264 
Paris, having migrated from gardens. Schkuhr. handb. 2. no. 
1918. t. 189. Rapistrum glanduldsum, Berg. phyt. 3. p. 163. 
icon. Myagrum taraxacifolium, Lam. dict. 1. p. 570. no. 10. 
Binias verrucosa, Moench. meth. 278. Bunias perénnis, Moench. 
suppl. 91. Laelia orientalis, Desv. journ. bot. 3. p. 160. 
Var. B, Wintérli (D. C. syst. 2. p. 672.) leaves pubescent- 
hoary. Crámbe, spec. nov. Winterl, hort. Pesth. Bunias 
Wintérli, Schult. obs. p. 121. no. 925. 
Oriental Bunias. Fl. May, Jul. Clt.1731. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
Cult. These plants are not worth cultivating except in bo- 
tanic gardens. They are all propagated by seeds, which only 
require to be sown in the open ground. 
Tribe XVIII. 
ERUCARIE' & (plant agreeing with Erucaria in many import- 
ant characters,) or SPIROLO'BEZ (See Sub-Order IV.) LO- 
MENTA'CEZ (lomentum, a loment; shape of pods.) D. C. 
syst. 2. p. 673. prod. 1. p. 230. Silique lomentaceous, 2-jointed, 
lower joint 2-celled, upper one ensiform (f. 47, l.) Cotyledons 
replicate and somewhat spiral (f. 45. L) 
CIV. ERUCA‘RIA (from eruca, rocket; analogy.) Geert. 
fr. 2. p. 298. t. 143. f.9. D. C. syst. 2, p. 673. prod. 1. 
p. 231. 
Lin. syst. Tetradynàmia, Siliquòsa. Character the same 
as tribe. Smooth, erect, branched, annual herbs. Stems round, 
whitish, older ones hard at the base. Cauline leaves pinnate- 
parted or rarely deeply-toothed, usually rather fleshy. Racemes 
opposite the leaves and terminal, elongating as they grow old; 
pedicels short, strictly erect, bractless. Flowers from white to 
purplish. Habit of Cakile. 
§. 1. Upper joint of silique ending in the filiform style. 
1 E. Ate’prica (Geert. fruct. l. c.) pods styliferous ; leaves 
pinnate-parted ; lobes linear, those of the lower leaves pinnatifid, 
those of the upper ones entire. ©. H. Native of the islands 
in the Grecian Archipelago; in Asia-Minor; about Alexan- 
dria, and in Syria near Aleppo. Vent. hort. cels. t. 64. 
Bunias myagroides, Lin. mant. 96. Cordylocarpus levigatus, 
Willd. spec. 3. p. 563. Smith, fl. græc. t. 649. Cakile mya- 
groides, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 88? Didésmus myagroides, Desv. 
journ. bot. 3. p. 160? Stems glaucous at top. Flowers pale 
violet. Seed in the lower joint oblong, that in the upper orbi- 
cular. 
Aleppo Erucaria. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1680. Pl. 1 foot. 
2 E. ratiro‘tia (D. C. syst. 2. p. 675.) pods styliferous, 
leaves pinnate-parted ; lobes oblong, deeply toothed. ©. H. 
Native of Egypt, and in Syria, near Aleppo. Deless. icon. sel. 
2. t. 95. Sinapis Hispánica, Herb. Banks. Flowers pale violet, 
not so large as those of E. Aléppica. 
Broad-leaved Erucaria. Fl. June, July. Pl. 1 foot. 
3 E. Orve RE (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 915.) silique styliferous, 
scabrous ; leaves pinnatifid, pubescent; segments linear, bluntly 
toothed. ©.H. Native of Syria between Mossul and Bagdad. 
Raphanus cakiloides, D. C. syst. 2. p. 669. Flowers pale violet. 
Olivers Erucaria. Fl. June, July. Pl. 4 foot. 
4 E.? texuro ua (D. C. syst. 2. p. 675.) lower joint of pod 
2-seeded, upper joint 1-seeded; leaves bipinnate-parted, lobes 
linear. ©. H. Native of Spain. Sinapis Hispánica, Lin. 
spec. 935. exclusive of the synonym of Tournefort. Flowers 
purplish. ` 
Slender-leaved Erucaria. Pl. 1 foot. 
5 E. nypocz'a (Viv. append. fl. cors. in. Schlecht. Linnez. 
1. p. 501.) pods styliferous ; leaves pinnate ; leaflets sessile, tri- 
angularly falcate ; scape naked, 1-flowered. ©.H. Native of 
Corsica, Sisymbrium monénthon, Viv. fl. libyc. The name is 
CRUCIFERAE. CIII. Buntas. CIV. Ervcarm. CV. Cuamira. CVI. HELIOPHILA. 
derived from vro, under, and yn, the earth ; because the plant 
grows close to the earth. 
Hypogeus Erucaria, Fl. May, July. Pl. 2 inches. 
§. 2. Upper joint of silique pointed mith the sessile stigma. 
6 E. crasstrotta (Delile, ill. fl. egyp. p- 20. pl. bot. t. 34. f. 
1. descr. p. 100.) stigma sessile ; beak longer than pod; leaves 
pinnate-parted, thick ; lobes linear. ©.H. Native of Egypt, 
frequent about the Saqqarah Pyramids. Brassica crassifolia, 
Forsk. fl. egyp. arab. descr. p. 118. Herb fleshy. Flowers from 
white to violet, scarcely so large as those of E. Aléppica. This 
plant has a hot taste like Cress. 
Thick-leaved Erucaria. Fl. June, Dec. Clt. 1823. Pl. 4 foot. 
7 E. Hyrca’yica (D. C. syst. 2. p. 676.) stigma sessile ; beak 
length of pod ; leaves few, grossly toothed. ©.? H. Native of 
the North of Persia. Sisymbrium myagro affine, Stev. in litt. 
Flowers when dry cream-coloured. 
Hyrcanian Erucaria. Fl. Ju. July. Pl. 1 to 13 foot. 
Cult. None of these plants are worth cultivating except in 
botanic gardens. The seeds only require to be sown in the open 
ground, and the plants treated like other hardy annuals. 
Sus-orper V. DIPLECOLO'BEZ (from miat, diplaa, 
double, and dofZoc, lobos, a lobe; because the cotyledons have 
a double plait, or two legs, f. 45.m. f. 47. p.) D.C. syst. 2. p. 
776. prod. 1. p. 230. 
Cotyledons incumbent, linear, with two legs or a double plait, 
that is to say plaited twice crosswise (f. 45. m. f. 47. p.) 
Seeds depressed. 
Tribe XIX. 
HELIOPHILEZ (plants agreeing with Heliéphila in many 
characters,) or DIPLECOLO' BE (See Sub-order V.) SILI- 
QUO'S& (siliqua, a long pod; pods long.) D. C. syst. 2. 
p. 676. prod. 231. Silique elongated (f. 47. 0.), rarely oblong 
or oval, with a linear or oval dissepiment ; valves flat, or in those 
with elongated siliques rather convex (f. 47. 0.). 
CV. CHAMIRA (from xapat, chamai, on the ground ; plant 
weak and laying on the ground.) Thunb. nov. gen. pl. 2. p. 48. 
D. C. syst. 2. p. 677. prod. 1. p. 231. 
Lin. syst. Tetradyndmia, Siliqudsa. Calyx with 2 spurs 
at the base. A smooth, weak herb. Leaves stalked, cordate, 
grossly toothed. Racemes lax; pedicels filiform, bractless. 
Flowers white. Silique ovate-oblong. 
1 C. cornu'ra (Thunb. 1. c.) ©.H. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope, in the fissures of the rocks called Vitteklip. 
Helidphila circeoides, Lin. fil. suppl. 298. Leaves alternate; 
almost kidney-shaped. 
_ Horned-calyxed Chamira. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1828. Pl. § foot. 
Cult. The seeds of Chamira should be sown in a pot filled 
with a mixture of peat and sand, in the month of March, then 
placed in a hot-bed, and when the plants are grown to a suti- 
cient size, which will be about the end of April, they may be 
planted out into the open border, in a dry, warm situation, where 
they will flower, and ripen their seed. 
CVI. HELIO’PHILA (from muwc, helios, the sun, and 
grew, phileo, to love; because the plants grow in places ex- 
posed to the sun.) N. Burm. in Lin. gen. no. 816. Lam. ill. t. 
563. D. C. syst. 2. p. 677. prod. 1. p. 281. 
Lin. syst. Tetradynamia, Siliquisa. Calyx equal at the 
base. Annual herbs or sub-shrubs. Roots slender. Stem 
round, branched. Leaves very variable. Racemes elongated ; 
pedicels filiform, bractless. Flowers yellow, white, but usually 
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