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phrastcs. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Iridacece. This 
is a well-known and much-admired genus. The 
species and varieties are very pretty and ornamental 
in flower-beds, borders, &c. They will grow well 
in any light sandy soil, and may be increased by 
offsets or seeds. 
albiflorus . . . White . . 2, H. Bu. P. Austria . 
argenteus . . . Wlit. bm. 2, H. Bu. P. 
afireus .... Yellow . 2, H. Bu. P. Greece . 
biflorus .... White . . 2, H. Bu. P. Crimea . 
imperatl . . . Lilac . . 2, H. Bu. P. Naples . . 1830 
lacteus .... Pa. yel. . 3, H. Bu. P. 
lagenaeflOrbs . . Red yel. . 2> H. Bu. P. Greece 
. . .Pa. yeL . 2, H. Bu. P. Greece 
Yellow . 2, H. Bu. P. Turkey . . 1629 
Yellow . 2, H. Bu. P. Greece 
Purple . 2, H. Bxu P. . 1629 
Violet . . 9, H. Bu. P. England 
. 9, H. Bu. P. Naples . 
9, H. Bu. P. Crimea 
luteus . . 
maeslilcus . 
minimus . 
nudiflorus . 
odoriis . . 
Pallasii . . 
puuill&s . 
reticulatus . 
serotinds . 
stellaris 
striUtus . . 
suareolens . 
sul^hureiis 
Susianus . 
ThomSsn . 
variegatus . 
. Lilac 
. Wht. blue 2, H. Bu. P. Naples . 
. Blue 
. Violet . 
. Violet . 
. Yellow 
. White . 
. Yellow 
. Pa. yel. 
. Yellow 
. Blue . 
. Varieg. 
leucorhj-nchuB 
. Piirpli 
. Wht 
blue 
2, H. Bu. P. Crimea . 
. 9, H. Bu. P. England 
10, H. Bu. P. S. Eur. . 
. 2, H. Bu. P. 
. 2, H. Bu. P. 
. 9, H. Bu. P. Naples . 
. 2, H. Bu. P. S. Eur. . 
. 2, H. Bu. P. S. Eur. . 
. 2, H. Bu. P. Turkey . 
. 9. H. Bu. P. Naples . 
H. Bu. P. Lerant . 
H. Bu. P. England 
H. Bu. P. 
neapolit^us . Pur. blue . 2, H. Bu. P. Naples . 
. Purple . 2, H. Bu. P. S. Eur. 
pictus . . . Pa. whu . 2, H. Bu. P. 
versicolor . . . Purple . 2, H. Bu. P. S. Eur. . . 1629 
Crocus bt.ight, see Rhizoctuhia CrocOrnm. 
Crossandra, Salisbury. From /crosses, a fringe, and 
aner, a male, or anther; in reference to the anthers 
being fringed. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Acanthaceas. 
A beautiful, free-flowering stove shrub, succeeding 
well in any light rich soil, and easily propagated 
by cuttings in seuid. Synonyme : 1. Harrachia spe- 
ciosa, Ruellia infundibulijbrmis. 
undulaefolla, 1 . Or. Scar. . 3, S. Et. S. E. Ind. . . 1800 
Crosswort, see Crucianella, 
Cross WORT, see Valantid cruciutd. 
CrotalarIa, Linn. Derived from /croialon, a casta- 
net ; the seeds are in inflated pods, and rattle when 
shaken. Li?nt. 16, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Leguminosa. 
This is a numerous genus, some species of which 
are very ornamental. C. juncea is said to be a 
valuable fodder; they require a mixture of loam 
and peat. The perennial kinds may be increased 
by cuttings ir sand, under a glass. The annual 
and biennial kinds merely require sowing. Syno- 
nymes : 1. sericea. 2. /lirta. 3. Trifoliastrum. 4. 
chinensis. b. lavigata. 6. stricta, anthylloidcs. 
incantscens. 
7. carulea. 
acuminata . . 
alata . . . 
anag>TOides 
angulata . . 
anthylloldes . 
argentea 
Berterian^ . . 
bialata . . . 
bifaria . . . 
bracteSta . . 
Brownea . . 
BurmannI, 1 . 
caianifdlla . . 
calycina . . 
chinensis . . 
cubensis, 2 
cytisoides . . 
dichotomil . . 
foliosa . . . 
fruticos^ . . 
ftilva . . . 
^^licii . . . 
Lanesdorfu 
linifolia . . . 
medicaginea, 3 
microphylla . 
Nova HollandTa 
obscura ... 
ovalls . . . , 
paniculate, 4 . 
pellita . . . 
pradiile 
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. Yellow . 
. Pa. yel. . 
. Yellow . 
. Yellow 
. Yellow 
. Yellow . 6, G. Et. 
. Yellow . " “ 
. Yellow . 
. Yellow . 
! ’. 
, Yellow . 
. Yellow . 
, Yellow . 
. Yellow . 
7, F. A. C. G. H. 
7, S. B. Nepal . 
7, S. Et. S. Trinidad 
6, S. A. S. Amer. 
8, S. Et. S. E. Ind. . 
S. A. 
S. A. E. Ind. . 
S. Ev. & E. Ind. . 
S. Ev. S. Jamaica, 
S. A. E. Ind. . 
S. Ev. S. S.Amer. 
S. A. E. Ind. . 
S. Et. S. China . 
S. A. Cuba 
& E. Ind. . 
S. Mexic 
S. Ev. 
.. G. Et. 
. Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. 
. Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. Jamaica 
. Yellow . 6, S. 
. Yellow . 7, S. 
. Yellow . 7, S. 
. Yellow . 6, S. 
. Yellow . 7, S. Ev. 
. Yel. grn. 6, S. E' 
. 1820 
. 1818 
. 1823 
. 1700 
. 1789 
. 1823 
. 1818 
. 1820 
. 1817 
. 1820 
. 1816 
. 1800 
. 1824 
. 1816 
. 1818 
. 1820 
. 1826 
. 1824 
. 1818 
Purple 
Yellow 
Yellow 
A. E. Ind. . .1817 
^ ■ . 1824 
. 1818 
. 1820 
. 1820 
. 1816 
. 1820 
. 1823 
. 1820 
. 1810 
S. Nepal . 
S. E. Ind. . 
S. Tr. A. Arabia . 
6, S. Her. P. N. HoU. 
6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 
7, F. A. Carolina 
6, S. Ev. S. Java . 
7: S. Ev. S. Jamaica 
8^ S. Ev. S. Jamaica 
procumbens . . Yellow . 6, S. Her. P. Mexico . . 1823 
piimila .... Yelbiw . 6, S. Tr. A. Cuba . . 1823 
p^urpurascens . . Purple . 7, S. A. Madagas. . 1825 
Purshli, 5 . . . Yellow . 6, F. A. N. Amer. . 1800 
RoxburghianS, 6 . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1820 
senegalensis . . Yellow . 6, S. A. Senegal . . 1819 
spectabllis . . . Purple . 7, S. A. E. Ind. . . 1820 
stipularls . . . Yellow . 7, S. A. Cayenne . 1823 
stiiatA .... YeL red. S. Ev. S. Maurit. . . 1831 
tenuifolra . . . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1816 
thebaica . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. Egypt . . 1818 
triantha • . . Yellow . 6, S. A. Mexico . . 1824 
tuberosa . . . Purple . 6, G. A. Nepal . . 1821 
turgida . . . Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. . 1820 
verrucosa, 7 . . Blue . . 6, S. A. W. Ind. . 1731 
acuminata . . Blue . . 7, S. A. E. Iiid. . .1731 
villosa .... Yellow . 6, S. A. C. G. H. . 1824 
virgata .... Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1816 
angustifblid , arborescens 8, axillaris, benghalensis, bi- 
JlOrd, curidtd, d\ffusd, fenestratd, hlrtd, inednd, 
Jfincgd, laburnifolid, lotifdlid, mtcans, micranthd, 
nepalSnsts, orixensis, pdllidd, parvijlord, Paulina, 
platycdrpd, prostrdtd, pulchella, pulcherrimd, pul~ 
chrd, purpured, quinqu^Olid, retusd, rubiginosd, 
sagittdlis, Saltidnd, semperjlarins, Sirlcid,tetrag6nd, 
vitellind. 
CRO Tpy, Linn. From /croton, a tick : in reference to 
the resemblance of the seeds. Linn. 21, Or. 10, 
Nat. Or. Euphorbiacex. A genus (with the excep- 
tion of one or two species) of little interest. The 
bark of C. cascarilla is aromatic ; and the seeds of 
C. Tiglium are purgative. They will all succeed 
in a mixture of three parts loam, and one peat ; and 
cuttings, with the leaves left on, root freely in 
sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonymes : 
fata. 2. Aleurites ambinux. 
. Wht. grn. 7, S. 
. Wht. gm. S. 
. IVht. gm. 7, 8. 
. mt.gm. 
digi- 
Eleut^rla . 
glabella 
linearis . . 
picta . . 
rosmarinifdlia 
Tiglium 
vwiegata . 
crispa 
media 
Ev. S. Jamaica . 1748 
Ev. S. Jamaica . 1778 
Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1773 
Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1810 
6, G. EV. S. N. Holl. . 1824 
. Wht. grn. S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1796 
. Wht. gm. S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1804 
. Wht. gm. 7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . .1804 
. Wht. gm. 7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1804 
argSntid, aromdtied, astrcites, cascarilla, castanexfdlld , 
digitdtd,Jlabellifdlid,Jldviis,glandulOsd,gossypifolid 
1, hibiscifOlid, hiimifis, Idcird, lobutd, lucidd, macro- 
phylld, maritimd, micdns, molucednd 2, nitens, nivid, 
palustris, penicilldtd, pungSns, rosmarinifOlid, to- 
mentOsd, xalapensis. 
CrSwba, Smith. In honour of James Crow, of 
Norwich, an excellent British botanist, and a great 
collector of willows. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Rutaceae. Delightful greenhouse shrubs, producing 
their beautiful purple flowers throughout the great- 
est part of the year ; they succeed in loam and 
peat, and cuttings root freely in sand, under a glass. 
latifOlia . . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1825 
saligna .... Purple . 9, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1790 
Crowfoot, see RanOncHlis. 
Crow’s-foot, see EchinOchldd crus corvt. 
Crowned, terminated by anything. 
Crozophora, Aec/cer. The meaning is not explained. 
Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Euphorbiacex. An annual 
species, of simple culture, succeeding in any light 
soil. The preparation called turnsol is chiefly ob- 
tained from this plant. Synonyme : 1 . Croton tinc- 
toria. 
tinctoria, 1 . . Wht. grn. 7, H. A. S. Eur. . . 1570 
CRUCiANEijJi, Linn. A diminutive of crux, a cross ; 
alluding to the leaves being placed crosswise. Linn. 
4, Or. l,Nat. Or. Stellatx. The greenhouse species 
of this genus grow freely in a mixture of loam and 
peat, and may be increased by cuttings ; the annual 
kinds merely require sowing in the open border. 
aegyptiaca . 
americana . 
angiistifoUa 
anomala 
ciliata . . 
glomerata . 
latifulia . . 
maritime . 
molluginoldes 
monspellaca 
patula . . 
pubescens . 
stylOsa . . 
tuberculosa 
. Yellow 
.Yellow , 
. Y ellow , 
. Yellow 
. Yellow 
. Green 
! Yrilow 
. Yellow 
. Purple 
6, H. 
A. Egypt . . 1800 
7, G. Ev S. 8. Amer. 
6, H. A. France . 
7, H. Her. P. Caucasus 
7, H. A. Levant . 
7, H. Her. P. Iberia . 
6, H. A. France . 
7, G. Ev. S. France . 
7, H. Her. P. Caucasus 
7, H. A. France . 
6. H. A. Spain . 
7, H. Her. P. Candia . 
7, H Her. P. Persia . 
7, H. A. Spain . 
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1826 
