7. RESEDACE^. 
, — 8. CISTACE.E. 
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■2. B. iiMrit'imus (Sm.) ; pods monilif orm longer than the 
short beak with thick ribs, radical I. interruptedly pinnate. — 
aS'//. E. B. 82.— Root thick. Lobes of 1. usually so close as 
to overlap each other. Pet. yellow. — Sea-coast in South and 
West, rare. B. 1 VI.— VIII. Sea Radish. E. S. I. 
Order VII. RESEDACE.E. 
Sep. 4^8, persistent. Cor. irregular, pet. 4 — 8 entire or 
deeply cut. Stani. many, filaments variously united, inserted 
on a glandular irregular 1-sided hypogynous disk. Ovary 3- or 
6-lobed, 1 -celled, with 3 or 6 parietal many-seeded placentas ; 
or of several 1 -celled carpels. Fruit opening nearly at the end 
— Stip. 0 1 
1. Reseda. Cal. many-parted. Pet. entire or variously cut, 
unequal. Stam. many. Fruit of one cell opening at the 
top. Styles 3 — 6. 
1. Rese da Linn, em., Koch. Mignonette. 
1. R. lutea (L.) ; sep. 6 linear, pet. very unequal, ped. longer 
than the cal., I. Z-deft or pinnatifid.—E'. B. 321. R. ii. 100.— 
St. 2 feet high, branched, smooth. L. very variable. Two 
upper pet. with two wing-like lobes, lateral pet. with a single 
wing, lower ones nearly entire. Fl. yellow. Fr. oblong, wrinkled. 
— Waste chalky and limestone places. B. VI. — VIII. E. S. I. 
|2. R. al'ha (L. em. G.G.) ; sep. 5 linear-lanceolate, pet. 5 
nearly eq%tal 3-fid longer than the calyx, ped. shorter than the 
cal., I. all pinnatifid, segments linear acute sometimes wavy. — 
E. B. S. 2628. R. ii. 101.— St. li— 2 feet high, rather shrubby 
below. Fl. white. Fr. oblong, wrinkled. Sometimes there 
are 6 sep. and pet., as originally described. — Waste sandy 
places near the sea, rare. B. or P. VII. VIII. E. S. I. 
3. R. Luteola (L.) ; sep. 4, pet. 4 or 5 very unequal longer 
than the calyx, /. long-lanceolate undivided. — E. B. 320. R. ii. 
99. — St. 2 feet high. Pet. usually 4, upper one 3-, '4-, or 5-cleft, 
2 lateral 3-cleft, segments linear, lower one (or two) linear 
entire. Fr. broad, depressed. — Waste places, particularly on 
chalk or limestone. B. VII. VIII. Weld. E. S. I. 
Order VIII. CISTACE^E. 
Sep. 5, two outer smaller sometimes wanting, 3 inner twisted 
in the bud. Pet. 5, crumpled and twisted in the bud the con- 
