ORDER 11. CRUCIFEILE. 3C 



lu the following table we endeavor to combine with the systematic 

 wrangement of DeCandolle a more practical artificial method : 



Crucifers native, or cultivated for food. () 



* Crucifers exotic, cultivated for ornament or art. (S ) 

 5 Fruit a long pod, silique ( 166), opening by 2 valves, (a) 



Fruit a short pod, silicle ( 166), opening by 2 valves, (t) 



g Fruit a jointed pod, loment, partitioned across Nos. 28, 2i 



a Flowers cyanic. 6 Seeds arranged in a double row in each cell Nos. 1, 1 



6 Seeds in 1 row. r Pods sessile on the torus Nos. 3, 4, f. 



r. Pods on a slender stipe No. 12 



a Flowers yelbw d Seeds flat, wing-margined No. 6 



d Seeds ovate or oblong x Nos. 9, 10, 11 



d Seeds globular No. 15 



Flowers bright yellow. Silicle turgid, or slightly flattened Nos. 1, 20, 21 



Flowers cyanic./ Silicle turgid, with a broad partition Nos. 19, 22 



/'Silicle flattened parallel with a broad partition Nos. 16, 18 



f Silicle flattened contrary to the narrow partition Nos. 24, 26 



J Fruit a siliqne or long pod, opening by 2 valves Nos. 7, 8, 13, 14 



$ Fruit a nilicle g with 1 seed only, and indehiscent No. 27 



g with 2 or more seeds. h Petals all equal Nos. 16, 17 



ft Petals unequal No. 23 



f KIBC I. ARABIDE.E. Pods mostly elongated. Seed oval or orbicular, more ar less flattened. Co 

 .yledons accnmbent ( e). 



1 Seeds small, turgid, in a turgid, oblong or oval pod NASTURTIUM. 



2 Seeds flattened, in a long, linear pod. Plants very erect TCRRITIS. 



3 Silique linear, seeds In 1 row, not bordered. Purple IODANTHUS. 



4 Silique linear, each valve with 1 central vein, not opening elastically ARABIS. 



5 Silique linear or lanceolate, valves veinless, opening elastically CARDAMINE. 



6 Silique oblong, flattened, seeds wing-margined. Leaves radical LEAVENWORTHIA 



7 Silique long, Go-seeded. Stigmas distinct, 2-horned MATTHIOLA. 



8 Silique long, Co-seeded. Stigmas capitate. Leaves entire. Flowers yellow.. CHEIRANTHUS. 



9 Siliqne 4-angled, 2-edged, rigid. Leaves lyrate-pinnatifld BARBAREA. 



TRIBE II. SISYMBRIE^E. Pod elongated. Seeds oblong. Cotyledons incumbent (Io), oblong. 



10 Calyx erect. Pods 4-sided, valves strongly 1-veined Leaves lanceolate ERYSIMUM. 



11 Calyx half spreading. Pods subterete. Leaves dissected or Incised SISYMBRIOT. 



12 Very smooth herbs, with the white flowers in corymbs. South WAREA.' 



13 Stigma of 2 converging lobes. Petals entire, oblique. Leaves lanceolate HESPKRIS. 



14 Stigma lobes connate. Petals pinnatiiid, involute in aestivation SCHIZOPKTAI o 



TRIBR III. BRASSICE^E. Pods elongated. Seeds globular, ((o. 



15 Pod terete or 4-sided BRASSICA. 



TRIBE IV. ALYSSINE.E. Fruit short, septum broad. Seeds in 2 rows. Cotyledons o . 



16 Silicle mostly orbicular, flattened. Cells 1-4-seeded ALTSSDM. 



17 Silicle very large, orbicular-oval, very flat, stipitate. Cultivated LUNARIA. 



18 Silicle oblong or elliptical. Seeds co, not margined. Pet. entire or 2-cleft DRABA. 



19 Silicle globular or ellipsoid. Seeds few. Flowers white ARMORACIA. 



30 Silicle globular, inflated, thin, veinless. Flowers yellow VESICARIA. 



TRJBK V. CAMELINE^E. Pods mostly short. Septum broad. Cotyledons | o. 



21 Silicle obovoid, with ventricous valves, many seeds. Flowers yellow ("IMEI.INA. 



12 Silicle oval, turgid, few-seeded. Leaves linear, radical. Flowers white SVBCLARIA, 



TR.BR VI. THLASPIDt.fc.Pouo snort, septum narrow Cotyledons accnmbent. (23).. IBERIS. 

 IBIBK VII. LEPIDINE./E. Pods short, septum narrow. Cotyledons incumbent. 



24 Silicle triangular, many-seeded. Flowers white CAFSKLLA. 



25 Silicle oval-orbicular, 2-seeded. Flowers white, often incomplete LEPIDIUM . 



26 Silicle didymous, each half 1-seeded. Flowers minute SK.YKBIERA, 



TRIBE VIII. ISATIDE.E. Silicle short, 1-celled, 1-seeded, indehiscent. (27) Cult... ISATII. 

 TRIBE IX. CAKALINE^E. Pod 2-jointed. Cotyls. o. (28) Fleshy sea-side herbs.. .CAKILK. 

 TRIBE X. RAPHANE^.-4'od monilifarm. Cotyledons ((o. (29) Leaves lyrate RAPHANUI. 



