Crystals of cerium tartrate hydrate bearing the formula Ce2 (C4H6O6)3 xH2O were grown in silica gel in pure form. The optimum conditions required for the growth of these crystals are worked out. With all growth conditions crystals attain spherulitic morphology. The results were obtained from x-ray powder diffractogram, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and quantitative elemental analysis by EDAX. Powder XRD results indicate the polycrystalline nature of this material. Calculation of cell parameters using POWD software suggests that the pure cerium tartrae crystals belong to monoclinic system. The cell parameters and (hkl) values are reported for the first time. FT-IR for these crystals show all the bands expected from the metal tartrate with water of crystallization. Further the presence of cerium, carbon and oxygen is confirmed by EDAX
