CABBAGE FAMILY 35 



long claws ; seeds compressed. (Name said to be of Arabic 

 origin.) 



1.* C. Cheiri (Wallflower). — Stem shrubby; leaves lanceolate, 

 acute, entire ; flowers i in. across, yellow, fragrant ; pods 4- 

 angled. — Not indigenous ; but naturalised on many old walls. — 



MATTHfoLA incXna (Hoary Shrubby Stock). 



Fl. April- — June. Biennial. Many varieties, with red and brown 

 flowers, are cultivated in gardens. 



3. Radi'cula (Watercress). — Glabrous, mostly aquatic herbs; 

 flowers small, yellow or white ; sepals spreading ; petals with short 

 claws. (Name, a diminutive from radix, a root, anciently applied 

 to a small edible radish.) 



* Flowers white 



1. R. Nasturtium-aqudticum (Common Watercress). — Leaves 

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