Plants of the Punjab. 



857 



Hbbbb, Erect, with Alternate Exstipulate Lobed Lbaves. 



Petals ununited. 



Brassiea eampestris, 

 Indian Colza, 



Kali sarson. 

 Crucifek.^. 

 F.B.Li. 156. 

 The Plains to 

 6,000 ft. 



medium size to large, annual, root spindle-shaped, 

 stem sometimes unbranched ; leaves, lower 6-8, pinnately 

 divided with the terminal lobe largest, rounded, stalked, 

 upper smaUer, oblong or lanceolate, base forked, bluish- 

 wax}^ green above, more or less hairy beneath ; flowers 1 in. 

 diam., bright yellow, in flat-topped clusters, lengthening 

 sepals nearly erect, waxy bluish-green turning yellow 

 before falling, inner pair longer than the outer, petals 

 falling before the cluster lengthens ; capsules 2-3 in. long, 

 beak stout, conical, often 1 in. long and seedless, seeds 

 30-80, nearly round, nearly smooth, dingy white to brown ; 

 for other characters see the last species. The oil express- 

 ed from the seeds (kinua tel) is used for cooking and light- 

 ing. 



Brassiea Napus, 

 Indian Rape, 

 Toria, pila 

 sirson. 

 Crucifer^. 

 P. B. I. i. 156. 

 The Plains to 

 6,000 ft. 



like the last species of which it is almost a variety, 

 but smaller, more branched, leaves smaller, flowers smaller, 

 petals with a pale green narrow stalk, capsules beaded, 

 seeds 20, bright brown, finely wrinkled. The seed is 

 largely exported. 



Brassiea 

 Tournefortii, 



Crucifer^. 

 F. B.I. i. 156. 

 The Plains. 

 Western Thibet 

 (Edgeworth). 

 Cultivated. 



Brassiea juneea, 



Asl rai, 

 badshahi-lai, 

 chotiya-lai. 

 Crucifer.e. 

 F. B.I. i. 157. 

 The Plains to 

 6,000 ft. 



small, annual, hairy or smooth, leaves radical in a 

 rosette, pinnately divided with the lobes pointing back- 

 wards and terminal lobe largest, rounded, lobes toothed, 

 with scattered white hairs, stem leaves linear-lanceolate, 

 entire or divided, flowers small, pale yellow, capsules 2^ in., 

 erect, slender, smooth, flattened, beaded, beak f in., slend- 

 er, tapering, seeds flattened ; for other characters see the 

 last species. 



large, annual, smooth, stems tinged with purple, 

 leaves, lower stalked, blades 6-8 in., pinnately divided 

 or with the terminal lobe largest, upper small, nearly 

 sessile, lanceolate, toothed, flowers -| in. diam., bright 

 yellow, in short flat-topped clusters, lengthening into ra- 

 cemes 8 in. long, sepals spreading, petal stalks green, 

 capsules 2^ in. long, | in. thick, beaded, beak narrowly 

 conical, nearly I in. long, seeds many, round, brown, finely 

 wrinkled ; for other characters see the last species. This 

 plant is widely eultivated for the production of mustard 

 oil. 



