CADBAGE FAMILY 



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long claws ; stri/s compressed. (Name said to be ol Arabic 

 origin.) 



I.* C. Chcui (Wallflower).— iVc'w shrubby, leaves lanceolate, 

 acute, entire ; flowers \ in. across, yelloA-, fragrant ; pods 4- 

 angled.— Not indigenous ; but naturalised Oil many old walls.— 



utATTHlVll A incAn.A. {Jloarv SJiyiihl'V S/pr/:). 



Fl. A|)ril — June. Biennial. Many varieties-, v.'ith red and brown 

 flowers, are cultivated in gardens. 



3. RaiiIcula (A\'atercress). — Glabrous, niostly aquatic herbs; 

 floivers small, yellow or white ; sepals spreading ; petals with short 

 claws. (Name, a diminutive from raetix, a root, anciently applied 

 to a small edible radish, j 



* Flowers white 



I. R. Xasturtiuiii-aqudtlcuiii (Common A\'atercress). — Leaves 

 n 2 



