CROTALARIA

(Lat.), n. f. Kroat-aal(asl)-a(a3)'ri2-a3. From icpoToAov, a rattle, from the rattling of the loose seeds in the horny pod. Fr., crotala ire. Ger., Klapperschote. The rattle pod: of Linnaeus, a genus of leguminous herbs or shrubs of the Genistece. [B, 34, 42, 173, 180 *<x, 24).] C. alba. The Baptisia alba. [B, 214 (a, 24).] C. angulosa. Fr., crotala ire an gule use. See C. verrucosa. C. Benghalensis. See C. juncea. C. burhia. A small shrub grow CROTALARIA JUNCEA. [A, 327.] ing in arid, sandy places in Sindh. The whole plant is covered with silky hairs. [B, 19 (a, 24).] C. caerule a. See C. verrucosa. C. elllptlca. The Neurocarpum ellipticum. [B, 180 (a, 24).] C. espadilla. A species indigenous to Venezuela, where it is used in decoction as a sudorific in fevers. [B, 19 (a, 24).] C. fenestrata. See C. juncea. C. flexuosa. See C. verrucosa. C. gentia. A species indigenous to India; probably the C. burhia. [B, 173 (a, 24).] C.j unce a. Fr., crotala ire jonciforme. The sun-hemp plant or India; a species from 4 to 8 feet high, extensively cultivated in India, especially in Mysore and the Deccan. The seeds are used by the Indian women, in the form of a powder mixed with oil, to make their hair grow. The medicinal virtues of the plant are similar to those of C. verrucosa. [B, 19, 172, 173, 180 (a, 24).] C. lab urn i folia. A species found in the East Indies, having similar properties to those of C. verrucosa. [B, 180 (a, 24).] C. macilenta. Fr., crotala ire d'Egypte. A species used as a food for camels at Sennaar. [B, 173 (a, 24).] C. oval is. A hairy, perennial species found in sandy woods from North Carolina to Florida and Alabama. [B, 34 (a, 24).] C. Purshii. A perennial species growing in the Southern United States in damp, shady places. [B, 34, 42 (a, 24).] C. quin que folia. A species found in the East Indies, used like C. verrucosa. [B, 180 (a, 24).] C. retusa. Fr., crotala ire emou ee. Beng., biljhunjhun. A species having similar properties to those of C. verrucosa. It is indigenous to India, but is naturalized in the West Indies, where it is eaten as a vegetable. [B, 19, 172, 173, 180 (a, 24).] C. sagittal is. Fr., crotala ire sagittee. An annual species found in woods and sandy fields in the United States and the West Indies. It has similar properties to those of C. verrucosa. [B. 34, 173, 180 (a, 24).] C. sericea. A variety of C. juncea. [B. 173 (a, 24).] C. tenuifolia. See C. juncea. C. verrucosa. Hind., bunsun. A, ape; A,at; A, ah; A, all; Ch, chin; Ch", loch (Scottish); [s. 450]