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ments; upper joint oblong, tapering (indistinctly four-angled), 

 one-celled, deciduous (easily separated) ; each joint one-celled 

 and one-seeded (the lower is often abortive). Seed in upper 

 joint erect, in the lower pendulous, 



C. maritima, Scop. Purple Sea Rocket. — e.b. 231. l.b.s. 55. 



A. 18. C. 50. Lat. 50-61°. Alt. 0. Tern. 52-46°. 



Stem smooth, succulent or fleshy, much branched, spreading, 

 1-2 feet high. (Stem and branches remarkable, twisted and 

 zigzag, Sni.) Leaves pinnatifid, with obtuse segments, fleshy, 

 glaucous. Flowers large, lilac colour, in corymbose clusters. 

 Pouches compressed, ridged, on short, stout, spreading or re- 

 flexed pedicels. 



On sandy sea-coasts, Isle of Wight, etc. Annual; June- 

 September. 



Crambe, Lin. — Herbaceous or slightly-shrubby plants, with 

 succulent leaves and clustered panicles of white flowers. Sepals 

 equal at the base. Stigma peltate, often sessile (obtuse, Stn.). 

 Pouch (silicic) not opening, two-jointed, the lower joint short, 

 like a pedicel, barren, the upper one ovate or globular, one- 

 celled and one-seeded. Seed smooth, roundish, suspended from 

 the summit of a long and erect funicle (capillary organ which 

 unites the seed to the placenta) . 



C. maritima, L. Sea Kale. — e.b. 924. l.b.s. 56. 

 A. 12. C. 25. Lat. 50-56°. Alt. 0. Tern. 52-48°. West. 



Stems erect, branched, arising from underground stolons 

 produced by the perennial root. Leaves fleshy, undulate, the 

 lower ones irregularly pinnatifid or pinnate, the upper lanceo- 

 late or linear. Sepals spreading. Petals twice as long as the 

 sepals, with a rounded, spreading limb. Pedicels spreading-erect. 

 Pouch globular, with a bony endocarp, crowned with the very 

 short style and stigma. 



Sea-coasts, on the sandy shore. Perennial ; June-August. 



Kaphanus, Li7i. — Erect, branching plants, with lyrate leaves 

 and large yellow, white, or purple (often veined) flowers. Sepals 

 gibbous at the base. Stigma entire or notched, on a conical 

 style. Pods oblong, jointed (cell separated by transverse parti- 

 tions), the lower joint short, barren or obliterated (abortive) ; 

 upper joint longer, with several seeds. Seeds round, pendulous, 

 isolated by spongy matter, which fills up the interstices in the 

 cell. 



