CRUCIFER;E. CVI. HELIOPHILA. 



267 



Hope. Flowers ? Bearing small leafy branches in the axils of 

 the leaves. Silique linear, a line in breadth. 

 Bundled Heliophila. Shrub 1 foot. 



31 H. SUAVI'SSIMA (Burch. cat. geogr. pi. afr. aust. extra- 

 trop, no. 2742.) smooth ; pods almost linear, narrowed at the 

 base, spreading ; leaves linear-subulate, acutish. Tj . G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope, near Plettenbergs-Baaken. H. 

 juncea, Vahl. herb. Flowers very sweet-scented, violet. 



Very-sweet-scented- flowered Heliophila. Shrub 1 foot. 



32 H. SUBULA'TA (Burch. cat. geogr. afr. aust. extratrop. no. 

 6214.) pubescent; pods linear, spreading, not narrowed at the 

 base ; leaves linear-subulate, very acute. Jj . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope, at Hartenbosch, near Mossel Bay. 

 This plant, at first sight, has the appearance of a variety of H. 

 suavissima. Flowers violet ? Petals oblong. 



Subulate-leaved Heliophila. Shrub 1 foot. 



33 H. PLATYSI'LIQUA (R. Br. in hort. kew, ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 

 99.) smooth ; pods linear, erect, or pendulous ; leaves fleshy, 

 terete. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Chei- 

 ranthus carnosus, Thunb. prodr. 108. Hesperis cheiranthus 

 carnosus, Poir. suppl. 3. p. 197. Flowers purple. Sepals 

 with membranous margins. Stems whitish. 



Broad-podded Heliophila. Fl. July, August. Clt. 1774. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



34 H. LINEARIFO'LIA (Burch. cat. geogr. afr. austr. extra- 

 trop. no. 347, and 793.) smoothish ; pods erect, linear, pointed 

 with the style ; leaves linear, acute, quite entire. Tj . G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope, in the vicinity of Cape Town. 

 Flowers blue. Stems erect, or decumbent. 



Far. ft, hirsiita (Burch. 1. c. no. 5518.) plant rather hairy. 

 Native at Nysna, in the region of Anteniqua-land. 



Linear-leaved Heliophila. Fl. July, August. Clt. 1819. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



35 H. STYLO'SA (Burch. cat. geogr. afr. aust. extratrop. no. 

 3291.) smooth ; pods linear, pendulous ; style filiform longer 

 than the pedicel ; leaves linear, quite entire. Jj G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope, at Komme-dakka. Petals oblong- 

 linear, apparently from yellow to reddish in a dry state. 



Long-styled Heliophila. Fl. July, August. Shrub ^ to ft. 



36 H. VIRGA^TA (Burch. cat. pi. afr. austr. extratrop.) smooth ; 

 pods somewhat deflexed, linear, pointed with the filiform style, 

 which is longer than the pedicel ; leaves ovate, entire, or toothed. 



Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



Far. a, integrifblia (D. C. syst. 2. p. 693.) leaves entire ; 

 flowers yellowish-white. Burch. 1. c. no. 4605. 



far. fi, dentata (D. C. 1. c.) leaves grossly and sharply 

 toothed ; flowers white, sweet-scented. Burch. 1. c. no. 3933. 



Twiggy Heliophila. Shrub 2 feet. 



37 H. SCOPA V RIA (Burch. cat. geogr. pi. afr. austr. extratrop. no. 

 7887, and 8557.) smooth ; pods erect, linear, ending in the short 

 style ; (f. 47, o.) leaves linear-subulate ; racemes few-flowered. 

 Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in the vicinity of 

 Cape Town, and on the Baviaans-Kloof mountains. Cheiran- 

 thus strictus, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 781. Flowers white, tipped with 

 red. Habit of plant very unlike any of the other species of 

 Heliophila. Deless icon. sel. 2. t. 98. 



Broom Heliophila. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1802. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



SECT. VI. PACHY'STYLUM (from vayyg, pachys, thick, and 

 orvXoc, stylos, a style ; because the pods are terminated by a 

 thick conical style.) D. C. syst. 2. p. 694. prod. 1. p. 234. 

 Siliques sessile, somewhat compressed, linear, velvety, crowned 

 by the thick conical short style. A pubescent sub-shrub, with 

 entire leaves. 



38 H. INCA NA (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. p. 397. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 

 99.) pods linear, compressed, velvety, terminated by the thick, 



conical, smooth style ; leaves oblong. T? . G. Native of the 

 Gape of Good Hope. H. frutescens, Lam. diet. 3. p. 91. Petals 

 blueish-purple, longer than the calyx. 



Hoary Heliophila. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1774. Shrub 2 ft. 



SECT. VII. LANCEOLA'KIA (from lancea, a lance; lanceolate 

 shape of pods.) D. C. syst. 2. p. 695. prod. 1. p. 235. Siliques 

 sessile, lanceolate, ending in a short style ; seeds large. Cotyle- 

 dons 2-legged, somewhat twisted. A little smooth shrub. 



39 H. MACROSPE'RMA (Burch. cat. geogr. pi. afr. austr. ex- 

 tratrop. no. 3425.) pods lanceolate, ending in the short style ; 

 leaves linear, acute. ^ . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope, on rocks at Zwart-Waterpoost. Flowers unknown. 



Large-seeded Heliophila. Shrub 1 foot. 



SECT. VIII. CARPOPO'DIUM (from tcapTroe, karpos, a fruit, 

 and TTOVC TTO^OC, pous podos, a foot ; in allusion to the pods being 

 seated on pedicels.) D. C. syst. 2. p. 695. prod. 1. p. 235. 

 Siliques compressed, elongated, linear, standing on long pedicels, 

 pointed by the short style. A smooth erect shrub. 



40 H. CLEOMOI'DES (D. C. syst. 2. p. 695.) pods compressed, 

 pedicellate ; leaves linear-lanceolate. 17 . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Deless. icon. sel. 2. t. 99. Cleome Ca- 

 pensis, Lin. spec. 940. Cheiranthus strictus, Lin. fil. suppl. 296. 

 Petals oblong, yellow, a little longer than the calyx. 



Ckome-like Heliophila. Fl. July. Clt. 1802. Sh. 1 foot. 



f Species not sufficiently known. 



41 H. MOLLUOI'NEA (D. C. syst. 2. p. 696.) H. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Pluk aim. 213. t. 200. f. 3. 

 Weinm. phyton. t. 641. f. c. from the figure the leaves are op- 

 posite, 3-parted, with linear acute lobes. Flowers blue. 



Mollugo-like Heliophila. Fl. June, July. PI. 1 foot. 



42 H. LINIFLORA (D. C. syst. 2. p. 696.) O- H. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Herm. lugd. b. 366. Pods up- 

 right. Leaves narrow, toothed. Flowers blue Tourn. inst. 223. 



Flax-flowered Heliophila. F). June, July. PI. J foot. 



43 H. HETEROPHY'LLA (Thunb. prodr. 107.) O-? H. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Stem branched ; leaves fili- 

 form, lower ones 3-parted, upper ones entire. Scarcely differing 

 from H. linearifolia. 



Various-leaved Heliophila. PI. 1 foot. 



44 H. LYRA'TA (Thunb. prodr. p. 108.) Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Leaves lyrate. Pods terete. 



Lyrate-leaved Heliophila. Fl. ? PL? 



45 H. LINEARIS (D. C. syst. 2. p. 697.) Q. H. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Hesperis cheiranthus linearis, Poir. 

 suppl. 3. p. 197. Cheiranthus linearis, Thunb. prodr. 108. 

 Stems erect, herbaceous. Leaves linear, smooth. 



Zmear-leaved Heliophila. PL 1 foot. 



46 H. CALLO'SA (D. C. syst. 2. p. 696.) ^ . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Cheiranthus callosus, Lin. fil. suppl. 

 296. Stem shrubby, angular. Leaves lanceolate entire, callose. 



Ca//0M-leaved Heliophila. Shrub 1 ? foot. 



47 H. GRAMI'NEA (D. C. syst. 2. rj. 697.) O- H. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Cheiranthus gramineus, Thunb. 

 prodr. 108. Hesperis cheiranthus gramineus, Poir. suppl. 3. p. 

 167. Stem herbaceous, simple, erect. Radical leaves ensiform. 



Grassy-leaved Heliophila. PL 1 foot. 



48 H.? ELONGA'TA (D. C. syst. 2. p. 697.) O- H. ? Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Cheiranthus elongatus, Thunb. 

 prodr. 108. Hesperis cheiranthus elongatus, Poir. suppl. 3. 

 p. 197. Stem herbaceous, erect. Leaves linear, entire, smooth. 



Elongated Heliophila. PL foot. 



Cult. This genus is composed of pretty little plants, which 

 deserve to be cultivated in every garden. The seeds of the annual 

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