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6. Caedami'ne Linn. Bitter Cress. 



1. C. impdtiens (L.); I. pinnate, leaflets of the lower 1. ovate 

 3-fid, of the upper 1. oHong lanceolate toothed or entire, /jeiiofes 

 ■of the stem-l. with slender sagittate auricles, pet. linear or want- 

 ing.—^. B. 80. R. ii. 26. — Pet. erect, white. Distinguished by- 

 having auricles at the base of its petioles. — Hilly districts, pre- 

 ferring limestone. A. VII. VIII. E. S. ? 



2. C. flexudsa (With.) ; 1. pinnate, leaflets of the lower I. 

 roundish angled or toothed, of the upper 1. narrower, pet. twice 

 as long as the calyx, pods erect upon patent pedicels, stam. 6, 

 style long. — E. B. 492. R. ii. 26. C. syhatica Link. — Fl. small. 

 Pet. erect, white. 8t. wavy, more leafy than in C. hirsuta. 

 Boot oblique, covered with fibres. In shady places. A. or B. 

 IV.-IX. E. S. I. 



3. C. hirsiita (L.) ; 1. pinnate, leaflets of the lower 1. roundish 

 angled or toothed, of the upper 1. nan-ower, pet. twice as long 

 as the calyx, pods and pedicels erect, stam. 4, style equal in 

 length to about ^ tlie breadth of pod. — Sy. B. B. 110. R. ii. 26. — 

 Fl. small. Pet. erect, white. St. nearly straight, rather leafy. 

 —In damp places. A. IV.— VHI. E. S. I. 



4. C.praten'sis (L.) ; 1. pinnate, leaflets of the lower 1. roundish 

 slightly angled, of the upper I. linear-lanceolate entire, pet. 3 

 times as long as the calyx spreading, stam. half the length of the 

 petals, St. terete.—^. B. 776. R. ii. 28.— Fl. large, lilac. Anth. 

 yellow. Style short. Lts. sometimes stalked and occasionally 

 acutely angular ( C. dentata Schultz). C Hayneana R. closely 

 resembles 8p. 3, but belongs here. — Moist meadows, common' 

 P. IV. Lady's Smock. E. S. I. 



5. C. amdra (L.) ; 1. pinnate, leaflets of the lower 1. roundiah- 

 ovate, of the upper 1. oblong, all angular, pet. 3 times as long as 

 the calyx erect, stam. nearly as long as the petals, st. angular. — 

 B. B. 1000. — Fl. large, white. Ant/iers purple. Style long, 

 slender. Stigma small. Stoloniferous. — Moist meadows near 

 streams, rare. P. V. VI. Common Bitter Oi-ess. E. S. I. 



7. Denta'eia Linn, Coralwort. 



1. D. bulbifera (L.) ; st. simple, 1. alternate, lower 1. pinnate, 

 upper 1. simple, axils of the 1. producing bulbs.— ^. B. 309.— 

 Ehizome thick, with fleshy toothlike knobs. St. I— IJ foot 

 high. Lts. and 1. lanceolate, serrate or entire. Fl. large, rose- 

 coloured or purple.- Woods and shady places, rare. P. V. VI. 



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