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CORYDALIS. 16—5. ( Corydales .) [From korus , a helmet, alluding to the form of its flowers.] 
, cucullai'ra , (colic-weed, y. & w. M. corolla 2-spurred ; scape naked ; ra¬ 
ceme simple, 1-sided; nectaries divaricate, of the length of the corolla; 
style enclosed. 8-12 i. 
CORYLUS. 19—12. ( Amentacecc .) [From karua, a nut.] 
america'na, (hazle-nut, Ap. h>.) leaves roundish, cordate, acuminate; calyx 
roundish-campanulate, larger than the sub-globose nut; border dilated, 
coarsely serrate. 3-5 f. 
CRAMBE. 14—1. (Crucifera.) [A name given by Dioscorides to cabbage.] 
mara'tima , (sea kale, w. Tq.) stem foliaceous, smooth ; leaf sinuate, glaucous, 
flowers corymbed, panicied. 
CRANICHIS. 18—1. ( Qrchidece .) 
multifio'ra , root fascicled, villose ; leaves oval-lanceolate, sub-sessile ; v scape 
many-flowered, pubescent towards the summit; inner petals connivent; 
lip vaulted, acuminate. 
CRATiEGUS. 11—5. ( Rosacea .) [From kratus, strength, from the toughness of its wood.] 
coccin'ea, (thorn-bush, w. M. T?.) thorny; leaves long-petioled, ovate, acutely 
lobed, serrate, glabrous; petioles and pubescent calyx glandular; flowers 
pentagynous. Var. viridis , has lance-ovate leaves, sub-trilobate; stem un¬ 
armed. , 
puncta'ta , (common thorn-tree, w. M. 17 .) thorny or unarmed ; leaves wedge- 
obovate, sub-plicate, glabrous, serrate ; calyx villose; divisions subulate, 
entire. 
oxycan'dha , (quickset, w. M. Tq.) leaves obtuse, somewhat 3-cleft, serrate, gla¬ 
brous ; peduncles and calyx somewhat glabrous ; segments of the calyx 
lanceolate, acute; styles 2. Naturalized. 
CRINUM. 6—1. (Narcissi.) [From krinon , a lily.] 
america/num , leaves oblong-lanceolate, glabrous at the margin ; flowers pedi- 
celled, tube shorter than the limb. S. 
CRITHMUM. 5—2. (Umbellifera I 
mariti'nmm , (sea samphire, w. 7}.. Au.) leafets lanceolate; leaves twice-ter- 
nal, glaucous, smooth, with a salt aromatic flavour. This is the true 
samphire of English botanists. 
CROCUS. 3—1. (Iridce.) [The ancients fabled that a youth, Crocus, was changed into this 
flower. Crocus also signifies saffron colour.] 
officina'lis, (saffron crocus, y.TJ..) leaves linear, with revolute margins; stigma 
exsert, with long linear segments. Var. sativus , having violet corollas. 
The stigma is of a deep orange colour, and affords the saffron of com¬ 
merce. Blossoms in September. Ex. 
ver"nus , (spring-crocus,) stigma not exsert, with three short, wedge-shaped 
segments, tube hairy at the mouth. Colour of the flower various, purple, 
yellow, &c. Blossoms in March. Ex. 
CROTALLARIA. 16—10. (Leguminosce.) [From fcrotalon, a rattle.] 
sagitta'lis , (rattle-box, v. Ju. ft.) hairy, erect, branching ; leaves simple, ovate- 
lanceolate; stipules lanceolate, acuminate, decurrent; racemes opposite, 
the leaves about 3-flowered : corolla smaller than the calyx. 12 i. 
CROTON. 19—5. (Euphorbice.) [From kroteo , a tick, from the form.of its seed.] 
wiarati'mum , leaves oval, sub cordate, obtuse, pale above, hoary beneath; 
branchevS tomentose ; pistillate spikes few-flowered. 
loccif'erum , is the species from which the gum-lac is obtained; it is a south¬ 
ern plant. 
tigli'um , leaves oval, acuminate, serrate; stem arborescent; this species af¬ 
fords a celebrated medicinal substance, called croton oil, an extract from the 
seeds. Ex. 
tmclo'rium , leaves rhomboid, stem herbaceous; from this plant is obtained 
the litmus , considered as 6ne of the most delicate tests of the chemist. Ex. 
OUCUBULUS. 10—3. (Caryophyllece.) 
be’hen , (campion, w. Ju. 9]..) glabrous, decumbent; leaves oblong-oval, acute, 
nerveless; calyx inflated, veiny. 
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