CABBAGE FAMILY 



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long claws ; seeds compressed. (Name said to be of Arabic 

 origin.) 



1/=^ C. Cheiri (Wallflower).— 6'/<?w shrubby; leaves lanceolate, 

 acute, entire ; flowers i in. across, yellow, fragrant ; pods 4- 

 angled.— Not indigenous ; but naturalised on many old walls.— 



MATTHi'oLA incXna {Hoary SJtrtthby Stock). 



Fl. April — June. Biennial. Many varieties, v,^ith red and brown 

 flowers, are cultivated in gardens. 



3. RAmcuLA (Watercress).— Glabrous, mostly aquatic herbs; 

 flowers small, yellow or white ; sepals spreading"; petals with short 

 claws. (Name, a diminutive from radix^ a root, anciently applied 

 to a small edible radish.) 



* Flowers white 



I. R. Nasturtiu77i-aqudticimi (Common Watercress). — Leaves 

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