Reade expresses a doubt about this being real scurvy grass 

 (cochlearia officinalis. ) It is sometimes called " See rocke . 

 Annual. October to June, and often later. 



Alyssum Maritimum. I/inn. (Alyssum) Somewhat re- 

 sembling caiidy-tuft; grows from one to two feet high; leaves 

 hoary, narrow, acute, one to two inches long, one-sixth of an 

 inch wide. Found on sandy roadsides near the sea Flowers 

 small, white, slightly odorous. Annual. ( Omitted by Lefroy . ) 



Raphanus Raphanistrum. Linn, (wild radish.) One to 

 two feet high: very similar to garden radish only the flowers 

 are a pale yellow. Annual. October to April. 



Raphanus Satirus. Linn. Flowers pale purple followed by 

 pods from one to two inches long; is abundant on the waysides 

 and on waste ground. Annual. Early spring. (Omitted by 

 Lefroy.) 



Malthiola Picana. R. Br. (wild stock.) Shrubby with hoary 

 leaves and handsome purple flowers in branches. Stems one 

 to two feet high. Seed-pod three inches long. Grows along 

 seashore, chiefly in Warwick parish. It is doubtless the origin 

 of the garden varieties. Annual. May. 



Natural Order Capparideae. 



Cleome Viscosa, Wild, (cleome. ) An erect plant twelve to 

 eighteen inches high, densely covered with sticky glandular 

 hairs. Leaves divided to the base into three or five segments. 

 Flowers yellow, half an inch wide. Seed capsule remarkable 

 for its length, which is some three inches. Common in fields. 

 Annual. September. 



Natural Order, Violariedae. 



Viola Odorata. Linn, (sweet violet.) This lovely plant 

 has taken strong hold of the island since its introduction, and 

 although not wild in the true sense of the word yet it has 

 spread outside gardens, and flowers most profusely everywhere 

 in the spring. Perennial. 



