CABBAGE FAMILY 



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pressed, elastic. (Name from the Greek kardia, the heart, damao, 

 I overpower, from the supposed properties of the genus) 



I. C. amdra (Large-flowered Bitter Cress). — Stem i — 2 feet 



CARDAMfNlS HIRSUTA 



(Hairy Bitter Cress). 



SISYMBRIUM THALiXnUM, p. 43 

 {Thale Cress). 



high, with runners ; leaves pinnate ; leafieis angular, those of the 

 radical leaves roundish, those of the.cauHne leaves oblong; 

 flowers \\x\. across; petals white; anthers purple. — River-sides; 

 not common. — Fl. April — June. Perennial. 



2. C. pratinsis (Lady's Smock, Cuckoo Flower). — Stem about 



