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Every genus a Victorian gardener could grow — Abelia to Zygopetalum across four volumes, with each plant's history, species, and culture, by the Curator of Kew.

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Stove (B R C insigne B R C moluccanum)

(B. R. 1297.) C. insigne (B. R. 579), C. moluccanum (B. M. 2292), and C. speciosum (B. M. 2217), are considered by Mr. Baker to be mere varieties of this species.

C. longiflorum (long-flowered). fl. six to eight in an umbel; perianth tube 3in. to 4in. long; limb funnel-shaped, as long as the tube; segments oblong, flushed with pink in the centre; peduncle 1 1/2ft. to 2ft. long. Summer. l. lorate, 4ft. to 5ft. long, 2in. broad. Bulb ovoid, 3in. to 4in. in diameter. Cape of Good Hope, 1816. Greenhouse, or nearly hardy. (B. R. 303.) C. longifolium (long-leaved). fl. six to twelve in an umbel; perianth tube greenish, 3in. to 4in. long; segments lanceolate, ascending, white, nearly as long as the tube; scape lateral, about 1ft. long. l. six to eight linear, 1 1/2ft. to 2ft. long, 1 1/2in. to 2in. broad. Bulb ovoid, 4in. to 5in. in diameter. India. Green-house. (B. R. 1297.) C. elegans (B. M. 2592) is a form of this species.

C. Macowani (MacOwan's).* fl. ten to fifteen in an umbel; perianth tube greenish, 3in. to 4in. long; segments oblong, acute, as long as the tube, 1in. to 1 3/4in. broad, white, with a purplish tinge; peduncles sometimes more than one, 2ft. to 3ft. long. November. l. twelve to fifteen, rosulate, spreading, lorate, 2ft. to 3ft. long, 3in. to 4in. broad. Bulb 9in. to 10in. in diameter. Natal, 1874. Greenhouse, or nearly hardy. (B. M. 6381.) C. Makoyanum (Makoy's). A synonym of C.Moorei.

C. Moorei (Moore's).* fl. six to ten in an umbel; perianth tube greenish, 3in. to 4in. long; limb funnel-shaped, as long as the tube; segments oblong-acute, faintly flushed with red; peduncles 1 1/2ft. to 2ft. long. Spring or autumn. l. twelve to fifteen, spreading,lorate, 2ft. to 3ft. long, 3in. to 4in. broad. Bulb ovoid, 6in. in diameter. Natal, 1874. Greenhouse. SYNS. C. ornatum and C. Makoyanum. (B. M. 6113.) C. ornatum (ornamented). A synonym of C. Moorei.

C. pedunculatum (pedunculate). fl. twenty to thirty in an umbel; perianth tube greenish, 2 1/2in. to 3in. long; segments linear, spreading horizontally; scape ancipitous, 2ft. to 3ft. long. Summer. l. twenty, lorate, 3ft. to 4ft. long, 4in. to 5in. broad. Bulb about 4in. in diameter. Eastern Australia, 1790. Greenhouse. SYNS. C. australe and C. canaliculatum. (B. R. 52.) C. podophllum (foot-leaved). fl. two in an umbel; tube greenish, 5in. to 6in. long; limb sub-erect, 3in. long; segments oblong-spathulate, acute, less than 1in. broad, white; scape compressed, 8in. to 9in. long. November. l. five to six, lanceolate, 1ft. long, 1 1/2in. to 2in. broad at the middle. Bulb sub-globose. Old Calabar, 1879. Stove. (B. M. 6483.) C. purpurascens (purplish).* fl. five to nine in an umbel; perianth tube 5in. to 6in. long; segments lanceolate, 2 1/2in. to 3in. long, spreading, tinted claret-red on the outside; scape hardly 1ft. long, sub-terete. Summer. l. about twenty, linear, 1 1/2ft. to 3ft. long, 1in. broad, undulated. Bulb ovoid, about 2in. in diameter. Fernando Po and Old Calabar, 1826. Stove. (B.M. 6525.) C. scabrum (rough). fl. six to eight in an umbel, very fragrant; tube greenish, 4in. to 5in. long; limb funnel-shaped; segments oblong-acute, 1in. broad, bright red down the back; scape compressed, 1ft. to 2ft. long. May. l. lorate, 3ft. to 5ft. long, 2in. to 2 1/2in. broad. Bulb large. Probably Africa, 1810. Stove. (B. M. 2180.) C. submersum (B. M. 2463) is a form of this species.

C. zeylanicum (Cingalese).* fl. ten to twenty in an umbel, very fragrant; perianth tube green, or red-tinted, about 3in. to 4in. long; limb horizontal, about the same length; segments 1in. broad, with a broad band of red down the back; scape 2ft. to 3ft. long. Early spring. l. six to ten, lorate, 2ft. to 3ft. long, 3in. to 4in. broad. Bulb globose, 6in. in diameter. Tropical Asia and Africa, 1771. Stove. SYN. C. Herbertianum. (B. M. 1171; and B. M. 1253, under name of Amaryllis ornata.) CRISTARIA (from crista, a crest; in reference to the carpels having two crest-like rings in the centre of each). ORD. Malvaceae. A genus of about twenty species of generally prostrate, tomentose herbs, all natives of extra-tropical South America. Probably there are none in cultivation in this country, although most of the species are well worth growing. C. coccinea. See Malvastrum coccineum.

CRITHMUM (from krithe, Barley; in allusion to the similarity existing in the seed). Samphire. ORD. Umbelliferae. A suffruticose, glabrous, fleshy herb. Umbels compound; involucre and involucels of many leaves. Leaves bipinnate; leaflets oblong, linear; petioles sheathing at the base. Samphire grows best in a warm, dry position, near the sea coast. When grown inland, it requires a sunny situation, and protection during the winter. It may be propagated by divisions, or by seeds; the latter should be sown as soon as ripe, as, if kept till spring, they are longer in germinating.

C. maritimum (maritime). fl. white, with yellowish anthers. August. h. 1ft. Britain. (Sy. En. B. 606.) CROCOSMIA (from crocus, saffron, and osme, smell; in allusion to the very pronounced odour of saffron exhaled by the dried flowers of this plant when immersed in warm water). ORD. Irideae. A monotypic genus, generally known as

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