Raphanus. XIII. CRUCIFER^. 171 



24. BRAS sic A. 



Celtic, bresic, the cabbage. 



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

 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. Cale. 



Lvs. somewhat fleshy and glaucous, the lower lyrate-dentate, subciliate, 

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

 in cultivated fields and waste places. Stem 1^— 3f high, round, smooth above, 

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

 li' long, with the st5'le i'. Seeds small, dark brown. Jn. Jl. ^ 



p. Rutabaga. (Swedish Turnip.)— BL 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, i^ 



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

 upper entire, smooth. \ 



p. depressa. (Comvion Turnip.) — Rt. depressed-globose or napiform, con- 

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

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

 leaves amplexicaul. Pods I' long. Seeds small, reddish-browni. Jn. -^ 



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

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

 cliffs, 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, f 



0. bullata. {Savoy Cabbage.)— Lvs. curled, subcapitate when yotmg, finally 

 expanding. 



y. botrytis-caulijlora. {Cauliflower.)— St. low; hds. thick, compact, terminal; 

 fls. abortive, on short, fleshy peduncles. \ 



6. botrytis-asparagaides. {Broccoli.)— St. XdiWev \ /i^5. subramose ; branch£S tesky 

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



£. capitata. {Head Cabbage. York Cabbage.') — ^S/. short; Zw. concave, packed 

 in a dense head before flowering ; roc. paniculate, ij: 



Section 3.— L.OMENTACE J3. 



25. CAKlLE. 

 Silicic 2-jointcd, 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. 27«\) Sea Rocket. 

 Upfcr joint of the silirlc ensiform or ovate-ensiform.— Native of the sea- 

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

 and procumbent, G — 12' long. Leaves sinuate-dentate, oblong-ensiform, cadu- 

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

 rymbo.sely arranged. Petals purple, obtuse at end. Silicle smooth, roundi.sh, 

 lower joint clavatc-obovatc upper with one elevated line on each side. Jl. Aug. 



20. RAPHANUS. 



Gr. pa, quickly, ^a(»'(i>, to appear from ita rapid growth 



Calyx erect ; petals obovate, unguiculatc ; siliques terete, torosc, 

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

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

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