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34. FUIVIARIA. 



8. Vaillantii. Fr. globose, obtuse, un- 

 even. Sepals nan'ower tban the fruit-stalk, 

 and many times shorter than tie Fl. Rac. 

 lax. Divisions of L. nearly linear, (flat, 

 Parl.) a. 6-9. Fields, mostly in a calc. 

 soil. 



9. parviflora. Fr. ovato-subglobose, some- 

 what acute. Sep. ovato-iacise, as broad as 

 corolla, but only about one-sixth of its length. 

 Rac. of Fl". lax. Div. of L. linear, (channeled, 

 Parl.) a. 6-9. Fields, chiefly in a sandy 

 soil, occ. 



VI. CEUCIFER^. 



Sepals 4. Petals 2. Anthers 6, ia two pairs and two single ones. In Lepidium ruderale 

 there are no petals and only two anthers ; and in one or two other species the number of paa'ts 

 is occasionally incomplete. 



For the Tiibes, see the Linnfean Class Teteadynamia. They are, with very few exceptions, 

 herbaceous plants and with alternate L. 



SILICULOTJS. 



Tribe I. THLASPIBEM 



35. BISCUTELLA. 



A. Tvjo Sep. spurred at the base. Silicle 

 rough with elevated points. 



1. auriculata. Annual. Spurs obtuse. Si- 

 licle tapering gradually into the style, a. 5, 

 6. Fields, s. Fr. Pdm. Como. 



2. hispida. Annual. Spurs acute. Style 

 beginning abniptly. Stam. hispid, a. 6, 7. 

 Open hills. Ujpper Prov. Pdm. Isle of 



Veglia. 



3. cichoriifolia. Perennial. Spm-s some- 

 what acute. Style beginning abruptly. Stam. 

 villous. Loioer L. runcinate. p. 6-8. Ba- 

 gneres de Lnchon. 



B. Sep. equal at the base. Annual. 



4. lyrata. Root L. lyrate. Stem erect, 

 naked, a. 1-4. Dry hills. Capri. Calab. 

 Sic. 



a. . Silicle piloso-hispid. 



j8. maritima, DC. Silicle smooth, pubes- 

 cent on the margia. Capri. Apulia. 



7. raphanifolia, Willd. &c. Sihcles quite 

 smooth. Sic. 



5. didyiua. Silicle cUiato-glandulose ; no 

 margin. Root L. obovato-lanceolate, acute, 

 dentate. Stem L. narrower. Stem hispid at 

 base. a. 4, 5. Lry fields. Apulia. Cal. 



j3. columnce. Ten. Stem nearly naked. Disc 

 of silicle rough. 



7. apula, DC. Silicle very small, the disc 

 rough. 



C. Sep. equal at the base. Perennial. 



6. saxatilis. L. mostly from the R., ob- 

 long, rough. Silicle hairless, p. 5-8. Rocky 

 hills, s. Eur. G. Not in Sic. 



a. longifolia, Vill. Silicle rough with ele- 

 vated points. L. entire. 



fi. mollis, Lois. SHicle rough with elevated 

 poiuts. L. more or less incise. 



7. ambigua, DC. Silicle smooth. L. hispid. 

 Root L. sinuato-dentate, attenuate at base. 

 Stem L. somewhat cordate, semi-am- 

 plexicaul. 



5. Icevigata, DC. Silicle smooth. L. hispid, 

 oblong, attenuate. Stem L. linear, quite 

 entire. 



6. lucida, DC. SiKcle smooth. L. smooth, 

 oblong. 



7. coronopifolia. Silicle smooth. L. 

 hispid, mostly from R., pinnatifid ; lobes re- 

 mote, divaricate, three on each side. p. 5-7. 

 Prov. Pdm. 



36. IBERIS. 



A. Fruit in a Corymb, or very short Rac. 

 i. Plant woody at base. 



1. integerrima. " Stem branched, ascend- 

 ing, with glandulai- haii's in the upper part. 

 L. fleshy, obovate, obtuse, entii-e (or with 

 a single tooth). Silicle ovate. Lobes acute. 

 w. 5, 6. Stony hills. Sard." — Bert. 



2. tenoreana. " Stem pubescent. L. ob- 

 versely lanceolate, spatulate, dentate at top. 

 Silicle subrotundo-ovate. Lobes shorter 

 than the style. Seeds semi-ovatei. Smooth, 

 imless under a strong glass, w. e. Apen." — 

 Bert. 



