CRUCIFER. 
99 Rapi’strum. Silicle 2-jointed, upper joint ovate, wrink- 
led. Seeds solitary in the cells, the one in the upper joint. 
is erect, and the one in the lower is pendulous. ` 
100 Dipx’smus. Silicle 2-jointed, each joint containing 1-2 
seeds, lower joint truncate at the top, upper one bearing the style. 
101 Enarturoca’rpus. Silique 2-jointed, lower joint ob- 
‘conical, short 1-2-seeded, upper one 9-10-seeded, but loculate 
within (f. 47. k.). 
102 Ra’puanus. Silique transversely many-celled or separat- 
ing into many joints (f. 47. m.). 
Sus-orper IV. SPIROLO'BEZ. (D.C. syst. 2. p. 154. prod. 
1. p. 228.) Cotyledons incumbent, linear, spirally or rather cir- 
cinately twisted (f. 45. k. l). 
Trize XVII.. 
Bunia‘pEx or Sprroto'sex Nucamenta cen (D. C. syst. 2. 
p. 154. prod. 1. 228.). Silicle nucumentaceous, indehiscent, 2-4- 
celled (f. 46. s.). Cotyledons truly circinately twisted (f. 45. 
k. lye 
103 Bvu'nıras. Character the same as that of the tribe. 
Trise XVIII. 
Ervucarie’& or SpiroLoBE® Lomenta‘cez (D. C. syst. 2. p. 
154. prod. 1. p. 230. ). Silique lomentaceous, 2-jointed, lower joint 
2-celled, upper one ensiform (f. 47. l). Cotyledons replicate, 
somewhat spiral (f. 45. l). 
104 Eruca‘rta. Character the same as the tribe. 
Sus-orper V. DIPLECOLO'BEZ. (D. C. syst. 2. p. 154. 
prod. 1. p. 230.) Cotyledons incumbent, linear, with 2 legs or a 
double plait, that is to say, plaited twice crosswise (f, 45. m. f. 
47. p.). Seeds depressed. 
Trise XIX. 
HELIOPHITLE® or Dirtecoto'sex Siiiquo'se (D. C. syst. 2. 
p. 154. prod. 1. p. 231.). Silique elongated (f. 47. 0.) rarely 
oblong or oval ; dissepiment linear or oval ; valves flat, or in those 
with elongated siliques they are rather convex (f. 47. 0.). 
105 Cuamrra. Calyx with 2 spurs at the base. 
106 Hetio’puita. Calyx equal at the base. 
Trise XX. 
Suputarie'«£ or Dietecoto'se® Latise’ptx (D.C. syst. 2. p. 
155. prod. 1. p. 235.). Silicle oval (f. 47. n.) with an elliptical 
dissepiment, convex valves, many-seeded cells, and a sessile stigma 
(f. 47. n.). 
107 Suputa‘ria. Silicle oval, with convex valves, with 4 
seeds in each cell, and a sessile punctiform stigma (f. 47. n.). 
‘Calyx closed. 
108 PLATYPETALUM. 
numerous seeds in each cell. 
spreading stigma. Calyx a little spreading. 
Trise XXI. 
Bracuycarre’% or DiırLecoLo Bex Anoustise PTE (D. C. 
syst. 2. p. 155. prod. 1. p. 235.). Silicle didymous (f. 51. a.) 
1 
Silicle oval, with convex valves with 
Style very short, crowned by a 
Petals dilated. 
151 
I. MATHIOLA. 
with a very narrow dissepiment, very ventricose valves, 1-seeded 
cells, and a short style (f. 51. a. b.). 
109 BracuycarPÆ a. Character the same as the tribe (f. 
51. a.). 
Sup-orper VI. ScHIZOPETALIE' Æ. Cotyledons 4, spirally 
twisted. Petals pinnatifid. ; . 
110 Scuizore’TALoN. Character the same as the sub-order. 
Sus-orver I. PLEURORHIZEEZ (from zievpov, pleuron, 
a side, and pra, rhiza, a root;) radicle at the side of the cotyle- 
dons, (f. 45. k. g. d.) D.C. syst. 2. p. 161. prod. 1. p. 132. Cotyle- 
dons flat, accumbent (f. 46. c. f. 45. g.). Radicle lateral (f. 45. 
g.d.). Seeds compressed, sometimes marginate. 
Tribe I. 
ARABI’DEZ (from A4rabis, and idea, shape of a thing ; plants 
agreeing with Arabis in important characters,) or PLEURO- 
RHI'ZEÆ (see sub-order) SILIQUO'S (siliqua, a long pod ; 
pods long.) D. C. syst. 2. p. 161. prod. 1. p. 132. Silique de- 
hiscent, with a linear dissepiment more or less broader than the 
seeds (f. 46. b.). Seeds oval, compressed, usually margined. 
Cotelydons flat, accumbent (f. 46. c. f. 45. g.), parallel with the 
dissepiment. 
I. MATHIOLA (in honour of Peter Andrew Mathioli, an 
Italian physician, died in 1577 ; he was first physician to Ferdi- 
nand of Austria, and author of a commentary upon the works of 
Dioscorides.) R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 119. D.C. 
syst. 2. p. 162. prod. 1. p. 133. 
Lin. syst. Tetradynamia Siliquosa. Silique roundish, Stigmas 
connivent, thickened or horned (f. 48. b.) on the back. Calyx bi- 
saccate at the base. Seeds compressed, disposed in 1 series, nu- 
merous (f. 48.a.). Mostly herbs, very rarely suffruticose, erect, 
nearly the whole species are covered with a soft white stellate 
down, sometimes they are scabrous, with pedicellate glands. 
Leaves alternate, oblong, entire, or sinuately-toothed. Racemes 
terminal. Pedicels without bracteas. Flowers purple or white, 
sometimes of a dark dreary colour, generally sweet-scented. 
The leaves of all the species, as well as those of Cheirdnthus, 
and many other plants of this class may be used as pot-herbs or 
salads. 
Sect. I. Pacnyno'rum (from zayve, pachys, thick; vwroc, 
notos, the back ; stigmas.) D. C. syst. 2. p. 163. prod. 1. p. 132. 
Petals obovate. Stigmas thick, not horned on the back. The 
plants contained in this section are very ornamental. 
1 M. rncana (R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 119.) 
stem suftruticose at the base, erect, simple or branched; leaves 
lanceolate, quite entire, hoary; siliques somewhat cylindrical, 
without glands. ¢. h. H. Native of the south of Europe 
near the sea; in England on rocky cliffs to the east of Hastings. 
Cheiranthus incanus, Lin. spec. 924. Smith, engl. bot. 1935. 
Mill. illust. t. 55.—Weinm. phyt. t. 643. f. a.e. and 644. f. a. b. 
—Cheiranthus albus and coccineus, Mill. dict. Flowers varying 
from single to double, from scarlet to purple, and white or even 
variegated with these colours : these varieties have been designated 
under various names by authors before the days of Linnzeus. 
Queen, Brompton or Hoary Stock. Fl. May, Oct. England. 
Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 
2 M. a’nnva (Sweet, hort. suburb. lond. 147.) stem herba- 
ceous, erect, branched ; leaves lanceolate, blunt, hoary ; pods 
somewhat cylindrical, without glands. ©. H. Native of the 
south of Europe by the sea-side. Cheiranthus incanus, Lin. 
spec. 925. Schkuhr: handb. 2. t. 184.—Bauh. hist. 2. p. 875. f. 
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