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CRUCfFERjE 



a foot high : leaves pinnate ; leaflets of radical leaves roundish, 

 angular, those of the cauline leaves linear-lanceolate ; flowers A — 

 | in. across ; petals lilac or white ; anthers yellow. — Moist 

 meadows ; a familiar spring favourite. A variety is sometimes 

 found wild, which is remarkably proliferous, the leaflets and even 



DENTARIA BULBfFERA (Bulbiferous Coral-root). 



the leaves of the flower, producing buds when they come in 

 contact with the ground.— Fl. April — June. Perennial. 



3. C. hirstita (Hairy Bitter Cress). — Stem erect, with few 

 leaves ; leaves similar to those of C. pratensis, sometimes hairy ; 

 flowers very small, white ; stamens only four ; anthers yellow. — 

 A common weed everywhere, varying in size according to soil 

 and situation, from 6 — 18 in. in height. In dry localities it 

 ripens its seeds in April, or even in March, and withers away ; 



