

I \< 1..1.. 





calyx imbricated in aestivation ; but Brown has noti 

 i i it is vah 



Liuiueus divided the Order, which i- th 

 ill.- fruit, under two beads, bearing die nan 



tl) .li\ isions have been founded upon the nature of the plii 

 ;niil the position of the radicle with respect t" them, It is difficult to sa > »i 

 hi' importance reallj deservi - to be attached i" th< 



nt in general u- 5 W. York; iv. 



This i- an Order eminently European ; 166 Bpecies are found in Dorthi i 

 Europe, and I7'i on the northern shore or islands ol the Mediti 

 peculiar to the coast of Africa, betwi A kdor and Alexandi 

 Minor, Tauria, and Persia; 99 to Siberi ' hina, Japan, or India 



Holland and tlie South Sea Islands; 6 t'i the Isle ol France and thi 



Islands ; 7" to the Cape ol ( l Hopi 9 to thi « "diaries or Ma leira ; 2 to Si li- 



2 to the West Indies; il to South America; 18 to North An 



between North America and Kamtchatka ; an common to t 



world. This being their gi neral g< ographical distribution, it a] 



species that are uncertam, or common to Beveral different countries, about l 1 



round in the southern hemisphi re, and about BOO in the northern, or 91 in thi 



the n st in the i >M \\ orlcL Finally, if we consider them with regard I 



shall find that there are, — 



In the frigid zone of the northern hemisphere 2 



In all the tropics (and chiefly in mountainous regions) .... 



. . f of the northern hemisphi i 



lu tin- temperate Eone < t ., ,• . ' ► . . 



1 \ °* the southern ditto . . . 



Bach were the calculations of De Candolle in 18*21. Although requiring rable 



modification, especially in the Asiatic and North American numbers, which are much 

 low, they serve to ui\<- a general idea of the manner in which tlii.- Order is 

 dispersed over the globe. 



The universal character of Crucifers is to possess antiscorbutic and stim 

 qualities, combined «itli an acrid flavour. The officinal specii - unong the 



eomnionest of all plants, and onl} require t" be named. They are found !■> com 

 deal of nitrogen, to which it is supposed is due their animal odour wh< n n i 

 Mustard, Cress, Horseradish, and man} others, are extremel) stimulat 

 The - Sinapis chinensis are considered by Hindoo and Mahometan pra 



mulant, stomachic, and laxative. The seeds of one specii 



re prescribed by the Indian doctors as stomachic and gentlj stimulant ; 

 the) apprehend it- bringing on al.nrti.in if imprudently given. \\ b< n tl 

 it dispersed among an abundance of mucilage, various parts of thest 



wholesome t 1 ; such as tin- root "l' the Radish and the Turnip, the b 



rVatei ress, the Cabba . 















and the Sea kale. Accord 

 hag tn Muller the Water 

 contains iodine 

 Sulphur r\i^ts in the oils 

 of Mustard and il - 

 railish t,, the extent ol 

 iili.iiit 30 per cent I 



343, p. 674. Theoi 

 «'t the seeds is on< ol thi ir 

 more important products 

 That from Rape is in 

 general u>.', and thi 

 residue, rich in nib 

 is largelj employed by the 

 fanner as manure, or cattle 

 feed, under the name ol 

 Oil-cake, Another of the 

 • •il plant-, is Camelina 



• inlil nt" Pleasure ; bu( 



. 1843, p. '■:■'■ : brooms are made from tl ' 



"i - Scurvy-grass «.>- once in great repute as an am 

 diuretic if eaten fresh, l ul b< comes inert when di 





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