FLORA OF THK I IM'FK SUSglKIl ANN A. \'6 



ERYSIMUM L. 



E. cheiranthoides L. Wokmskkd Mi staki>. Tkkaci.k Mistard. 

 Coniinon. Saiel to j^row in wet places, but here found along^ 

 roadsides and in cultivated fields. Not reported from Susque- 

 hanna county. Jidy. 



SISVMBRIL'M L. 



S. officinale L. Hkdi'.k MrsiAKD. Abundant. A spreading, 

 much-branched weed, along roadsides, about dwellings and in 

 waste grounds. July. August. 



BRASSICA L. 



B. Sinapistrum Boiss. Wild Mistard. CuAKiut k. Found oc- 

 casionally in cultivated fields, Fenno, Lucy, Clutt\ 'El/sworth, 

 Covillc. 



B. nigra ( L. ) Koch. Bl.\ck Mi stard. Common in cultivated 

 ground. Flowers sweet-scented. 



SIX APIS L. . 



S. alba L. White Mustard. Rare. Occasionally escapes, Baj-- 

 bour, Lucy. ( Brassica alba.) 



The cabbage ( Brassica olcracea), turnip ( B. canipcstris) 



and radish ( Raphnus sativus ) belong here. They sometimes 

 appear as escapes in old gardens, but do not become naturalized. 



BURSA Weber. 



B. Bursa=Pastoris (L.) Weber. Siikimierd's Purse. Abundant 

 as a weed in all cultivated grounds and waste places. Occasion- 

 ally used for greens in early spring. Graves. Blooms through- 

 out the spring and summer. ( Capsella Bursa-pastoris Moench. ) 



LEPIDIUM L. 



L. Virginicum L. Peiiercrass. Pennywort. Abundant along 

 roadsides and in waste places. 



L. campestre (L. ) R. Br. Yellow Seed. Cow Cress. Rare. 

 Valley of the Chenango, Cliite. Well established along Seeley 

 creek near Elmira, Lucy. Not noted elsewhere. June. 



