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ARABIS ROSEA. Rosk-coLoureD Rock- 
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Class and Order. 
TETRADINAMIA SILIQUOSA. - 
( Nat. Ord.—Crucirerz.) . 
Generic Character. 
Siliqua linearis ; valvis planis medio uninerviis. Semina 
in quoque loculo uniserialia, ovalia aut orbicularia, com- 
pressa. Cotyledones plane, accumbentes. Flores albi aut 
rarius rosei. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Arasis rosea ; foliis caulinis oblongis semiamplexicaulibus 
subcordatis sinuato-dentatis pube ramosa scabris, pe- 
dicellis calyce longioribus, siliquis lineari-elongatis 
subattenuatis erectis, px 
Arasis rosea. De Cand. Syst. v. 2. p. 215. Prodr. v. 1. 
p. 142. Spreng. Syst. Veget. v. 2. p. 90. 
Descr. Stem erect, or somewhat declined at the base, a 
span or more high, downy. Leaves oblong, obtuse, downy, 
with stellated pubescence on both sides, but chiefly be- 
neath, deeply toothed or sinuated, the lower or radical ones 
the largest, three to four inches long, tapering at the base, 
but scarcely petiolate : those of the stem rather numerous, 
oblong, or almost elliptical, obtuse at both extremities, 
quite sessile, and somewhat half-embracing the stem, but 
scarcely cordate. Flowers large in proportion to the size 
of the plant, collected into a dense, rounded raceme or 
corymb, of a beautiful and rather deep rose colour. Pedi- 
cels slender, longer than the calyx. Calyx of four nearly 
equal, erect, or very slightly patent, ‘oblong, green sepals, 
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