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Genus 28. Hesperis. 
H. matronalis. Dame's Violet. Fig. 121. 
Stem erect. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, toothed. Moist hilly pastures 
and waste places. 2-3 ft. Pcrenn. May and June. Rose-colour. 
Q) E.B. 1. 731. E. B. 2. 949. H. Am. 34. Bab. 25. Lind. 29. 
Genus 29. Brassica. 
B. Napus. Wild Rape. Fig. 122* 
Root fusiform. Lower leaves lyrate, toothed ; upper ones lanceolate, 
stem-clasping. Smooth. Waste ground. Cultivated for its oily seeds. 
1-2 ft. Bienn. May and June. Bright yellow. (^) E. B. 1 . 2146. 
E. B. 2. 950. H. fy Am. 40. Bab. 26. Lind. 32. 
B. Rapa. Wild Turnip. Fig. 123, 
Root orbicular, fleshy. Root-leaves lyrate, rough ; stem-ones nearly 
entire, smooth. Fields and waste places. Cultivated for its edible root. 
1-2 ft. Bienn. April and May. Bright yellow. (-£) E.B. 1.21/6. 
E. B. 2. 951. H. Am. 40. Bab. 26. Lind. 32. 
B. oleracea. Cabbage. Fig. 124. 
Root cylindrical, fleshy. Leaves large, partly lyrate, waved and 
lobed, glaucous, smooth. Sea-clitfs. Cultivated as an esculent.. 6 in.- 
2 ft. Bienn. June. Lemon-yellow. (£) E.B. 1.637. E.B. 2. 952. 
II. Am. 40. Bab. 26. Lind. 32. 
B. Monensis. Isle of Man Cabbage. Fig. 125. 
Leaves glaucous, deeply pinnatifid, unequally toothed. Sandy sea¬ 
shores in the Isle of Man and elsewhere. Eaten by cattle. 6 in.-l ft. 
Perenn. June and July. Yellow. (L) E. B. 1. 962. E. B. 2. 953. 
II. Am. 41. Bab. 27. Lind. 32. 
B. Cheiranthus. Wall-flower Cabbage. Fig. 126. 
Root woody. All the leaves deeply pinnatifid, hairy. Perhaps a 
variety of the preceding. Sandy shores, Jersey. Perenn.? July. 
Deep yellow. (|) E.B.Supp. 2821. Bab. 27. Lind. 320. 
B. campestris. Field Cabbage. Colza. Swedish Turnip. Fig. 127. 
Root tapering. Root-leaves lyrate, rough ; those of the stem entire 
or partly pinnatifid, stem-clasping. River-sides and cultivated ground. 
Varieties cultivated for their oily seeds and edible roots. 1-2 ft. 
Ann. June-Aug. Yellow. (|) E. B. 1. 2243. E.B.2.95A. II. 
Am. 40. Bab. 26. Lind. 32. 
Genus 30. Sinapis. 
S. arvensis. Charlock. Wild Mustard. Fig. 128. 
Leaves toothed, partly lyrate. Pods with many angles, rugged, longer 
than their beak. A common weed. 1-2 ft. Ann. May and June. Yellow. 
(|) E. B. 1 . 1748. E.B. 2. 953. E.^Arn.Al. Bab.27. Lind. 33. 
S. alba. White Mustard. Fig. 129. 
Leaves pinnatifid. Pods bristly, rugged, spreading, shorter than the 
beak. Waste ground. 1ft. Ann. July. Yellow. Iff) E.B.1.1677. 
E. B. 2. 956. H. <£* Am. 42. Bab. 27. Lind. 33. 
S. nigra. Black Mustard. Fig. 130. 
Lower leaves lyrate, rough ; upper ones linear-lanceolate. Beak of 
pod very short. Pungent seeds used as a condiment. 3-4 ft. Ann. 
June. Yellow, (i) E. B. 1. 969. E. B. 2. 957. II. Am. 41. 
Bab. 27. Lind. 33. 
