Crowea
(named after James Crowe, of Norwich, a British botanist, and a great collector of Willows). ORD. Rutaceae. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Peduncles axillary, one-flowered, furnished with minute imbricate bracts at their base. Leaves alternate, quite entire, lanceolate, running down the stem a little at the base, and full of pellucid dots. Branches triquetrous. Croweas are very useful as decorative plants, and, if grown in a cool place, they form elegant and striking additions to a select collection. They require a light airy situation, which must be free from draughts, and, being hard-wooded subjects, great care will be needed in watering. The soil best adapted is two parts peat and one of fibrous loam, with a small quantity of sand added. Cuttings will strike, with a gentle bottom heat, in sand, under a hand glass. To keep Croweas short and bushy, the tops should be taken off soon after the cuttings have rooted, which will cause the lateral shoots to push earlier and stronger, than they would if left alone. Croweas do not succeed well on own roots; they should be grafted on Correas or Eriostemons.
C. angustifolia (narrow-leaved).* fl. red, shortly stalked, solitary or rarely tow together. l. sessile, linear, mostly acute. h. 1ft. to 3ft. West Australia.
C. latifolia (broad-leaved). A synonym of C. saligna. C. saligna (willow-like).* fl. clear pink. Summer. l. lanceolate. h. 1ft. to 2ft. New South Wales, 1790. SYN. C. latifolia. (B. M. 989.) The plants sometimes met with under the names of elliptica, major, and stricta, are probably varieties of this species.