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Sometimes a bad weed. Extensively cultivated for its 

 roots. 



Brassica Napus L. (classical name). 

 Rape. 



Rare. Fields and waste ground. June — July. Fugitive 

 from Europe. 



Sometimes sown for forage, 



Brassica Rapa L. (classical name). 

 Turnip. 



Occasional. Waste places and cultivated ground. June — 

 July. Fugitive from Europe. 



Extensively cultivated as a vegetable. 



Brassica oleracea L. (suitable for a pot-herb). 

 Cabbage. 



Rare. Cultivated or waste ground as an escape from culti- 

 vation. June. Fugitive from Europe. 

 Well known as a vegetable. 



DIPLOTAXIS DC. 



Diplotaxis muralis (L.) DC. (of walls). 

 Sand Rocket or Mustard. 



Rare. Cultivated or waste ground: Southington (An- 

 drews & Bissell), Oxford (Harger), Stamford (W. H. Hoyt). 

 June — Sept. Fugitive from Europe. 



Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC. (slender-leaved). 

 Wall Rocket or Mustard. 



Local. Plentiful in a sandy waste in Bridgeport (Fames), 

 and about chalk piles in Stamford ( W. H. Hoyt). July — 

 Sept. Naturalized from Europe. 



CONRINGIA Adans. Hare's-ear Mustard. 



Conringia orientalis (L.) Dumort. (of the Orient). 

 Hare's-ear. 



Rare. Waste places: Fairfield (Fames), New Milford (E. 

 H. Austin). June. Fugitive from the Northwest or from 

 Europe. 



