266 
Ricdtia multifida, Herb. Banks. Tren- 
Flowers small, 
journ. bot. 3. p. 173. 
tepohlia lepidioides, Roth. nov. spec. 326. ? 
whitish? Seeds 2-4 in each cell. 
Diffuse-branched Heliophila. 
Pl. 4 foot. 
16 H. perra‘ria (D.C. syst. 2. p. 685.) herbaceous, smooth ; 
ds oval-orbicular, 2-4-seeded ; leaves pinnate-parted ; lobes 
linear, entire. ©. H. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Peltaria Capénsis, Lin. fil. suppl. 296. Lunaria pinnata, Thunb. 
prod. 107. Aurinia Capénsis, Desv. journ. bot. 3. p. 162. 
Farsétia pinnata, Desv. journ. bot. 3. p. 173. Flowers small, 
whitish. Cells of silicle usually 1-seeded. 
Shield-podded Heliophila. Fl. June, Sept. 
3 to 3 foot. 
Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1818. 
Clt. 1820. Pl. 
Sect. V. Ortndsetis (from op60c, orthos, upright, and cede, 
selis, the side of a leaf; because the margins of the pods are 
straight, or nearly so.) D. C. syst. 2. p. 685. prod. 1. p. 252. 
Siliques sessile, compressed, linear, with straight margins, or 
scarcely contracted between the seeds, (f. 47, o.) apiculate by the 
style. Lateral stamens usually toothless. 
§. 1. Annual Herbs. 
17 H. vmosa (Lam. dict. 3. p. 90.) stem hispid with 
spreading hairs; pods linear; leaves rather hairy, sometimes 
linear, entire, sometimes trifid at the top, and cuneated at the 
base. ©. H. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Petals pale 
blue, twice the length of the calyx. An elegant plant. 
Var. a, integrifolia (D. C. syst. 2. p. 685.) leaves linear, en- 
tire. H. integrifdlia, Lin. spec. 926, exclusive of the synonym 
of Pluk. Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 506. Cheiranthus Africanus, 
Lin. ameen. acad. 6. p. 90. Heliophila, Burm. nov. act. ups. 1. 
p. 1773. p. 94. t. 7.—Lam. ill. 563. f. 1. 
Var. B, incisa (D. C. syst. 2. p. 686.) leaves cuneated at 
the base, and divided into 3 linear-lobes at the apex. H. ara- 
bioides, Sims, bot. mag. t. 496. 
Hairy Heliophila. Fl. May, Jul. Clt. 1768, Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
18 H. pierra'ra (Lin. fil. suppl. 296.) stem hispid from 
spreading hairs ; pods linear; leaves oval, entire, or here and 
there grossly toothed. ©.H. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Jacq. fil. icon. in herb. Jacq. H. coronopifdlia, Thunb. 
prod. 107.? Perhaps only a variety of H. pildsa. Flowers 
pale-blue. Leaves sometimes cut into 5-6 lobes. 
Digitate-leaved Heliophila. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1819. PI. 
4 to = foot. 
19 H. incisa (Herb. Banks. and D. C. syst. 2. p. 687.) 
smooth ; pods linear ; leaves oblong, cuneated at the base, lobed 
at the top; lobes narrow, acute. ©. H. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Flowers middle-sized, yellow. 
Cut-leaved Heliophila. FI. June, Sept. Pl. 2 foot. 
20 H. pivanica'ta (Herb. Banks. and D.C. syst. 2. p. 687.) 
smooth ; pods ? leaves linear, quite entire ; branches spreading. 
©.? H. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers when 
dry yellowish. Habit of Lepidium graminif dlium. 
Divaricate-branched Heliophila. Fl. Ju. Sept. Pl. 3 foot. 
21 H. coronoriro Lia (Lin. spec. 927, exclusive of the sy- 
nonym of Pluk.) smooth; pods linear; leaves pinnate-parted ; 
lobes linear, quite entire. ©. H. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope.—Herm. lugd. 366. and 367. icon. Flowers blue-violet, 
spreading. Perhaps belonging to this section. 
Buck-horn-leaved Heliophila. Fl. June, Sept. Cit. 1778. 
Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
22 H. stricta (Sims, bot. mag. 2526.) leaves hairy, lower 
ones lanceolate, pinnatifid, upper ones linear, quite entire ; pods 
straight, mucronate, pubescent. ©.H. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Flowers blue. 
1 
CRUCIFERAE. CVI. HELIOPHILA. 
Straight-podded Heliophila. Cit. 1820, 
Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
23 H. rriru'rca (Burch. cat. geogr. pl. afr. aust. extratrop. 
no. 1487.) smooth; pods linear, deflexed ; leaves very narrow, 
3-forked; lobes linear, very entire. ©. H. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope, near Sack river. H. tripartita, Thunb. 
prod. 108? Petals large, obovate, appearing when dry pale- 
purplish, 4 lines long, and 3 lines broad. 
Three-forked-leaved Heliophila. Fl. June, Sept. 
2 feet. 
24 H. pecrina’ra (Burch cat. geogr. pl. afr. austr. extratrop. 
no. 1362, and 1397.) smooth; pods linear, pendulous ; leaves 
pinnate-parted, with 4 or 5 pair of approximate lobes. ©. H. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in Roggeweld_ territory, 
near the rivulet called Riet river. Farsétia elongata, Desv. 
journ. bot. 3. p. 173? Flowers small, whitish. Stem much 
branched. Seeds small, not margined. 
Pectinated-leaved Heliophila. Fl. June, Sept. 
Pl. 1 foot. 
25 H. ranicuta‘cea (R. Br. in hort. kew, ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 
100.) hairy ; pods linear, spreading ; leaves pinnately or bipin- 
nately parted ; lobes filiform. ©. H. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Flowers small, purple. 
Fennel-like Heliophila. Fl. June, Sept. 
14 foot. 
26 H. cHAMÆMELITÒLIA (Burch. cat. geogr. pl. afr. austr. 
extratrop. no. 1226.) pilose at the base, smooth at the top ; pods 
linear, erectish ; leaves pinnate-parted; lobes linear, very entire, 
acute. ©. H. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, at Onge- 
luke’s river, in Roggeweld’s-Karro. Flowers white. Plant very 
like H. crithmifolia, but differs in not being pubescent. 
Camomile-leaved Heliophila. Fl. June, Sept. Plt. 4 foot. 
27 H. critumrrdta (Willd. enum. 2. p. 682.) velvety-pu- 
bescent ; pods linear, drooping ; leaves pinnate-parted ; some- 
what fleshy ; lobes rather filiform, and furrowed on the upper 
surface. ©.H. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Deless. 
icon. sel. 2. t. 97. Sisymbrium crithmifolium, Roth. nov. pl. 
spec. 225. Flowers small, violet. 
Var. B, H. parviflora (Burch cat. geogr. afr. aust. extratrop 
no. 1236.) Not differing from the species, unless that the flow- 
ers are white, not violet. 
Samphire-leaved Heliophila. 
Pl. 4 foot. 
Fl. June, July. 
Pl. 1 to 
Clt. 1819. 
Cit. 1774. Pl. 
Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. 
§ 2 Stems frutescent or shrubby. 
28 H. aproraniroxia (herb. Banks and D. C. syst. 2. p- 690.) 
smooth ; pods linear, spreading ; leaves 3 to 5-lobed ; lobes awl- 
shaped, short. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers middle-sized, white? Calyxes membranous. Seeds 
flat, margined, orbicular. 
Southernnood-leaved Heliophila. Shrub 3 foot. 
29 H. crav'ca (Burch. cat. geogr. afr. austr. extratrop. NO 
4782.) smooth, glaucous ; pods linear, erect; leaves oblong, 
rather fleshy, lower ones blunt, upper ones acute. h. G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white, about the size 
of those of Vélla pseido-cytisus. . h 
Var. a, cándida (D.C. syst. 2. p. 690.) flowers white. Burch. 
l. c. no. 4782, Native near Loeri river. . ith 
Var. B, purpurascens (D. C. syst. 1. c.) flowers tinged wit 
purple. Burch. L c. no. 4969. Native in the territory ° 
Langekloof. 
Glaucous Heliophila. Shrub 14 to 2 feet. 1.) 
30 H. rascicuna‘ ris (herb. Banks, and D. C. syst. 2- P- 69 he 
smooth; pods linear, somewhat erect, scarcely longer than ` 
pedicels; leaves filiform. h. G. Native of the Cape of G 
