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Stigmas connate^ forming an erect cone. 



Pods long. — A glaucous large herb or undershrub 27. Moricandia 





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PodvS short, dehiscing throughout their length, compressed laterally (at 

 right angles to the septum). (Pod indehiscent in 31, Megacarpcea,) : , 



Tribe VI. Ziepldlneae. Cotyledons incumbent, straight curved or lon- 

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Pods many-seeded ; valves not winged 28. Capsella. 



Pods few-seeded ; valves winged or not . . . ■ 29. Lepidium. 



Pods 2-seeded ; valves with 2 dorsal crests 30. Dilophia. , 



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Tribe VII. Thlaspideee. Cotytedons accumbent, straight. 



Pods indehiscent, 2-seeded.— Tall herbs of umbelliferous habit . 31. Megacasp^a 

 Pods compressed notched; valves winged or keeled .... 32. Thlaspi. ^ 

 Pods elliptic or oblong, acute ; valves keeled 33. Iberidella; 



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Pods short, indehiscent, not jointed, usually hard, either 1-celled and 

 1-seeded, or "with 2-4 1-seeded cellules in parallel series. 



Tribe VIII. Xsatideae. Characters of the series. 



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Pods l-celled, oblong or linear, wing thick. — Glaucous herbs . 34. Isatis. ^, ' 

 Pods 1-celled, cymbiforra, wing incurved. — Glaucous herbs . . 35. Tauscheria. 

 Pods 1-celled, small oblong, with a thin wing — A glandular \^ 



twiggy undershrub , 36. DiptekvgiCM. 



Pods 1-celled, winglesB, globose with a subulate fetyle.— A hairy 



herb 37. Neslia. ; 



Pods 2-celled, obliquely beaked 38. Euclidium, 



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Pods long or short, transversely jointed ; joints indehiscent, or th< 

 2-valved or reduced to a pedicel for the upper. 



Tribe IX. Cakillneae. Characters of the series. 



Lower joint of pods a seedless pedicel, upper globose 1-seeded . 39. Crambe. 

 Lower joint of nods a seedless nediceL unner 2-celled. 2-8eeded 40. PaysORH 



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Pods long, not jointed, indehiscent, either 1-celled and many-seeded, or 

 breaking up into many 1-celled 1-seeded indehiscent fragments. 



RaplianesB. Characters of the series. 



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Pods long, terete, hollow or septate ; seeds globose, 2-3-cclled . 41. RaphaNUS.^j 

 Pods short, curved, 4-angled, 2-3-celled, moniliform .... 43. GoldbacHI*- 

 Pods short, curved, manv-celled 43. CaORifi^^** 



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Annuals, or small undershrubs, with hoary and sometimes stellate P^*^ 

 cence. Leaves entire or sinuate. Flowers rather large, purple: ^^pJ 

 SejKih erect, lateral saccate at the base. Petals sj^resiiing, claws long* ^ 



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