18 6. CRUCIFER.E. 



8. EKspERis. Dame's- Violet. 



*H. MATRONALIS, L. Queerts-Gilliflower. Stem erect, 13 

 ft. high. Le. ovato-lanceolate, acuminate, toothed. Pet. obovate. 

 Fl. pale lilac or white. Pods smooth, erect, distantly beaded, 

 pedicels round, spreading. 



Occasionally found, but only as an escape from cultivation. Cam"buslang glen, 

 lower portion; Gadder; " In the fields near Holytown," HopJc. B. 56. 



9. CHEIRANTHUS. Wall-Flower. 



C. CHEIRI, L. Stem woody at the base. Le. lanceolate, 

 entire, acute, arranged in tufts on the top of the branches, hairs 

 adpressed, bi-partite. Fl. bright orange yellow. Pods suddenly 

 contracted at the apex into a conical style. 



Not common. On old walls. "Ruins of Mains," Ure. "Bothwell Castle," 

 HopJc. Dumbarton Rock, &c. P. 4 5. 



10. CARDAMfNE. Bitter-Cress. 



1. C. AMARA, L. Large-flowered Bitter- Cress. Rhizome creep- 

 ing. Stem curving upwards, then erect, 1 2 ft. high. Le. 

 pinnate, leaflets 5 9, roundish ovate, angulate in the lower 

 leaves; upper ones oblong, bluntly toothed. Fl. large, white. 

 Antli. purple. 



In wet places, woods, and on the banks of rivers, frequent. (B) P. 4 6. Cart 

 near Pollokshaws ; Gairbraid glen on the Kelvin ; Kenniuir bank ; Cambuslang ; 

 Gourock, <fcc. 



2. C. PRATENSIS, L. Cuckoo-Flower, Lady's- Smock. Rhizome 

 densely clothed with small fibres. Stem slightly zigzag, 1 2 ft. 

 high. Le. pinnate, subrotund, toothed ; stem leaves narrow or 

 linear, entire, seldom toothed. Fl. large, pale purple, sometimes 

 white. Antli. yellow. Pods not often fertile ; small bulbs occur 

 in wet seasons at the base of the stem. In Fossil marsh double 

 flowers are frequently obtained. 



Common. In moist pastures. (B) P. 4 7. 



3. C. IMPATIENS, L. Impationed-podded Ladtfs-Smock. Stem 

 erect, 12 18 in. high. Le. pinnate ; leaflets lanceolate, often cut 

 or lobed. Stem leaves with narrow, acute, ciliated auricles at 

 their base. Pet. small, narrow, or none. Pod linear. 



On moist rocks rare. " On rocks on the banks of the river above the Falls of 

 Clyde," HopTc. (L) A. 58. 



4. C. HIRSUTA, L. Hairy Bitter-Cress.. Stem branching from 

 the base, 4 10 in. high. Le. pinnate, leaflets petiolate, roundish, 

 angularly toothed. Stem leaflets narrow, nearly entire. Fl. 

 white. St. often 4, sometimes 6. Style short and thick. Pedi- 

 cels erect. Whole plant more or less covered with short hairs. 



Var. SYLVATICA. A larger plant growing in woods. St. 6. 



