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ll is ill llowcr Iroiii JliiK' oi" |iily U) Aumist. Il is ;miui;il and propa- 

 yalL'tl by scctls. 



The llowers, lliiuiL;h cronspicuoiis and tairl\- lar^c:, do iiol usualU- 

 become cross-pollinated, owinj^' to their place of growth, amongst corn, 

 in which they are (juite hidden, so that insects do not see the llowers. 



CanilyUill is dispersed b\- its own ancncw The wiiiL^ed pods 

 open and allow the seeds to tall out around the plant. 



ll is a linie-lo\ing plant, and subsists mainly on a lime soil, fur- 



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nished by rocks such as the Chalk, which produces a gTavelK'. tlintv, 

 and rubbly subsoil. 



There is no fungus that infests it; but a beetle, Psc/Iiodcs picipcs, 

 and a moth, Pionca niargaritalis, frequent it. 



The name Ibcris was given by Dioscorides, and refers to its being 

 a native of Iberia, the old name for Spain. Aiua>-a means bitter, 

 referring to the taste. Candytuft alludes to the habit of the llowers, 

 and to its coming from Candia in Crete. 



It is called CantKtuft. Churl's Mustard, Clown's Mustard, -Sciatica 

 Cress. 



It grow-s in a wild state in the eastern counties at Hitchin. It is 

 cultivated for growing in the garden, where it is an improved form 



