060 BRASSICACEAE 
the pedicels short and stout. S epals rather 
narrow, spreading. ps yellow, exceeding 
the sepals. Stamens 6: anthers elliptic- 
sagittate. Bil ec stigma 2-lobed. Pod 
slender, mueh-elongate, spreading.—About 10 
Species, iie of the Old World. 
N. altissima (L.) Britton. Stem 1.5 m 
tall or less, the branches scenes often di-. 
varieate: leaf-blades mostly 1-2 dm. long, 
dee ply 1-2-pinnatifid, the lbid narrow, 
entire or toothed: sepals long: 
p spatulate: pod clongato liner, 6-10 
ong, stout-beaked. [Sisymbrium altis- 
L.] — (TUMBLE-MUSTARD.) — Fields 
aa e -places, nearly throughout cult. N. A. Nat. of Eu.—Sum. 
13. CONRINGIA [Heist.] Adans. Annual glabrous herbs. Leaf-blades 
entire, sessile, cordate. Racemes elongating, becoming lax, the pedicels rather 
h 
lon Sepals dii ereet. etals yellowish, much longer than the sepals, 
the blades rather row. Stamens 6: anthers narrow. Ovary elongate: style 
very short: stigma slightly 2-lobed. Pod 
narrow, much elongate, angled, ereet or as- | 
cending.—About 7 species, Eurasian. 
1. bd orientalis (L.) Dumort. Stem up t 
H tall, simple or Ed branched: 
leaf. blades ae at the bas 
stem, elliptic- ore. iti, elliptic- 
ovate or ovate above, pale-green 3-16 em. long, 
obtuse at the apex, cordate- ut P the 
base: sepals lanceolate, 5-6 mm. long: petals 
T pale-yellow, 8-11 mm. long: pod 
narr owly linea ar, € 6-12.5 | em. long, peel 
OUS provinces, Pla, to Mo., on. Alb., pon "N. 
B. Nat. of Eu.—Spr.— 
14. HESPERIS [Tourn.] L. Biennial or perennial herbs. Leaf-blades 
entire, toothed, or rarely pinnatifid. Raceme or panicle elongate. Sepals 4, 
road. Petals 4, white or purple, with broad 
ades. Stamens 6: anthers oblong. m 
very short or obsolete. Pod elongate.—Abou 
25 species, Eurasian. 
matronalis L. Stems 3- € bur Ns 
in 
RN MERE, rpg B fay p atid 
se p s becoming 6- 
. long, the br tnde Ee es ae a 
ROCK 
SWEET-ROCKET. ) — Fields and on roadsides, 
various Dd oo to iue oe Ont., 
and Mass.—Nat. of Eu.—Spr 
