Cardamine hirsuta. Hairy Ladies-smock. 



CARDAMINE Lin. Gen. PL Tetradynamia Siliquosa. 



Siliqua elaftice difliliens valvulis revolutls. Stigma integrum» Cat, 

 iubhians. 



jfe*» Syn. 'Gen. 21. Herb;e Tetrapetal^ Siliquosje et SiLI'culosje. 



CARDAMINE fbliis pinnatis, fioribus tetrandris. Lin. Syji. Vegetab. p. 497. Sp. PI. p. 915. Fh 

 Sueo. n. 587. 



CARDAMINE foliis pinnatis Mrfutls, pi'nnis fubrotunclis* ftaminibus quaterais-. Hdlier Hijl. 472. 



CARDAMINE hkfuta. Scopoli FA Cam. n. 817. t. 38, 



NASTURTIUM aqUaticum minus-. Batik Pin. 104, 



CARDAMINE irnpatiehs altera hirfutior. Rati Syn. p. 306. '%e lefe hairy, impatient Cuckow* 

 flower or Ladies -fmock-. 



CARDAMINE foliis piniiatis, foliolis radicalibus fubrotllndo-cordatis 5 caulinis ovatis dentatis jtetiolatiSi 

 Had/on. Fi. Angl. ed. *-. p. 295. Lightjoot Fi. Scot. p. 348. 



RADIX annua, fibrola, fibris albidis, ? ROOT annual and fibrous, the fibres whitim. 



CAULIS fpithamaeus* et ultra pro ration e loci, in foffis | STALK about a fpan high, or more, according to the* 

 humidis - reperitur etiam fefquipedalis, folidus* ? fituation in which it grows ; in. wet ditches it is> 



ereclus, flexuofus, fulcato-angulofus, prope I fometimes found even a foot and a half in height* 



balin purpureus, et faepius hirfutiffimus, iu- % folid, upright, crooked^ grooved or angular* 



perne fere glaber, ramoius, ramofiffimus etiam I purple near the bafe* and moil commonly very 



xiccurrit* y hairy, above nearly fmooth* branched* fome- 



I times very much fo. 



FOLIA radicalia plurima, in orbem pofita, pinnata, fo-| LEAVES next the root numerous, forming a circle* 

 liolis petiolatis, rotundato-angulatis, plerumquei pinnated, the fmall leaves Handing oh foot- 



quinque lobatis, hirfutis, punctis prominulisf ftalks, round yet angular* generally divided 



fcabriufculis, lobis ina?qualibus, nunc obtufis, % into five lobes, hirfute* roughifh with little 



nunc acutis ; caulina anguftiora et magis pro- 1 prominent points* the lobes unequal, fome- 



funde incufa* lobis paucioribus. f times blunt and fometimes pointed ; thofe of 



I the ftalk narrower, and more deeply indented* 



I with fewer lobes. 



FLORES parvi, albi, primo vefe tantum* tetrahdn. | FLOWERS fmall, and white, early in the fpring, hav- 



I ing only four ftamina. 



CALYX: Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovato- f CALYX : a Perianthium of four leaves, of ah ovate* 

 oblongis, obtuiis, coned vis, deeidilis, pilis I oblong fhape, obtufe* hollow, deciduous, fur- 2 



paucis albidis inftructis. Jig. 1. % nifhed with a few white hairs. Jig. 1. 



COROLLA: Petala quatuor, alba, calyce duplo fere | COROLLA : foUr white Petals, almoft twice the 

 longiora, patentia* integerrima, obttifa. Jig: 2. % length of the calyx, fpreading, entire and ob- 



| .tufe.J%. 2. 



STAMINA : FiLamSntA plerumque fex, quorum duo | STAMINA : for the rhoft part fix Filaments, of which 

 breviora, alba. Anther m minima lutef-i two are fhorter than the reft, of a white colour, 



centes. jig. 3. | Anthere very fmall aild yellowim. Jig. 3. 



PISTILLUM: Germen oblongum, tentie, ftaminibus ^PISTILLUM : Ger men oblong, flender* a little i(horter 

 paulo brevier. StiGxMa capitatum. fig. 4. | than the ftamina. Stigma forming a fmall 



f head. 7%. 4. l 



PERICARPIUM : Siliqua efecta* nilcialis, fubcompreffa, t SEED-VESSEL: an upright Pod,nboui an inch in length* 

 bivalvis, elaftice diftilieiis* valvulis revolutis | fomewhat flattened* of two valves;, which burfifc 



jig 5. t with an elaftic force* and roll back. jig. 5. 



SEMINA duodecim circiter,, fuborbkuiata* coiripreffa, I SEEDS about twelve in number, nearly round and flat- 

 glabra, e fiavo fufca Jig. 6. $ tened* fmooth, and of a yellowiuVbrown co- 



J lour. Jig. 6. 



We were inclined to believe with our Ingenious friend Mr. LighTFoOt, that the Cardamine hirfuta and parvijlord 

 were diftincT: fpecies ; but repeated obiervation and culture have convinced us, that they are both the fame* varying 

 only in fize, in hairinefs, arid in the number of their ftamina. 



In wet fituatio.ns, where the foil is luxuriant, it grows a foot or twd in height, and lofes in a great degree its 

 hairinefs ; in expofed places it feldom reaches more than fix or eight inches, and is generally much more hairy, and* 

 when it grows fingly, much more branched. The fame plant, early in the fpring, when the w r eather is cold, has- 

 only four ftamina ; as the fumer advances, it has conftantly fix; The lobes of the radical leaves vary much in 

 fhape, and are frequently much rounder than the figure reprefents. 



This fpecies is by no means general about London, but abounds in particular plates; as by Ckelfea water-worlis* 

 in wet ditches about Hampjiead, Highgate, and elfewhere. 



It flowers in April and May. In the garden, if the fituation iii which it is fown be fhady, and the feafon not 

 uncommonly dry, it continues flowering and feeding during the whole of the fummer. 



According to Mr. Light foot, the young leaves are a good ingredient in a fallad, and may eafily be obtained in 

 the fpring, when Muftard and Crefs are not to be had. 



