38 7. KESEDACEiE.^-8. CISIACB^. 



ath^r. Pet. yellow. — Sea-coasts in South and West, rare. B,' ? 

 VI.— VIII. Sea Radish. E. S. I. 



Order VII. EESEDACE^. 



Sep. 4 or 6 or 6, persistent. Cor. irregular, pet. A-^ entire 

 or deeply cut. Stam. 10 — 24, . ijlaments variously united, in- 

 serted on a glandular irregular 1-sided disk. Ovary 3- or 4- 

 lobed,. 1-celled, with 3 or 4 parietal many-seeded placentas ; or 

 of several l-celled carpels. JVuit opening nearly at the end. 



1. Eesbda. Cal. many-parted. Pet. entire or variously cut,- 

 tmequal. Stam. many. Fruit of one cell opening at the 

 ,top. Styles 3— 6. -^ ■ 



1. Eb'seba Zimm. Mignonette. • 



1. R. lutea (L.); sen. 6 linear, pet. very uneqital, ped. longer 

 than the cal., /. 3-deft or pinnat-^di — -ffi. ii. lOt). — St. 2 feet 

 high, branched, smooth. L. very variable. Two upper pet. 

 with 2 winglike lobes, lateral pet., with a single wing, lower 

 ones nearly entire. Fl. j'eUow. . Fr. oblong, wrinkled. — ;Waste 

 chalky and limestone places. B. VI.— \TII. "' E. S, I. 



J2. -R. mffruticuUsa (L.);; Sep. ; 5 linear-lanceolate, ^ei.i:6 

 nearly equal 3-fid longer thani the calyx, ped. , shorter than the, 

 cal. i. aU pitmatijid, segihents linear acute sometimes wavy.-^- 

 B. B. S. 2628. S. ii. lOl.— St. IJ— 2 feet high, rather shrubby 

 below. FL white. . Fr, , oblong, wrinkled. Sometimes there 

 are 6 sep. and pet.' when it is JR. alba (L.). — "Waste sandyplaces 

 near the sea, rare, B. or P. VII. VIII. , , E. S, I. 



3. -B. lMtMa(Ij.); Sep. 4,' pet. 4 or 5 very unequal longer 

 than the calyx,' I. long-lanCeolate undivided. — R. ii. 99.^-St. 2 

 feet high. Pet- usually' 4, nppgr one 3-j 4-, or 5-cleft, 2 lateral 

 3-cleft> segments linear, lower one (or two) linear entire. Fr. 

 broad, depressed. — Waste places, particularly on chalk or lime- 

 stone. B. Vn. VIII. Weld: • E. S. I. 



Order VIII. CISTACE^E. 



Sep. 5, two Outer smaller sometimes wanting, 3 inner twisted 

 in the bud. Pet. 5, crumpled and twisted in the bud the con- 

 trary way to the sepals. Stam. many. ' Ovary 1, 1- or many- 

 celled Style and stigma simple. Fruit a capsule, with 3,5, 

 or 10 valves. Embryo spiral or curved, in the albumen. 



1. Helianthbmtim. Oal. of 6 sepals, 2 outer smaller. Pet. 

 5, deciduous. Stam. many. Gaps. 3-valved. 



