Plate 9. 
COCHLEARIA OFFICINALIS. 
Family, Ceuciferjs :— Sepals 4. Petals 4, separate, arranged in a 
cruciform manner. Stamens 6, of which two are shorter than 
the others. Ovary solitary, 2-celled. Fruit, a pod. 
Genus, Cochlearia {Scurvy Grass) :— Annual or perennial herbs, gla- 
brous, with simple, often fleshy leaves. Flowers small and white. 
Pod ovoid or nearly globose, containing several seeds in each 
cell. 
Cochlearia officinalis. Linn. Plant about 10 in. high, 
but varies very much in size. Stem often much branched. 
Leaves— those springing from the root are stalked, orbicular, 
kidney-shaped or heart-shaped, entire or lobed ; those springing 
from the stem may be similar, or are more oblong and have 
no leaf stalk. Flowers arranged in a short spike. Petals 
spreading. 
Probably introduced. 
Flowers in December. 
West Falklands. 
Description of plate :— 1, portion of plant in flower ; 2, portion of 
plant m fruit ; 3, pod ; 4, section of pod ; 5, seed ; 6, section of seed. 
All except 1 and 2 enlarged. 
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