Raphanus. XIII. CRUCIFER^. 171 



24. BRAS Sic A. 



Celtic, bresic, the cabbage. 



Sepals equal at base, (mostly) erect ; petals obovate ; filamenta 

 ■without teeth ; silique subcompressed, valves concave, with a central 

 vein ; style short, subterete, obtuse ; seeds globose, in a single (often 

 double) row^ 0>>. — Fls. yellow. 



1, B. cAMPESTRis. Cole. 



Dvs. somewhat fleshy and glaucous, the liyii-cr lyrate-dentate, subciliate, 

 upper ones cordate-amplexicaul, acuminate. — (i) Native of Sweden, naturalized 

 in cultivated fields and waste places. Stem IJ — 3f high, round, smooth above, 

 with a few scattered, reversed hairs below. Lower leaves 3 — 7' long, J as 

 wide, the terminal lobe greatly exceeding the lateral ones ; upper smaller, en- 

 tire, with rounded, clasping lobes at base, tapering to an obtuse point. Racemes 

 1 — 2f long. Sepals erect, spreading. Corolla yellow, 4 — 5" diam. Siliques 

 IV long, with the style |'. Seeds small, dark brown. Jn. Jl. § 



(3. Ridabaga. (^S'lccdisk 'Parnip.) — Rt. tumid, napifbrm, subglobose, yellow- 

 ish. — Cultivated like the common turnip ; but after a thorough experiment it is 

 conceded by farmers to be inferior in value to that root, although it grows to 

 an enormous size. :}: 



2. B. Rapa: — Radical lis. lyrate, rough, not glaucous, cauline ones incised, 

 upper entire, sltooth. ;(: • 



p. dep-essa. ^{Common Turnip.) — Rt. depressed-globose or napiform, con- 

 tracted below into a slender radicle. — @ Long cultivated for the table, &c., in 

 gardens and fields. Stem 2— 4f high, and, with the leaves, deep green. Upper 

 leaves amplexicaul. Pods 1' long. Seeds small, reddish-brown. Jn. ij: 



3. B. OLERACEA. (Cabbage.)— Ias. very smooth and glaucous, fleshy, repand- 

 toothed or lobed.— @ Native of Europe, where it grows on rocky shores and 

 clifts, with no appearance of a head, forming a surprising contrast with the cul- 

 tivated varieties. The excellence of the cabbage as a pot-herb needs no en- 

 comium. :|; 



8. hullata. {Savoy Cabbage ^—Lvs. curled, subcapitate when young, finally 

 expanding. . 



y. botrvtis-cauliflora. (Cauliflower. )—St. low; hds. thick, compact, terminal; 

 fls. abortive, on short, fleshy peduncles. -^ 



6. botnrlis-asparagaides. (Broccoli.)— St. taller ; hds. snhrsimose; branches &eshy 

 at the summit, consisting of clusters of abortive flower-buds. J 



£. capltata. (Head Cabbage. York Cabbage.)— St. short; Zus. concave, packed 

 in a dense head befoie flowering; rac. paniculate.:}: 



Section 3.— trOMENTACE^. 

 25. CAKILE. 

 Slllcle 2-jointed, the upper part ovate or ensiform ;^ seed in the up- 

 per cell erect, in the lower pendulous, sometimes abortive. — ® Mari- 

 time herbs. 



C. MARiTiMA. Scop. (Bunias edentula. Bw.) -Sea Rocket. 

 Upper joint of tJie silicle ensiform or ovate-ensilorm.— Native of the sea- 

 coast ' and of the lake shores of N. Y. A smooth, succulent plant, branching 

 and procumbent, 6—12' long. Leaves sinuate-dentate, oblong-ensilorm, cadu- 

 cous Flowers on short, fleshy peduncles, in terminal spikes or racemes co- 

 rymbosely arranged. Petals purple, obtuse at end. Silicle smooth, roundish, 

 lower joint clavate-obovate upper with one elevated line on each side. Jl. Aug. 

 26. RAPHANUS. 



Gr. pa, quickly, ^aii-w, to appear from its rapid growth 



Calyx erect; petals obovate, unguiculate ; siliques terete, torose, 

 not opening by valves, transversely jointed or divided into cells; 

 seeds large, subglobose. in a single series, >>. 

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