02 THE CRUCIFORM FAMILY. 



BITTER-CRESS. (Cardamine.) 



We will examine another of the largest and pret- 

 tiest flowers in this tribe, and which is so common, 

 that you will have little difficulty in procuring it. But 

 there are three species, so much alike, to an unprac- 

 tised eye, that I must describe the difference of each, 

 from the other. 



" THE LARGE FLOWERED BlTTER-CRESS," has white 



flowers with purple anthers. 



"THE HAIRY BITTER-CRESS" is smaller; has pale 

 lilac flowers, and blunt stigma, with very short style. 



" THE COMMON BITTER- CRESS," has a round stigma, 

 straight style blush-colored flowers ; and grows one 

 or two feet high. 



[BITTER- CRESS. Cardamine. 



Pod Linear, the valves flat, generally separating elastically, 

 (PI. II. 7 Y.) nerveless. Seed-stalks slender. Name signifies, 

 " the heart, and to fortify," from its supposed strengthening 

 qualities. 



COMMON BITTER-CRESS, OR CUCKOO-FLOWER. (Cardamine 

 Pratensis.) 



Leaves pinnate, radical leaflets, roundish, toothed; stem- 

 leaves (cauline-leaves,) lanceolate, nearly entire (in one, un- 

 divided piece,) style straight, stigma round, (capitate.) ] 



