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equal; the two exterior larger than the others. Stamens free. 
Pod broad, compressed, ovate or or- 
bicular, entire or bifid at the apex; 
seeds one in each cell, not margined. 
About twenty species are known, 
nearly all inhabiting the Mediterra- 
nean region. Named from Iberia, 
Spain, where many species grow. 
They are all known under the English 
name of Candytuft. 
1. I. amara (fig. 38).—An annual 
plant from 6 to 9 inches high, with 
white or purplish flowers about half 
an inch across, appearing in July. 
Western Europe, naturalised in Eng- 
land. As the specific name denotes, 
very bitter. 
2. I. wmbellata.—Also annual, and 
rather larger than the preceding, 
with flowers arranged more in the 
form of an umbel or corymb. It is 
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Tig. 39. Iberis sempervirens. 
BQ 
Fig. 38. Iberis amara. (4 nat, size.) 
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