CRUCIFERE^. 



CRUCIFER^E. 



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UPPER FIG. a, iudehiscent pod of Raphanus 

 Raphauistrum; 6, pod (silicic) of Capsella 

 Bursa-pastoris; c, pod of Capsella divaricata; 

 d, pod (silique) of Tropidocarpum, flattened 

 contrary to the partition; e, pod of Cardamine 

 paucisecta, flattened parallel with the partition 

 (septum); f, two pods (silicle) of Lepidium 

 nitidurn, and two partitions from which the valves have fallen, showing that there was 

 one seed in each cell; g, pod of Lepidium latipes, showing the broad pedicel which 

 suggested the specific name; /*, a branch of Thysanocarpns pnsillus, with four of its 

 1 -seeded pods; i, one of the pods magnified to show the hooked hairs; j, pod of Thys- 

 anocarpus curvipes. RIGHT-HAND FIG. Cardamine paucisecta. 



Herbs with pungent watery juice. Sepals 4. Petals 4, with blade narrowed into a 

 claw, the lamina spreading to form a cross, sometimes unequal, rarely wanting. 

 Stamens 6, two of them inserted lower down on the receptacle, and usually shorter 



