7. EESEDACE-S;. 39 



the very long beak with slender ribs, I. simply lyrate. — E. B. 

 866. — Root slender. Lobes of the leaves quite distinct. ]?et. 

 veined, yellow, white, or Ulac— Oorn-fields. A. VI. VII. 

 Jointed Charlock. E. S. I. 



2. R. marit'imus (Sm.); pods moniliforna; longer than the 

 short beak with thick ribs, radical I. inten-uptedly pinnate. — 

 Sy. JS. B. 82. — Root thick. Lobes of 1. usually so close as 

 to overlap each other. Pet. yellow. — Sea-coast in South and 

 West, rare. B.PVL— VIH. Sea-Badish. E. S. L 



Order VII. RESEDACEiE. 



Sep. 4 — 8, persistent. Oor. irregular, pet. 4 — 8 entire or 

 deeply cut. Stam. many, filaments variously united, inserted 

 on a glandular irregular 1-sided hypogynous disk. Ovary 3- 

 or 6-lobed, 1-celled, with 3 or 6 parietal many-seeded placentas ; 

 or of several 1 -celled carpels. Fruit opening nearly at the end. 

 -Stip.O? P s J 



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

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

 top. Styles 3—6. 



1. Eesb'da Linn. Mignonette. 



1. B. Mtea (L.) ; sep. 6 Hnear, pet. very miequal, ped. longer 

 than the cal., I. 3-cleft or pinnatifid. — JE. B. 321. B. ii. 100. — 

 St. 2 feet high, branched, smooth. L. very variable. Two 

 upper pet. with two wing-like lobes, lateral pet. with a single 

 wing, lower ones nearly entire. Fl. yellow. Fr. oblong, wrinkled. 

 — Waste chalky and limestone places. B. VI. — VIII. E. S. I. 



J2. B. mffruticuldsa (L.) ; sep. 5 linear-lanceolate, pet. 6 

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

 cal., I. all pinnatifid, segments linear acute sometimes wavy. — 

 E. B. 8. 2628. B. ii. 101.— St. 1^2 feet high, rather shrubby 

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

 are 6 sep. and pet., when it is B. alha (L.). — Waste sandyplaoes 

 near the sea, rare. B. or P. VH. VIII. E S. L 



3. B. Imt^ola (L.) ; sep. 4, pet. 4 or 5 very unequal longer 

 than the calyx, I. long-lanceolate undivided. — E. B. 320. B. ii. 

 99. — St. 2 feet high. Pet. usually 4, upper one 3-, 4r, or 5-cleft, 

 2 lateral 3-cleft, segments linear, lower one (or two) linear 

 entire. Fr. broad, depressed. — Waste places, particularly on 

 chalk or limestone. B. VH. VHI. Weld. E. S. I. 



