34 FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE RIVIERA 



Damp places and fields flooded in winter ; rare. May-June. Le Luc, Ampus, 

 Plan d' Aups, la Faye de Mas near St. Auban. 



N. silvestre R. Br. Radicula pinnata Mcench. Creeping yellow-cress. 

 Leaves deeply pinnatifid, very variable ; leaflets many, lanceolate, more or less 

 cut, nearly equal. Petals bright yellow, twice as long as sepals. Pods linear, 

 curved, pedicel very slender, about equal in length to the pod. 



Damp places, sandy beds of rivers, etc. May-July. Toulon, Frejus, Hyeres, 

 La Crau, Gapeau River, Antibes, Grasse. 



N. amphibium R. Br. Leaves entire, toothed, or pinnatifid when sub- 

 merged. Petals yellow, twice as long as sepals. Pods oblong, shorter than 

 their pedicels. Flowers J in. diameter. Pods J in. long. Pedicels spreading or 

 deflexed. Style slender. A stout plant. 



Rivers and ditches, rare. June-July. St. Martin du Var, Toulon, Le Muy. 



The hybrid x N. anceps DC. = N. silvestre x amphibium is recorded 

 from Toulon and Hyeres, growing with the parents. N. palustre DC. is re- 

 corded from Gonfaron (Var.) 



BARBAREA R. Br. WINTER-CRESS. 



B. vulgar is R. Br. Yellow Rocket or Winter-green. Leaves toothed or 

 pinnatifid at base, shining. Lower leaves pinnate, rarely pinnatifid, terminal 

 leaflet largest, cordate; upper leaves sub-entire with amplexicaul auricled bases. 

 Stem erect, rigid. Flowers small, bright yellow. Pods i in. long, broader than 

 their slender pedicel. Very variable. 



Road-sides and sides of streams, local. May, June. 



B. prjecox R. Br. Early Winter-green. Leaves shining, pinnatifid, seg- 

 ments narrow, root-leaves lyrate, with numerous lateral lobes, the terminal ones 

 oval ; stem-leaves amplexicaul and auricled. Petals three times as long as the 

 sepals, pods long and distant, scarcely thicker than their short stout pedicels. 



Cultivated fields and damp places. April, May. Very local. Bormes. 

 Hyeres, Roches de St. Jean, La Garde, Toulon, St. Raphael, Frejus, Menton, 

 Nice, Cannes. 



ARABIS L. ROCK-CRESS. 

 * Stem-leaves auricled at the base. 



A. brassicteformis Wallr. Root and stem-leaves glabrous and glau- 

 cous, leathery, entire. 1^-3 ft. high. Pedicel equalling the calyx. Root- 

 leaves oval, long petioled ; stem-leaves lanceolate, erect, auricled. Flowers 

 white. Pods long and spreading. Plant extending to a yard in height. 



Alpine and mountain woods and rocky places. May-July. Saint Baume, 

 Mont de la Chens, Aiguines, Ampus, Val Casterino di Tenda, Saorgio, St. Grat, 

 mountains above Grasse, etc. 



A. perfoliata Lamk. = Turritis glabra L. Glabrous Rock-cress. Annual 

 or biennial, glaucous. Root leaves downy, obovate, sinuate or lobed ; stem-leaves 

 glabrous, entire, auricled. Pedicel equalling the calyx. Petals erect, pale 

 yellow. Pods many, crowded, slender, erect, 1-2 in. long, usually curved, on 

 slender pedicles. Stem 2-3 ft. high. 



Woods and dry rocky places, very local. May-July. Pignans (N.D. des 

 Anges), Valley of St. Andre near Nice, Sospel, St. Sauveur, etc. 



A. alpina L. Alpine Rock-cress. Stem 3-12 in. high, covered with forked 

 hairs like the leaves. Leaves coarsely toothed, often with a wavy margin. Root- 

 leaves wedge-shaped ; stem-leaves ovate-lanceolate, auricled. Petals white, 

 rather large. Pods spreading, flat, about an inch long. Plant very variable. 



Shady rocks in sub-Alpine region and mountain woods. May-July. Ste. 

 Baume, north side of Mont de la Chens, Foret de Brouis ; common in Mari- 

 time Alps down to the mountains above Menton and Grasse. 



