CRUCIFERAE. 



[VOL. II. 



i. Dentaria laciniata Muhl. Cut- 

 leaved Toothwort or Pepper-root. 

 (Fig- 



Dentaria laciniata Muhl.; Willd. Sp. PI. 3: 479. 



1800. 

 Cardamine laciniata Wood, Bot. & Fl. 38. 1870. 



Erect, pubescent or glabrous, scapose, sim- 

 ple, S'-is' high; rootstock deep, tubercled, 

 jointed. Leaves all petioled, 1'-$' broad, 

 those of the stem generally 3 and approximate 

 or verticillate, rarely distant, 3-parted nearly 

 to the base; divisions lanceolate, linear or ob- 

 long, the lateral ones often deeply 2-cleft, all 

 incisely toothed or lobed; basal leaves similar, 

 rarely developed at flowering time; pedicels as- 

 cending,stout,8 // -io // longin fruit; flowers 7"- 

 -9" broad.white or pink; pods linear, ascend- 

 ing, \'-\ l ' long; style slender, s"-\" long. 



In moist or rich woods, Quebec to Florida, west 

 to Minnesota and Louisiana. Ascends to 2500 ft. 

 Virginia. April-June. 



2. Dentaria diphylla Michx. Two- 

 leaved Toothwort. (Fig. 1736.) 



Dentaria diphylla Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. a: 30. 



1803. 

 Cardamine diphylla Wood, Bot. & Fl. 37. 1870. 



Stout, erect, simple, scapose, glabrous, 8'- 

 14' high; rootstock continuous, toothed. 

 Basal leaves long-petioled, 4 / -5 / broad, ter- 

 nate, the divisions short-stalked, broadly 

 ovate, dentate, or somewhat lobed, about 2' 

 long; stem-leaves generally 2, opposite or 

 nearly so, similar, shorter petioled and some- 

 times slightly narrower, ovate or ovate- 

 lanceolate; pedicels i'-i%' long; flowers 

 white, 6"-8" broad; pods i' long or more; 

 style slender. 



I In rich woods and meadows, Nova Scotia and 

 New Brunswick to Lake Superior and Minne- 

 sota, south to South Carolina and Kentucky. 

 Also called Crinkle-root. May. 



3. Dentaria maxima Nutt. Large 

 Toothwort. (Fig. 1737.) 



Dentaria maxima Nutt. Gen. 2: 66. 1818. 

 Cardamine maxima Wood, Bot. & Fl. 38. 1870. 



Similar to the last species but larger; root- 

 stock jointed, prominently tubercled. Stem 

 leaves 2-7 (generally 3), alternate, similar to 

 the basal ones; flowers pale purple, 8 // -io // 

 broad. 



Vermont to western New York and Penn- 

 sylvania. Local. May. 



