name, applied by Theo* 
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