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CRUCIFER^E. XVII. LUNARIA. XVIII. RICOTIA. XIX. FARSETIA. 



permanent, silvery. The English name of the genus, Honesty, 

 is given to it on account of the clear brilliant dissepiment. 



1 L. REDIVIVA (Lin. spec. 911.) pods lanceolate, narrowed at 

 both ends. If.. H. Native of France, Switzerland, Germany, 

 Italy, Transylvania, &c. &c. in mountain woods. Lam. ill. t. 

 561. f. 1. L. odorata, Lam. fl. fr. 2. p. 457. L. Ricotia, Gaert. 

 fruct. 2. p. 289. t. 142. L. perennis, Gmel. fl. bad. 3. p. 48. 

 L. lanceolata, Stok. bot. mat. med. 3. p. 442. Flowers sweet- 

 scented, purplish. 



Var. (3, purpurea (D. C. syst. 2. p. 281.) flowers purple. 



Var, y, alpina (D. C. syst. 2. p. 281.) upper leaves less cor- 

 date ; pods narrower. Tab. icon. 512. Lunaria alpina, Berg, 

 phyt. 3. p. 115. 



Perennial Honesty. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1596. PI. 2 or 3 feet. 



2 L. BIE'NNIS (Mcench. meth. 261.) pods elliptical, blunt at 

 both ends. $ . H. Native of Sweden, Germany, France, Swit- 

 zerland, &c. in mountain woods. L. annua, Lin. spec. 911. 

 Lam. ill. t. 561. f. 2. Schkuhr. handb. 2. no. 1829. t. 182. 

 L. inodora, Lam. fl. fr. 2. p. 457. L. rediviva, Gaert. fruct. 2. 

 p. 288. t. 142. exclusive of the synonyms. L. ovalis, Stok. 

 bot. mat. med. 3. p. 441. Flowers violet-lilac, scentless. 



In German this plant is named Mondviole, Mondkraut, Silber~ 

 blume, Silberblatt, Flittern, Atlasblume, Waldriegel. In Dutch, 

 Maankruid, Penningkruid, Zilverbloeme. In Danish, Maane- 

 viol, Manefioler. In French, La Lunaire, Satinee, Satin blanc, 

 Passe Satin, Medaille, Herbe aux lunettes. 



Var. (3, albiflora (D. C. syst. 2. p. 282.) Flowers white. Morr. 

 oxon. 2. p. 246. no. 2. 



Var. y, corcyrce'a (D. C. syst. 2. p. 283.) pods almost orbi- 

 cular. Native of the island of Corcyra. Perhaps a distinct 

 species. 



Biennial Honesty. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1595. PI. l to 3 ft. 



Cult. The species of Lunaria are large well-known ornamen- 

 tal plants. They thrive well in the open border, in common 

 garden soil. The L. biennis can only be increased by seeds, 

 which should be sown in the border where the plants are intended 

 to remain, or they may be transplanted. The L. rediviva may 

 be either increased by dividing the plant at the root, or by 

 seeds. 



XVIII. RICO'TIA (Ricot, probably the name of some ob- 

 scure botanist.) Lin. gen. no. 810. Lam. ill. t. 561. D. C. syst. 

 2. p. 284. prod. 1. p. 157. 



LIN. SYST. Tetradynamia, Siliculbsa. Silicic sessile, ellip- 

 tical, when ripe losing its dissepiment and becoming 1 -celled: 

 valves flat. Funicles long, free. Seeds when young 4, when 

 ripe, solitary and nearly central in the cell. Calyx with two pro- 

 tuberances at the base. Petals entire. Stamens toothless. 

 Smooth, slender, branched, annual herbs, with variable pinnate- 

 lobed, stalked leaves, and filiform bractless pedicels, which are 

 disposed in elongated racemes, bearing pale lilac-coloured flowers 

 about the size and appearance of those of Cakile. 



1 R. LUNA'RIA (D. C. syst. 2. p. 284.) leaves almost bipin- 

 nate ; lobes oblong, sinuated, angular. O- H. Native of Syria 

 not far from Saleyeh, also on Mount Carmel near Ptolemy. R. 

 ^igyptiaca, Lin. spec. 912. Lam. ill. t. 561. Ker. bot. reg. 

 49. Cardamine Lunaria, Lin. spec. ed. 1. p. 656. Lunaria Rico- 

 tia, Ga:rt. fruct. 2. p. 289. t. 142. Mill. icon. 2. p. 113. t. 169. 

 Plant twisted, somewhat scandent. Petals lilac, with white claws. 

 Pods ovate lanceolate. 



.Moon-podded Ricotia. Fl. Jun. Jul. Clt. 1757. PI. | foot. 



2 R. TENUIFOLIA (Smith, fl. grsec. t. 630.) leaves somewhat 

 bipinnatifid ; lobes linear. O- H. Native of Caramania. Peltaria 

 Caramaniensis, Sibth. in herb. Banks. Stem much branched, 

 twiggy. Flowers lilac. Pods compressed, flat, obovate, blunt. 



Fine-leaved Ricotia. Fl. Jun. Jul. PI. foot. 



) A species not sufficiently known. 



3 R. CANTONE'NSIS (Lour. coch. ed. Willd. 2. p. 482.) 

 leaves oblong, pinnate-cut. Native of China about Canton. Luna- 

 ria Ricotia, Desv. journ. bot. 3. p. 174. Pods oblong, compress- 

 ed, thin, nearly sessile, differing from Ricotia in having yellow 

 flowers and many-seeded pods. 



Canton Ricotia. PI. -| foot. 



Cult. This genus of pretty annuals is well adapted for orna- 

 menting rock-work, where the seed should be sown, or they may 

 be sown in the open border. A light sandy soil suits them best. 



XIX. PARSE' TI A (in honour of Philip Farseti, a noble 

 Venetian botanist.) Turra fars. 1765. Desv. journ. bot. 3. p. 

 173. D. C. syst. 2. p. 286. prod. 1. p. 157. 



LIN. SYST. Tetradynamia, Siliculbsa. Silicle sessile ovate 

 (f. 46. g.), or orbicular, with flat valves (f. 46. g.). Seed 

 winged (f. 46. g.}. Calyx bisaccate at the base. Petals entire. 

 Branched, erect herbs or sub-shrubs, which are more or less 

 hoary or downy. Leaves entire, oblong. Racemes terminal ; pedi- 

 cels filiform without bracteas, or furnished sometimes with leafy 

 bracteas. Flowers yellow, or dirty whitish-purple. 



SECT. I. FARSETIA'NA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 157. Farsetia, 

 D. C. syst. 2. p. 287.) Petals oblong-linear, entire, whitish-pur- 

 ple. Stamens all toothless. Pods elliptical ; dissepiment pierced 

 at the base. 



1 F. ^EGYPTI'ACA (Turr. diss. fars. 1765. 4to. p. 1. t. 1.) 

 stems shrubby, erect ; leaves linear, pressed, hoary. Tj . G. 

 Native of Egypt, in the desert of Cairo, and about Aleppo ; in 

 Mauritania, at the bottom of mountains near Cafza. Cheiran- 

 thus Farsetia, Lin. mant. 94. Desf. atl. 2. p. 89. t. 160. Lu- 

 naria scabra, Forsk. aegyp. desc. 117. Farsetia cheiranthoides, 

 R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 96. Stem much branched. 



Egyptian Farsetia. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1788. PI. 1 foot. 



2 F. STYLOSA (R. Br. in append to Denh. and Clapper, journ. 

 p. 12.) plant much branched ; silicle oblong, many-seeded ; lobes 

 of stigma spreading. Tj . G. Native about Tripoli. Leaves 

 not seen. 



Broad-styled Farsetia. PL 1 foot ? 



SECT. H. CYCLOCARPJE'A (from KVK\O, kyklos, a circle, and 

 KapTroe, karpos, a fruit ; orbicular pods.) D. C. syst. 2. p. 287. 

 prod. 1. p. 157. Petals oblong, somewhat emarginate. Smaller 

 stamens furnished with a tooth. Pods orbicular, smooth, with 

 an entire dissepiment. 



3 F. SUFFRUTICOSA (D. C. syst. 2. p. 287.) stems at base 

 somewhat shrubby, erect ; leaves lanceolate, downy.' ^ . G. 

 Native of Persia, between Hamadan and Casbin, and at Mount 

 Elwend. Lunaria suffruticosa, Vent. eels. t. 19. Flowers rather 

 drooping, scentless, of a violet-lilac colour. Sepals velvety. 



Suffruticose Farsetia. Fl. Apr. May. Clt. 1830. PI. 1 foot. 



SECT. III. FIBIGIA (derivation unknown.) D. C. syst. 2. p. 

 288. Med. gen. 1. p. 90. t. 2. f. 23. D. C. prod. 1. p. 157. 

 Laminas of petals ovate or oval, yellow, entire, smaller stamens 

 furnished each with a tooth. Pods elliptic : dissepiment entire, 

 bounded by narrow linear areolae. This section is considered 

 by Mr. Brown sufficient to constitute a genus. 



4 F. LUNARioh>ES (R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 96.) 

 stems suffruticose, ascendant ; leaves oblong-obovate, stalked, 

 and are as well as the pods downy-hoary. I/ . H. Native of 

 the islands in the Archipelago. Lunaria Grae'ca, Willd. enum. 



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