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CRUCIFERjE. XL. IBERIS. 



1. Suffruticbso-corymbosa. Fructiferous pedicels corym- 

 bose. Stems suffruticose. Evergreen plants. 



1 I. CONTRA'CTA (Pers. ench. 2. p. 186.) frutescent, smooth; 

 stem erect, elongated ; leaves linear, somewhat cuneated, toothed ; 

 pods crowded, umbellate. Tj . H. Native of Spain and Por- 

 tugal. Fructiferous corymbs very much contracted. Flowers 

 white. 



Var. ft, ciliolata (D. C. syst. 2. p. 405.). I. fruticosa, foliis 

 oblongis, crassis, &c. Ant. Juss. in herb. Juss. Leaves evi- 

 dently ciliated at the base. Perhaps a proper species. D. C. 1. c. 



Contrai ted-corymbed Candy-Tuft. Fl. April, June. Clt. 

 1824. PL 1 tol| foot. 



2 I. PRUI'TI (Tineo. pug. sic. 1. p. 11. no. IX.) stems suf- 

 fruticose at the base, smooth ; leaves obovate-spatulate, entire, 

 or somewhat toothed ; pods emarginate, somewhat corymbose. 

 11 . Jj . H. Native of Sicily on the Nebrode mountains. Very 

 like Iberis Tenoreana, but differing in the leaves being very 

 smooth, not ciliated, and the flowers pure white ; silicles dis- 

 posed in very short, much-crowded racemes. 



Pruitian Candy-Tuft. PI. i foot. 



3 I. TENOREA'NA (D. C. syst. 2. p. 404.) stems suffrutescent 

 at the base ; leaves somewhat fleshy, crenated, lower ones obovate, 

 narrowed at the base and ciliated, upper ones oblong-linear ; 

 pods emarginate, somewhat corymbose. Tj.H. Native of Naples 

 near St. Angelo and on Mount Vellino in Abruzzo. Sweet, 

 brit. fl. gard. t. 88. bot. mag. t. I. cepeffifolia, Tenore, prod, 

 fl. nap. p. 37. but not of Lin. Flowers purplish or whitish, 

 umbellate. Stems ascendant. A beautiful plant. 



Tenore' s Candy-Tuft. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1822. PI. \ ft. 



2. Herbaceo-corymbbsa. Fructiferous pedicels corymbose. 

 Stems herbaceous. Annual or biennial plants. 



4 I. SPATULA' TA (Berg. phyt. icon. D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 716.) 

 herbaceous, smooth ; leaves spatulate, entire, rather fleshy ; pods 

 corymbose, emarginate, with an acute, narrow notch. . H. 

 Native of the Pyrenees in calcareous stony places, irrigated at 

 certain seasons from the melting of snow. Iberis cepeaefolia, 

 Pourr. act. toul. 3. p. 321. but not of Wulf. Iberis rotundifolia, 

 Lam. diet. 3. p. 221. but not of Lin. Iberis carnosa, 'Willd. spec. 

 3. p. 455. Flowers purplish. Seed thick, rufous-brown. 



SjMtulate-leaved Candy-Tuft. Fl. Ju.Jul. Clt. 1820. PL ft. 



5 I. NA'NA (All. auct. p. 15. t. 2. f. 1.) herbaceous, smooth ; 

 leaves roundish-spatulate, entire, somewhat fleshy ; pods corym- 

 bose, emarginate, with a broadish blunt notch. $ . H. Native 

 on rocky mountains in Piedmont, Dauphiny, Provence, &c. 

 Iberis Aurosica, Vill. delph. 1. p. 349. 3. p. 289. Flowers 

 purple. Petioles never ciliated as in the preceding plant. 



Dwarf Candy-Tuft. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1822. PL i foot. 



6 I. VIOLA'CEA (R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 85.) 

 herbaceous, smoothish ; leaves stalked, spatulate, blunt, toothed, 

 or quite entire, ciliated ; corymbs somewhat umbellate ; calyx 

 hairy on the back. Q. H. Native of ? Flowers violet. 



Violet-colour^ Candy-Tuft. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1782. PL | ft. 



7 I. TAU'RICA (D. C. syst. 2. p. 402.) herbaceous, smoothish ; 

 leaves ciliated, somewhat fleshy, lower ones spatulate, somewhat 

 bidentate at the apex, upper ones linear ; pods corymbose, emar- 

 ginate ; lobules of pod blunt, shorter than the style. $ . H. Na- 

 tive of Tauria and Caucasus on stony hills. Iberis ciliata, Willd. 

 spec. 3. p. 445. but not of All. Iberis simplex, D. C. fl. fr. 

 suppl. p. 597. Thlaspi saxatile, Habl. taur. p. 157. Very like 

 Iberis amdra and /. ciliata. Flowers white. Leaves ciliated. 



Taurian Candy-Tuft. Fl. May, Jul. Clt. 1802. PL to f ft. 



8 I. CILIA'TA (All. auct. p. 15. but not of Willd.) herbaceous, 

 smoothish ; leaves linear, entire, ciliated at the base ; pods co- 

 rymbose, emarginate, lobules blunt, equal in length with the 

 style. $ . H. Native of Nice and Provence, on rocks. Iberis 



Molinerii, Balb. cat. hort. taur. 1813. p. 43. Flowers nearly 

 like those of Iberis pinnata, white. 



Ciliated-leaved Candy-Tuft. FLJu.Jul. Clt.1802. Pl.|tol ft. 



9 I. LINIFO'LIA (Lin. spec. 905.) herbaceous, smooth ; leaves 

 linear, quite entire, somewhat toothed ; pods corymbose, biden- 

 tate. $ . H. Native of Nice, Provence, Dauphiny, Sicily, and 

 Spain, &c. I. tenuifdlia, Presl. ex Spreng. Garid. aix. 459. t. 

 105. Very like Iberis umbelluta. Flowers purplish. 



Far. p. albiflbra (Desf. in herb. mus. Paris). Flowers white. 

 Flax-leaved Candy-Tuft. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1759. PL 1-2 ft. 



10 I. UMBELLA'TA (Lin. spec. 906.) herbaceous, smooth; 

 leaves lanceolate, acuminated, lower ones serrated, upper ones 

 quite entire; pods umbellate, very acutely 2-lobed. O> H. 

 Native of Italy, about Genoa, Sarzena, and Pisa ; in the island 

 of Crete, and in Spain; on stony hills in sunny places. Curt. bot. 

 mag. t. 106. Thlaspi umbellatum, Crantz. aust. 25. Iberis 

 corymbosa, Mcench. meth. 269. Flowers purplish. 



Umbellate or Purple Candy-'Tuft. Fl. June, Aug. PL J to 1 ft. 



111. LAGASCA'NA (D.C. syst. 2. p. 400.) herbaceous, pilosely- 

 pubescent ; leaves oblong, somewhat spatulate, toothed at the 

 top; pods somewhat corymbose, acutely 2-lobed. 0. H. Na- 

 tive of Spain in mountainous places in the province of Valentia, 

 and in the vicinity of Hellin in the province of Murcia. Iberis 

 spatulata, Lag. fl. hisp. ined. but not of Berg. Flowers white? 



Lagasca's Candy-Tuft. Fl.Ju. Aug. Clt. 1822. PL foot. 



3. Herbaceo-racembsa. Fructiferous pedicels racemose. Stems 

 herbaceous. Annual or biennial plants. 



12 I. ODORA'TA (Lin. spec. 906.) herbaceous, smooth ; leaves 

 linear, toothed, ciliated at the base, dilated at the top ; pods 

 roundish, emarginate, lobes acute, spreading, shorter than the 

 style. Q. H. Native of Crete. Sweet, br. fl. gard. t. 50. Clus. 

 hist. 2. p. 132. f. 1. Like Iberis pinnata. Flowers white, 

 sweet-scented. 



Sweet-scented Candy-Tuft. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1806. PL | to 1ft. 



13 I. PINNA' TA (Gouan. hort. monsp. 319.) herbaceous, 

 smooth ; leaves pinnatifid ; racemes corymbose, but after flower- 

 ing a little elongated. O- H. Native of Spain, south of France, 

 and Italy, in corn-fields. Lob. icon. t. 217. f. 2. Dalech. higd. 

 &52. f. 2. Flowers white, sweet-scented, corymbose. Calyx 

 a little violaceous. 



Var. ft, crendta (Lam. diet. 3. p. 213.) leaves deeply-cre- 

 nated. 



Pinnate-leaved Candy-Tuft. FL June, Aug. Clt. 1596. Pl.Jft. 



141. INTERMEDIA (Guersent, in bull, philom. no. 82. t. 21.) 

 herbaceous ; leaves lanceolate, smooth, blunt, entire, or the 

 radical ones are a little toothed ; flowers finally racemose ; pods 

 ovate, truncate, or very broadly emarginated. $ . H. Native 

 on calcareous rocks along the Seine between Rouen and Due- 

 lair. Intermediate between /. amdra and /. umbellala. Flowers 

 white. 



Intermediate Candy-Tuft. Fl.Ju. Jul. Clt. 1823. PL J to 1 ft. 



15 I. AMA RA (Lin. spec. 906.) herbaceous ; leaves lanceolate, 

 acute, somewhat toothed ; flowers corymbose, finally racemose ; 

 pods orbicular, narrowly emarginate. 0. H. Native of Europe, 

 from Portugal to Germany, and from England to Italy, frequent 

 among corn ; in England about Henley and other places in Ox- 

 fordshire ; about Wallingford, Berkshire, undoubtedly wild. 

 Smith, engl. bot. t. 52. Flowers white ; sepals with membra- 

 nous margins. The whole plant has a nauseous bitter taste. 



Var. ft, ruficaulis (Lejeun. fl. spa. 2. p. 58.) leaves narrower, 

 ciliated. Habit smal.'er. Stem villous with rufous down. 



Bitter Candy-Tuft. Fl. June, July. England. PL % to 1 foot. 



4. Frutescenti-racembsa. Fructiferous pedicels racemose. 

 Stems frutescent. Evergreen plants. 



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