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TROPZOLUM MAJUS, GREATER INDIAN CRESS, 
Or NASTURTIUM. 
SYNONYM4. Nafturtium indicum. Pharm Dale. 1 34. Berg. 
© 293. Murray.iv.77. Gerard. Emaci 252. Park. Parad. 280. 
Ray. Ait. 487. Nafturtium indicum majus. Bauh: Pin. 306: 
-. Viola indica fcandens, Nafturtii fapore & odore, flore flavo. Heri, 
Hort. Lugd. Bat. 628. Ic. Curt. Bot. Magaz. 23. 
Oandria Monogynia, _ Lin, Gen, Plant, 466. 
Gen. Ch. Cal. 1-phyllus, calearatus, Petala 5, ineequalia, Bacca 
33 ficce. see, GEG * ee ms : 
Sp. Ch. T. follis peltatis fubquinquelobis, petalis obtufis, 
ROOT annual. Stalk trailing, climbing, round, branched, fmooth, 
fucculent, feyeral feet in length. Leaves roundifh, marked by feveral 
radiated ribs, entire, obfeurely five-lobed, ftanding fingly upon long 
bending footftalks, which are attached to the centre of each leaf. 
Flowers large, folitary, of a tawny yellow, on long peduncles. 
Calyx yellowith, large, forming a horn-like neétarium behind, divided 
_at the mouth into five irregular fegments, which are acute, erect, 
ftriated, Corolla confifting of five petals, roundith, of which the 
two uppermoft are bent backwards, marked with black lines at the 
bafe, and inferted into the fegments of the calyx: the three under 
moft have long claws or ungues, and are bearded at the bafe. Fila- 
ments eight, yellow, tapering, {preading. Anthere yellow, four- 
celled, ovate. ..Germen triangular. Style fimple,° ere, yellow. 
Stigma trifid, acute. Fruit three adhering berries, compact, exter- 
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