158 CRUCIFER. 
III. Nasturtium. 
radical ones stalked, pinnate-parted, cauline ones stem-clasping, 
deeply serrated; pods somewhat cylindrical ; pedicels very short, 
furnished with bracteas. ©.H. Native of China in the pro- 
vince of Shantong. Flowers small, white, sessile, solitary, in the 
bosom of the bracteas. 
Small-seeded Nasturtium. PI. } foot. 
24 N. CLANDESTINUM (Spreng. nov. prov. p. 29. no. 63.) 
leaves pinnate ; lobes cordate, roundish, stalked, repand, ter- 
minal one large ; pods somewhat cylindrical, elongated. ©.H. 
Native of Brasil. Flowers inconspicuous, without petals. Like 
N. officinale. 
Hidden-petalled Nasturtium, Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1820. P. ft. 
25 N. I'npicum (D.C. syst. 2. p. 199.) smooth; lower leaves 
spatulate, runcinately-toothed, upper ones lanceolate, tooth-letted ; 
pods somewhat cylindrical, 4-times longer than the pedicels. 
©. H. Native of the East Indies and China. Sisymbrium 
Indicum, Lin. mant. 93. Flowers small, without petals. 
Var. B, Sisymbrium Sinapis, Burm. fl. ind. 140. exclusive of 
the synonyms. Native of Java. 
Var. y, Sisymbrium apétalum. Desf. cat. hort. par. 1804. 
p. 130. but not of Lour. Sisymb. dubium, Pers. ench. 2. p. 199. 
Indian Nasturtium. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1820. Pl. 4 foot. 
26 N. ape’ratum (D. C. syst. 2. p. 200.) leaves downy, has- 
tate at the base, pinnatifid at the apex; pods somewhat cylin- 
drical, declinate. ©? H. Native of Cochin-China in gardens 
and in humid places. Sisymbrium apétalum, Lour. coch. ed. 
Willd. 2. p. 486. Root fusiform. Petals wanting, 
Petalless Nasturtium. Pl. 3 foot. 
27 N.? araBiro RME (D. C. syst. 2. p. 220.) leaves smooth, 
bluntly sagittate, oblong-lanceolate, pointed, entire ; pods some- 
what cylindrical, ascending; petals oblong, longer than the 
calyx. Native of South America between Santa Rosa de la 
Sierra and Puerto de Varientos, at the height of 4050 feet. 
Arabis resediflora, H. B. et Kth. nov. spec. amer. 5. p- 81. 
Flowers white ; petals oblong-linear, drawn out at the base, 
double the length of the calyx. 
Arabis-like Nasturtium. PI. 1} foot. 
t Species not sufficiently known. 
28 N. nesrope’NsE (Raf. in Desf. journ. 1814. vol. 2. p. 
270.). Native of the Nebrodes in Sicily. Sisymbrium Nebro- 
dénse, Poir. suppl. 5. p.161. Radical leaves stalked, oblong, 
wedge-shaped, stem ones sessile, ovate toothed. Pods oval- 
oblong. Petals equal in length with the calyx. 
Nebrode Nasturtium. PI. 1 foot. 
29 N. ursprpum (D.C. syst. 2. p. 201.). Native of Penn- 
sylvania. Sisymbrium hispidum, Poir. suppl. 5. p. 161. but not 
of Vahl. nor Moench. Brachylobos hispidus, Desf. jour. 1814. 
vol. 3. p. 183. Leaves somewhat villous, pinnatifidly-runcinate ; 
lobes toothed ; teeth acute. Pods short, elliptical. 
Hispid Nasturtium. PI. 2 feet. 
30 N. atrovirens (D. C. syst.2. p. 201.) ©. H. Native 
of China. Sisymbrium atrovirens, Horn. hafn. suppl. p. 72. 
Habit of N. amphibium. Lower leaves lyrately-pinnatifid, upper 
ones ovate-lanceolate, repandly-toothed. Pods arched. 
Evergreen Nasturtium. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1821. Pl. 1 ft. 
31 N. myriopny’LLum (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 883.) leaves bi- 
pinnate, and are as well as the erect branched stem, hoary with 
stellate pubescence ; leaflets oblong, obtuse, cut; racemes strict ; 
flowers small; siliques lanceolate, smooth, erect, terminated by 
the short style. Native of Quito. Sisymbrium myriophyllum, 
Willd. in herb. Humb. 
Myriad-leaved Nasturtium. PI. 2 feet. 
Cult. The species are mostly weedy and not worth culti- 
vating for ornament, and therefore they are only fit for the 
arrangements in botanic gardens. ‘Those species belonging to 
1 
IV. LEPTOCARPÆA. 
V. Noroceras. 
sections Cardáminum and Brachýlobos, require a moist soil, 
some will require to be planted in water. The annual species 
may be sown in the open borders early in the spring. The rest 
will grow under any circumstances. 
IV. LEPTOCARPÆA (nerroc, leptos, slender, xapzoc, 
karpos, a fruit ; slender pods.) DÐ. C. syst. 2. p. 201. prod. 1. 
. 140. 
P Lin. Syst. Tetradynàmia, Siliquòsa. Silique nearly cylin- 
drical, very slender, almost parallel with the axis. Stigma sessile, 
two-lobed. Calyx spreading, equal. Seeds small, disposed in 
one or perhaps in two series. The cotyledons are perhaps in- 
cumbent, and if so, it should have been placed next to Sisým- 
brium. An annual, erect, branching, herb, with pinnate-parted 
leaves and yellow scentless flowers. 
1 L. ræsti (D. C. syst. 2. p. 202.). ©. H. Native of 
Germany and other parts of Europe, on walls and similar places. 
Sisymbrium Leesélii, Lin. spec. 921. Jacq. fl. aust. t. 324. 
Schkuhr. handb. 2. no. 1904. t. 187. Sisymbrium híspidum, 
Meench. suppl. 83. Turrìtis Læsèlii, R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 
2. vol. 4. p. 109. Leaves stalked, pinnate-parted, somewhat 
lyrate; lobes deeply toothed, accuminated. Racemes terminal, 
elongated. Pedicels filiform, slender, bractless, spreading ob- 
liquely. 
Leesel’s Leptocarpea. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1683. Pl. 1 foot. 
Cult. The seeds of this plant should be sown in the open 
border, or on rock-work, where it will succeed better, and it 
may afterwards be allowed to sow itself. Not worth general cul- 
tivation. 
V. NOTO'CERAS (from ywroc, notos, the back, and xepae, 
keras, a horn ;) pods furnished with horns or points on the back at 
the apex (f. 46.a.). R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 1812. vol. 4. p. 117. 
D.C. syst. 2. p. 202. prod. 1. p. 140. 
Lin. Syst. Tetradynamia, Siliquosa. Silique quadrangular, 
2-edged, the valves are drawn out at top into a horn or 
mucrone. Seeds oval, compressed. Small annual herbs with 
erect or procumbent stems, and oblong or nearly linear, entire or 
sinuated leaves. Racemes opposite the leaves, also situated at 
the lower part of the stem. Flowers small, sometimes without 
petals. 
Secr. I. Dicera'trum (from dtc, dis, two, xepac, keras, a 
horn ; pods furnished with two horns or points at the apex.) Lag. 
el. hort. madr. 1815. p. 20. D. C. syst. 2. p. 203. prod. 1. p- 
140. Silique dehiscent, 2-horned. Seeds compressed. Cotyle- 
dons parallel with the dissepiment. Flowers small, yellow. 
Leaves entire, covered with appressed strigose 2-parted hairs. 
1 N. Caxarr’yse (R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p- 
117.) pods 2-horned ; petals equal; leaves entire ; hair pressed, 
2-parted strigose, fixed by their cen- 
tre, scattered. ©. H. Native of 
the Canary Islands, particularly 
Teneriffe. Jacq. fil. ecl. t. 111. 
Erysimum bicórne, Ait. hort. kew: 
ed. 1. vol. 2. p. 394. Seeds near- 
ly orbicular, compressed, 4 in each 
cell. 
Canary-Island Notoceras. Fl. 
Aug. Sept. Clt. 1779. Pl. foot. 
2 N. Hispa’nicum (R. Br. in 
hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 117.) 
pods 2-horned; petals unequal; 
leaves entire; hairs strigose, fixed 
by their middle; hence 2-parted, 
crowded. ©. H. Native of Spain, 
among sandy-calcareous rubbish. 
FIG. 48, 
