212 DODKCANDRIA THIGYNIA. fJCL. XI. 



bracteas. Perennial : flowers in June and July : grows by road-sides, 

 and in hedges, and the margin of fields: common. This plant is slightly 

 bitter, aromatic, and astringent, and was formerly in great repute for its 

 medicinal properties. Eng. Bot. vol. xix. pi. 1335. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. 

 p. 346. 726. 



TRIGYNIA. 

 4. RE'SEDA. YELLOW WEED. 



Calyx inferior, of one leaf, deeply divided into several narrow, 

 irregular, permanent segments. Petals three, four, five or six, 

 unequal, deciduous, variously jagged. Nectary a flat, erect, per- 

 manent coloured gland, between the uppermost petal and the sta- 

 mens. Filaments variable in number, hair-like, drooping, short ; 

 anthers oblong, erect. Germen superior, angular. Styles ter- 

 minal, short; stigmas obtuse. Capsule pitcher-shaped, angular, 

 leathery, one-celled. Seeds numerous, kidney-shaped, stalked, on 

 three lateral receptacles. Named from reseda, to calm, from its 

 supposed effect on the system. 244. 



1. R. Lutfola. Wild Wood. Dyer's Weed. Yellow Weed. Leaves 



lance-shaped, undivided; calyx with four segments. Stems two or 



three feet high, striated, smooth, branched: leaves frequently furnished 

 with a small tooth on each side at the base: clusters terminal, erect, of 

 numerous small flowers, with three greenish-white petals, of which the 

 uppermost is variously lobed, the lateral ones of three acute lobes. An- 

 nual : flowers in July : grows in waste ground: common. This plant 

 affords a beautiful yellow dve, and is cultivated for that purpose. Etig. 

 Bot. vol. v. pi. 320. Eng.'Fl. vol. ii. p. 347. 727. 



2. R. lutea. Rocket Yellou- Weed. Base Rocket. Leaves deeply 



three-lobed, lower ones pinnatifid; calyx with six divisions. Stem 



about two feet high, bushy, branched, striated, smooth: leaves some- 

 what stalked : clusters terminal, many-flowered, tapering : petals six, 

 buff-coloured, variously lobed. Perennial : flowers in July and August: 

 grows in waste places and dry pastures: frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. v. 

 pi. 32 1 . Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 348. 728. 



3. R. fruticulosa. Shrubby Base Rocket. Leaves all pinnate, waved, 

 glaucous ; calyx deeply five-cleft ; petals five, three-cleft at the summit. 



Root woody, tapering: stems two or three feet high, leafy: flowers 



in terminal racemes, yellowish-white. Perennial : flowers in June : 

 found in various parts of England and Ireland: rare. It is an introduced 

 plant. Eng. Bot. Suppl. pi. 2628. Brit. Fl. 4th ed. p. 192. 729. 



DODECAGYNIA. 

 5. SE.MPERVl'VUM. HOUSE-LEEK. 



Calyx inferior, of one leaf, deeply divided into several acute 

 segments, permanent. Petals from six to twelve, corresponding 

 to the segments of the calyx, somewhat larger, lance-shaped, acute, 

 equal, withering. Filaments as many, or twice as many, as the 



