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Fig. 93-A. Distribution of Tumbling Mustard. 



Marsh Cress {Badicvia palustris (L.) Moench.). 

 Description. — An annual or biennial; erect, smooth, or slightly 

 pubescent herb; from 1-1% ft. high; leaves pinnately cleft, or 

 parted, pinnaitifid; the lobes toothed; upper leaves sessile; flowers 

 yellowish in racemes ; pods ellipsoid or ovoid. 



Pig. 94. Marsh Cress (Baddcula paUistris). Common in low grounds. 

 (Photographed by Colbum.) 



