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' : •• i reranium, I,, a genus ol plants comprising ' Ml lit I) L3, bul Dr. W. ni BR- ING l, - . i None of these, : ure cultivated. The only species reared in this brought from Africa, and other southern parts of the globe, which, from their ex- treme tendern only be . reen-lnmsrN. These may be propagated by the roots, but more abundantly by seed, which should be sown towards the end of March, in beds of light earth, be-
- arefully shaded from the sun,
and frequently, though gently, wa- tered, till they are well mooted. It is, however, necessary to cover them with mats, which should be removed in mild showers, and also during the hot summer nights, that the plants may have the benefit of lie dew. In the course of two months, they should bo carefully transplanted into pats, about seven inches wide, and rilled with light earth. They are then to be kept in a shady place, being frequently watered, till they have again taken proper roots, when it will be ne- cessary' to expose them more to the ir, till the month of October, in order that they may become vigor- ous and hardy. As soon as the cold frosty mornings approach, they should be removed into the green-house, and placed near the window, which may be open till the coid become intense. During the winter, also, they should be occasionally watered, and their de- cayed leaves carefully separated. They must not, however, stand under the shade of any other plants, as thcic vegetation would C R E [95 thus be obstructed ; nor will require any artificial heat. Cranes-bill is one o(' tli- greatesl vulneraries a id abstergents of the vegetable crea- tion; and is highly extol! ic power, ia hemorrhag I description. These proper- ties have been s tf&ciently as ■rr- tained by experience ; and it is therefore to be wished, that this plant were brought into more ge- nt ral esteem in the shops, where, at present, it is totally disregarded. CRAPE, a light, transparent stuff, somewhat similar to gauze : it is made, of raw silk, gummed, twisted on the mil!, and woven without crossing. It is mostly used for mourning. Crape is either crisped or smooth : the former is double, and expresses a deeper mourning j the latter sin- gle, and is worn in ordinary cases, or for more distant relations. The silk destined for the first, is more closely twisted than that for the second ; as the greater or less de- gree of twisting, especially of the Warp, produces the crisping given it, when taken out of the loom, immersed in clear water, and rub- bed with a piece of wax. Crapes are either black or white : the latter are used chiefly in the dress of young persons, or such as. are devoted to celibacy. Thefbrmer sort is always dyed in a raw state, that it may more deeply imbibe the colour. CREAM, the most oily part of milk : it is specifically lighter than the other constituents, collects and floats on the surface, whence it is generally skimmed, in order to se- parate effectually the caseous and serous parts employed for the mak- ing of Butter and Cheese, to whicn we refer. Cream
