126 TETRADYNAIMIA SILIQUOSA. Cleome. 



R. ftativiis. Wilkl, iii. 560. 



Siliques cylindric, torose, two-celled. 



Sans, Mooluka. 



Bencf. Mooltf, or Moolee. 



Arab. Fuji. 



The sort cultivated in Bengal is a pale red variety, the root 

 of which grows to the size of a man's leg, or more, and is only 

 half immersed in the soil. It thrives best during the dry 

 season. 



CLEOME. Schreb. gen. N. 1099. 



Cahjx spreading. Petals ascending or regular. Siliques 

 dehiscent, one-celled, two-valved. 



It is impossible to fix upon any one essential character, 

 that will include the plants of India only, hitherto assigned to 

 this family, some are gynandrous, some polyandrous, some 

 hexandrous, &c. with their corols as much diversified as the 

 stamina. 



1. C. pentaphylla. Willd. iii. 564. 



Annual, erect. Flowers gynandrous, hexandrous. Leaves 

 quinate and petioled -, floral leaves ternate and sessile. 



Cara-veela. Rheed. Mai. ix. t, 24. 



Cara-vella. Asiat. Res. iv. 294. 



Beng. Kanalla. 



Telimj. Wominta. 



An annual plant of from one to three feet high, delighling 

 in oardens and rich cultivated lands. 



Root ramous. Stem erect, except Avhen old, then bent 

 much to one side, round, hairy, winding. Branches numerous, 

 two-forked, sometimes coloured on the side most exposed. 

 young shoots more hairy, and glutinous. Leaves alternate, 

 petioled, digitate. Leaflets sessile, unequal, obovate, or broad 

 wedge-formed, somewhat pointed, having* both sides clothed 

 with short glutinous hairs, with the marginsalittle waved, and 



