75 



XXYI. (1778) p. 614, et Linn. Pfl.-Syst. VIII. p. 212 ; Willd. Sp. PI. III. 

 p. 433, et Enum. PI. Hort Bot. Berol. p. 665; Lam. 111. tab. 5.56, fig. 

 2; Pers. Syn. PI. IL p. 187. 



Draba aljnna Baumg. ' Enum. Stirp. Transs. II. p. 232,' non. Linn. 



Smelo'wshia alpina C. A. May. in Ledeb. Fl. Alt. III. p. 170, in 



obs. 



Nocccea cdpina Reichb. Fl. Germ. Excnrs. p. 663. 

 Pritzelago alpina 0. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. I. p. 35. 

 Draba Nasturtiolum Scop. ' Fl. Carn. ed. 2, II. p. 8.' 

 Lepidium HaZleri Crantz, ' Stirp. Austr. ed. 1, fasc. 1, p. 5.' 

 Lepidium brevicaule Hoppe, ' ex Mert, et Koch, Deutschl. Fl. IV. p. 

 519.' 



Hutchinsia hrevicaulis Hoppe, ' ex Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Heft. 65 ' ; 

 Spreng. Syst. Veg. IL p. 863 ; Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ, et Helv. ed. 3. p. 63. 

 Nocccea brevicaidis Eeichb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. p. 663. 

 Pritzelacjo ? brevicaidis 0. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. I. p. 35. 

 Hidchinsia affinis Gren * ex Schultz, Arch. Fl. Fr. Allem. p. 274.' 

 Hutchinsia Auersioaldii Willk. ' Sert. Fl. Hisp. p. 14.' 

 Hidchinsia caulifera Schur, * Enum. PI. Transs. p. 71.' 

 Biennial ? attaining about 22 era. long, divided at the base ; tap-root 

 slender, perpendicular, branched. Stem simple, slender, puberulent, the 

 lower decumbent and destitute of leaves but with old petioles. Leaves 

 sparse, approximate, but much loosely disported above, petiolate, pinnati- 

 parted, attaining about 2 cm. long including the petiole ; leaflets usually 5, 

 elliptical or elliptical-oblong, acute on both ends, entire, glabrous, subcarnose, 

 the lateral leaflets patent, a little remote, subfalcate, about equal to the 

 odd one in size ; petiole longer than the blade, somewhat dilated towards 

 the base. Raceme many-flowered, erect ; rachis puberulent as is the pedicel. 

 Flower white, about 8 mm. across ; pedicels erect-patent, 3-5 cm. long in 

 flower. Sepals oval or oval-elliptical, rounded -obtuse at apex, concave, 

 herbaceous, glabrous, viridescent, but scarious on margin, 3-nerved, with a 

 few and loosely subreticulated veinlets, 2-3 mm. long, deciduous. Petals 

 nearly twice as long as sepals, orbicular or oval, rounded or truncato-rounded 

 at apex, shortly 'inguiculate, loosely nervate, 3^-4^ mm. long. Stamens 

 often slightly shorter than sepals ; filament subulato-filiform ; anther ellip- 

 tical, with yellow pollen. Ovary fusiform, viridescent, very minutely and 

 loosely puberulent on both margins ; valve 1-nerved and with loosely reticu- 

 lated veinlets ; stigma sessile (style none), thickish, concave, sub-4-lobed, 

 minutely pubescent. Ovules 2 in each loculament, pendulous from the upper 



