Crucifer& Iberis. 



equal ; the two exterior larger than the others,, 

 Pod broad, compressed, ovate or or- 

 bicular, entire or bifid at the apex ; 

 seeds one in each cell, not margined. 

 About twenty species are known, 

 nearly all inhabiting the Mediterra- 

 nean region. Named from Iberia, 

 Spain, where many species grow. 

 They are all known under the English 

 name of Candytuft. 



1. /. amara (fig. 38). An annual 

 plant from 6 to 9 inches high, with 

 white or purplish flowers about half 

 an inch across, appearing in July. 

 Western Europe, naturalised in Eng- 

 land. As the specific name denotes, 

 very bitter. 



2. /. umbellata. Also annual, and 

 rather larger than the preceding, 

 with flowers arranged more in the 

 form of an umbel or corymb. It is 



Stamens free,, 



Fig. 38. Iberis amara. (J nat. size.) 



Fig. 39. Iberis sempervirens. ( nat. size.) 

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