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inches long, cylindrical, without glands, crowned with the sessile 

 stigma. Seeds with a white filmy border. 



On maritime clifi's in the south of England. Isle of Wight, 

 in several places. Per. ; May, June. — This plant is said to be 

 the parent of the celebrated Brompton Stock, and of all its 

 numerous varieties. 



M. sinuata, Br. Sea Stock. — e.b. 463. l.b.s. 111. 

 A. 3. C. 10. Lat. 50-54°. Tern. 52-49°. 



Root tapering. Stem herbaceous, branched, leafy, two feet 

 high. Leaves oblong, the lower ones sivmated, upper entire. 

 Flowers like those of M. incana, but they are fragrant only at 

 night or in the evening. Pods compressed, 3-4 inches long, 

 muricated with glands. Seeds with a membranous border. 



On the sea-coast of many parts of Wales, Cornwall, and Jer- 

 sey. Biennial; July, August. 



Barbauea, Br. — Biennial or perennial plants, with erect, 

 branched, leafy stems. Lower leaves lyrate-pinnatifid ; stem- 

 leaves clasping. FloAvers yellow. Sepals erect, somewhat gib- 

 bous at the base. Stigma entire. Pod linear, nearly cylindrical 

 {tetragone, four-cornered, Grenier) ; valves keeled, with a pro- 

 minent dorsal nerve ; placenta filiform, not prominent. Seeds in 

 one row, elliptical, slightly compressed. 



B. vulgaris, Br. Bitter Winter Cress. — e.b. 443. l.b.s. 95. 

 A. 16. C. 70. Lat. 50-58°. Mt. 0-200 yds., in England. {B. 

 vidgaris, B. arcuata, and B. stricta are connected by Mr. Watson 

 in treating of their distribution: see ' Cybele,' vol. i. p. 145.) 



Root vertical, tapering. Stem erect, simple, branching near 

 the top, sulcate, leafy. Leaves lyrate, with a large oblong or rouiul 

 terminal lobe, which is entire and slightly cordate in the lower 

 leaves; the upper leaves are partly lyrate and partly entire or 

 toothed, sessile and clasping ; the terminal are obovate and 

 toothed. Pods four-angled, spreading, terminated by a long- 

 beak. 



B. arcuata, Reich., is distinguished from B. vulgaris by its 

 larger and deeper yellow flowers, by its horizontal pedicels, and 

 by its curved spreading-ascending pods. 



B. stricta, Andrzj. Reich. 4355. l.b.s. 96. — B. parvifiora, 

 Fries ? 



Stems erect, several, branched, 1-2 feet high. Lower leaves 

 lyrate, with 2-3 pairs of small lateral lobes ; terminal lobe obo- 



