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/ SPECIES II.—LEPIDIUM SATIVUM. Zinz. 
Puate CLV.* 
Reich. Ic. Fl. Germ. et Helv. Vol. II. ZVetr. Tab. IX. Fig. 4212. 
Rootstock none. Radical leaves in a rosette, stalked, very 
deeply pinnatifid (almost pinnate) with the segments again 
pinnatifid or lobed; stem leaves pinnatifid, with a few long 
narrow segments which are sometimes again pinnatifid, or with 
small projecting teeth or lobes towards the apex; the uppermost 
ones sessile, strap-shaped, and entire, without auricles at the base. 
Petals twice as long as the sepals. Stamens 6. Pod lenticular, 
sub-orbicular, distinctly notched at the apex, glabrous; valves 
conspicuously winged towards the top, forming a rounded lobe on 
each side of the style, and separated by a rather narrow sinus ; 
style half as long as the notch. Seeds elliptical- or oblong- 
prismatical, compressed. 
On rubbish heaps. Not uncommon, but without any claims to 
be considered indigenous, the seeds being always of garden origin. 
(England, Scotland]. Annual. Summer. 
Stem erect, 1 to 2 feet high, much branched in the upper part, 
the branches ascending-erect. Radical leaves soon decaying ; stem 
leaves with rather distant lobes, all narrowed towards the base. 
Flowers white, about 4; inch across. Fruiting raceme long. 
Pedicels erect, closely applied to the stem, § to ¢ inch long. Pod 
about 4+ inch long, and very nearly as broad. Seeds pale reddish 
brown, finely punctured, generally 3-sided. The cotyledons are 
curious, being divided into 3 lobes of which the centre is the 
longest. Whole plant glaucous, nearly glabrous, or with small 
distant hairs. 
Garden Cress. 
French, Passerage Cultivée. German, Gartenkresse. 
This species is well known as the common Garden Cress. It is a native of the 
East, but has now become naturalized. It ranks among gardeners as the principal of 
small salads. The varietiesare : 1, The plain-leaved, chiefly cultivated ; 2, The curled- 
leaved, used principally as a garnish ; 3, The broad-leaved, which is less used as a salad 
than as a food for young turkeys. All varieties are raised from seed, and are of very 
rapid growth. They are sometimes raised on porous earthenware vessels of a conical 
form, having small gutters for retaining the seed. These are called pyramids, and are 
somewhat ornamental in winter, and afford repeated gatherings. 
We ek a 
* Drawn by Mr. J. E. Sowerby from a specimen from Wimbledon Common. 
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