132 CRUCIFERAE. [Vor. IT. 
1. Dentaria laciniata Muhl. Cut- 
leaved Toothwort or Pepper-root. 
(Fig. 1735.) 
Dentaria laciniata Muhl.; Willd. Sp. P1. 3: 479. 
Pate tN laciniata Wood, Bot. & FI. 38. 1870. 
Erect, pubescent or glabrous, scapose, sim- 
ple, 8’-15’ high; rootstock deep, tubercled, 
jointed. Leaves all petioled, 2/-5’ broad, 
those of the stem generally 3 and approximate 
or verticillate, rarely distant, 3-parted nearly 
to the base; divisions lanceolate, linear or ob- 
long, the lateral ones often deeply 2-cleft, all 
incisely toothed or lobed; basal leaves similar, 
rarely developed at flowering time; pedicels as- 
cending,stout,8//-10’’ long in fruit; flowers7’/— 
-9/’ broad, white or pink; pods linear, ascend- 
ing, 1/-114/ long; style slender, 3’’-4’’ long. 
In moist or rich woods, Quebec to Florida, west 
to Minnesota and Louisiana. Ascends to 2500 ft. 
Virginia. April-June. 
2. Dentaria diphylla Michx. ‘Two- 
leaved Toothwort. (Fig. 1736.) 
Dentaria diphylla Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 30. 
Ci ei atne diphylla Wood, Bot. & Fl. 37. 1870. 
Stout, erect, simple, scapose, glabrous, 8’— 
14’ high; rootstock continuous, toothed. 
Basal leaves long-petioled, 4/-5’ broad, ter- 
nate, the divisions short-stalked, broadly 
ovate, dentate, or somewhat lobed, about 2/ 
long; stem-leaves generally 2, opposite or 
nearly so, similar, shorter petioled and some- 
times slightly narrower, ovate or ovate- 
lanceolate; pedicels 1/-1%4’ long; flowers 
white, 6/’-8’’ broad; pods 1’ long or more; 
style slender. 
In rich woods and meadows, Nova Scotia and 
New Brunswick to Lake Superior and Minne- 
sota, south to South Carolina and Kentucky. 
Also called Crinkle-root. May. 
3. Dentaria maxima Nutt. Large 
Toothwort. (Fig. 1737.) 
Dentaria maxima Nutt. Gen. 2:66. 1818. 
Cardamine maxima Wood, Bot. & FI. 38. 1870. 
Similar to the last species but larger; root- 
stock jointed, prominently tubercled. Stem 
leaves 2-7 (generally 3), alternate, similar to 
the basal ones; flowers pale purple, 8’’—10’’ 
broad. 
Vermont to western New York and Penn- 
sylvania. Local. May. 
