048 nrnMA. ITS people Axn pnoDL'cTioys. 



Order MORIXGACE^. 

 Sepals and PeUih 5. Slaini'ns 8-10, pcrigynous. Ciq)siile ^^long■Av, 3-valvoil. 

 Leaves alternate, compound. Trees. 



MoitiNGA, Jussien. 



*5r. rTF.EToosrERJiA, Gaertn. Cultivated all over Burma. 



Uijpcraniliera rnoiingn, Yhl. 



Da-tha-lwou. 



This tree is called l)y Europeans the Horse-radish-tree, as its roots when scraped 

 up are an excellent snlistitute for the real horse-radish. It is however cultivated for 

 tlie use of its pods, wliich are eaten in curries and stews ; and fiom its seeds the oil 

 of Ben is expressed, which does not turn rancid, and from its not coagulating from 

 cold, is used by watchmaliers as a lubricant. (Seeds called drum-sticks by Europeans.) 



Order CRUCIFER^. 

 Sepals and Petals 4 eacli. Sfaiiieus 6, 4 longer. Capsule usually spuriously 

 2-celled or 2- to multi-locellate. Leaves alternate. Herbs, or rarely shrubs. 



* Pods elongate or short, dehiseitig along their u'liole length, nut jointed, rarehj 

 indehiscent at the summit. Septa and ralres equally broad and parallel. 



° Cotyledons accumlent. 



Nasturtium, Linnaus. 

 Pods turgid or not. Seeds small, in 2 rows. Flowers usually yellow. 

 N. Indicfm, L. From Chittagong to Tenasserim on muddy banks 



N. Madagasrarieiise, "^it. and rubbishy places near villages. 



Sinapis dirarieatu, Roxb. 



Pods rather thick, 2 to 5 times longer tlum the pedicels. 



N. DiFFusuM, DC. Ava. 



Sinapis montiina, "Wall. 

 S. pusilla, Boxb. 



CAEnAMixE, Liiinaus. 



Pods narrow, elongate linear, the valves flat and elastic. Seeds in 2 rows. 

 Flowers usually white. 



C. niRSUTA, L. Ava. Bhamo. Martabau. 



var. /3 sglnifiea, H. f. et Tli. 



° ° Cotyledons longitudinally conduplieate. 

 Brassica, Linnaus. 

 Pods elongate. Stigma truncate or 2-lobed. Seeds in a single row. 



* B. CAMPESTRis, L. Arakan. Ava. Bhamo. 



P. rapa and napus, L. 



Sinapes diehotoma, glauca and hrassieata, Boxb. 



JIung-la-u-waing or Mung-nyen. 



Stem-leaves at base clasping the stem with tlieir auricles. 



B. JUNCEA, L. Ava. Bhamo. All over Pegu. 



Sinujiis ramosa, Roxb. 



S. patens, Roxb. 



S. ciineifolia, Roxb. 



Stem-leaves petiolcd, not clasping the stem. Flowers yellow. 



