68 THE CBTJCIFORM FAMILY. 



heart-shaped leaves, and often grows to the height 

 of two or three feet. Some think it an agreeable 

 vegetable, having a flavor of Garlic, which has pro- 

 bably given it the name of " Sauce alone." I will 

 not describe species which are not common, but pro- 

 ceed to 



III. SUB-OKDER. 



And this division contains nearly all the most valua- 

 ble and useful of the cruciform plants. The Cabbage 

 is one, and how valuable a vegetable it is to the poor 

 man ; for it will take root readily and flourish, on any 

 waste ground ; near the sea, and on the banks of salt 

 rivers, where other vegetables will not grow. 



[III. SUB-ORDER. (Orthoploceae) Cotyledons condupli- 



cate. (o ;>.:>.) 



6 GENERA. 



SlLIQTJA. SlLlCTJLA. 



6 Cabbage, Turnip, &c. 1 Cress Rocket. 



4 Mustard. 1 Kale. "I Pods without 



2 Rocket. 2 Radish. j Valves. 



IX Tribe. (Brassiceee.) Pod Siliqua. Dissepiment narrow. 



CABBAGE. TURNIP. RAPE. Brassica. 



Pod two-valved, (with a sterile beak or with a one-seeded, 

 or several-seeded beak.) Seeds in a single row. Calyx erect. 

 Name derived from the Celtic, bresic (modern Gaelic prais- 

 each,) a kind of Cabbage, or rather pottage made of it. 



