Jirassica.] TETRADYNAMIA — SILIgUOSA. 255 



Fields and cliffs near the sea : Essex, Suftblk, Sussex. Fl. June. ©. 



25. Cheiranthus. Litui. Wall-flower. 



1 . C. Cheiri, L. (common Wall-Jiower') ; leaves lanceolate 

 acute entire with bipartite appressed hairs, pods linear, lobes 

 of the stigma patent, stem shrubby. — C. fruticulosus, L. — E. 

 Bot. t. 1934. 



Old walls. FL Apr. May. T? . — A variety, with larg-er, more highly 

 coloured and more flaccid petals, is commonly cultivated in gardens. 



26. Matthi'ola. Br. Stock. 



1. M. incdna, Br. {Jioary shruhhy Stock) ; stem shrubby up- 

 right branciied, leaves lanceolate entire, pods cylindrical without 

 glands. — Cheiranthus i?iranus, L. — E. Bot. t. 1935. 



Cliffs to the eastward of Hastings ; but not wild. Ventnor, Isle of 

 Wight, Mr Winter bottom. Fl. May, June. Tj . — The origin of the 

 Stock Gillyflower of our gardens ; where it is generally treated as an 

 annual or biennial. 



2. M. sinudta, Br. (jgreat Sea Stock) ; stem herbaceous, spread- 

 ing, leaves downy, lower ones sinuated, pods compressed muri- 

 cated. — Cheiranthus, L. — E. Bot. t. 462. 



Sandy shores of Wales and Cornwall. Jersey and Guernse}'. Fl. 

 May — Aug. $ Flowers purple, large, fragrant at night. 



27. Hesperis. Linn. Dame's Violet. 



1. H.*?natrondlis, L. (common Dame's Violet); stem erect, 

 leaves ovato-lanceolate toothed, limb of the petals obovate, pods 

 erect torulose their margins not thickened. — H. inodora, L. — E. 

 Bot. t.731. 



Hilly pastures, in several parts of Great Britain. Fl. May, June. If. 



28. Brassica. Linn. Cabbage, Turnep. 



1. B.*Ndpus, L. (wild JVaveiv, Rape, or Cole-seed); root 

 caulescent fusiform, leaves smooth, upper ones cordato-lanceo- 

 late amplexicaul, lower ones lyrate toothed. E. Bot. t. 2146. 



Corn-fields and waste ground, frequent. Fl. Maj^, June. $ . — 1 — 2 

 feet high. Lobes of the lower leaves crenate ; upper leaves entire, 

 somewhat glaucous. Petals yellow, rather small. Pods torulose. — 

 Cultivated for the oil produced by its seeds, which after pressure are 

 formed into cakes, and used as manure and for feeding cattle. 



2. B.*Ndpa, L. (common Turnep); root caulescent orbi- 

 cular depressed fleshy, radical leaves lyrate scabrous, those of 

 the stem nearly entire smooth. E. Bot. t. 2176. 



Borders of fields and waste places. Fl. April, May. $. — Varying 

 exceedingly in height, according to soil. Upper leaves amplexicaul, 

 ovato-acuminate, subglaucous ; all more or less toothed. 



3. B. olerdcea, L. (Sea Cabbage); root caulescent cylindrical 

 fleshy, all the leaves glabrous glaucous waved and lobed. E. 

 Bot. t. 637. 



