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CRUCfPER/E 



by being kept from tlie action of light. It is found on many 

 parts of tlie sea-coast, and differs in not respect from garden speci- 

 mens as they appear when the forcing is over. — Fl. June— August. 

 Perennial. 



30. Caki'lr (Sea Rocket). — A large, fleshy, branched herb ; 

 Jloivers white or lilac ; corymbose ; pods indehiscent, 2-jointed, 4- 

 angled, each joint i-seeded. (Name of Arabic origin.) 



I. C. mar'itima (Purple Sea Rocket). — The only British species. 



CR^MBr^: MARfriMA iSca-kale). 



common on sandy sea-shores, growing in a bushy manner, with 

 zig-zag branched sft-ms, bearing fleshy, variously-cut, glaucous 

 haves, and corymbs of lilac flowers. The seed-vessels are of very 

 curious construction, each containing two seeds, of which the 

 lower is erect, the upper pendent.— Fl. June— September. Annual. 



3 I. R.(PH.\NUS ( Radish).— A',^fe7/ lea-ves lyrate ; thui'ers in long 

 racemes ; petals purple-veined ; pod d.Xi elongated, inflated, smooth 

 [omentum with a slender beak. (Name of Greek origin, signify- 

 ing early appearance or rapid growth.) 



I. R. Raphanisfriim (\s\\(\Vkx^m\ \\'hite Charlock).— A bristly 

 or ahiKjst prickly plant, 1 — 2 feet high, with horizontal, lyrate 



