62 MUSTAKD FAMILY. 



A. hirsCita, Scop. Hairv K. Mostly rough hairy, l°-2'^ high ; stem- 

 leaves many and sagittate ; pedicels of the small greenish-white flowers 

 and the pods strictly erect ; style almost 0. Rocks, N. 



-I- -1- f^ Erect, leafy-stemmed l"^-8° ]ii(ih ; leaves simple ; pods Z'-^' long, 

 7-ecurved or hanging ; seeds broadly winged. 



A. lEevigita, Poir. Smooth R. Smooth and glaucous ; upper leaves 

 sagittate and clasping ; petals scarcely as long as calyx; pods very narrow 

 and not very Hat, recurving. 



A. Canadensis, J^inn. Sicklk Pod. Stem-leaves pointed at both ends, 

 pubescent ; petals twice as long as calyx ; pods scythe-shaped, very flat, 

 hanging. 



* * Floicers showy, white in spring; garden species from Eu. % 



A.alplna, Linn. Alpine R. Low and tufted, hairy or soft-downy; 

 lower leaves oblong-obovate, sharply toothed ; petals gradually narrowed 

 to a claw. 



A. dibida, Stev. Leaves sparingly toothed; petals abruptly narrowed 

 into a claw. 



§ 2. Seeds in 2 more or less distinct rows, at least ichen young ; strict 

 and very leafy-stemmed. 



A. perfoli^ta. Lam. Tower Mustard. 2°-4° high, glaucous ; petals 

 yellowish-white, little longer than calyx ; pods and pedicels strictly erect. 

 N. Eng. to Minn., N. and'^W. (2) 



A. confinis, Wats. Scarcely glaucous ; petals white or rosy, twice 

 length of calyx ; pods loosely erect to spreading. Canada, S. to Conn., 

 W. to Minn, and 111. (2) 



§ 3. Seeds in 1 row, very small, wingless. 



A. lyr^ta, Linn. Low R. Delicate, low, nearly smooth, root-leaves 

 lyrate ; stem-leaves few and narrow with a tapering base ; bright white 

 petals rather conspicuous ; pods slender, spreading. @ ^ 



A. dentata, Torr. & Gray. Roughish pubescent ; root-leaves oblong, 

 toothed ; stem-leaves half-clasping and eared at base ; pods widely spread- 

 ing. N. Y. to Mich.. Minn, and S. @ 



7. DRABA, WHITLOW GRASS. (Greek: the name of some cress — 

 meaning unknown.) Low herbs, mostly with white flowers ; pods round- 

 oval, oblong or linear, flat. Flowers early spring. Winter annuals. 



* Pods longer than their pedicels ; leaves obovate. 



D. Carolini^na, Walt. Leaves entire, hairy, on a very short stem, 

 bearing a short raceme or corymb on as cape-like peduncle 1'— 4' high ; 

 petals not notched ; pods broadly linear, smooth ; in sandy waste places. 



D. cunei£6lia, Nutt. Leaves toothed ; raceme elongated (l'-3') in 

 fruit ; petals notched ; pods oblong-linear, hairy. 111. to E. Kan. and S. 



D. verna, Linn. Leaves all radical, oblong or lanceolate; scape l'-3' 

 high ; petals white, 2-cleft ; pods oval or oblong ; in sandy waste places. 

 Introd. from Eu. 



» * Pods equaling or shorter than their pedicels ; leaves oblong to lanceo- 

 late. 



D. brachycarpa, Nutt. Stems leafy, 2'-4' high ; flowers yellow ; 

 petals minute or ; pods smooth. Va., W. 



8. ALYSSUM. (Greek name of a plant.) Cult, for ornament. 



A. maritimum. Lam. Sweet Alyssum. Spreading, green or slightly 

 hoary ; leaves lanceolate or linear entire, tapering at the base ; flowers 



