Plate 8. 
Fig. 1.— DEABA FUNICULOSA. 
Family, Crucifer^ :— 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, Drab a :— Small, tufted annuals or perennials, usually hairy. 
Leaves springing from the root, the flower stalk having few or 
no leaves. _ Flowers white or yellow. Pod somewhat flattened 
and l|-3 times as long as broad. 
Draba funiculosa. Hook. f. Plant about 3 in. high, 
glabrous, branched at base. Stem short, with leafy branches. 
Leaves about | in. long, stiff, sometimes opposite with sheathing 
bases meeting round the stem, margins with hair-like teeth. 
Flowers 3-5 on a slender stalk, white, inconspicuous. Sepals 
ovate, with rounded tips. Petals twice as long as sepals, 
spoon-shaped. Stigma 2-lobed. Pod rounded at both ends. 
Dry places near sea. Not common. 
Flowers September and October. The earliest spring 
flower. 
East and West Falklands. 
Plate 8, Fig. 1 :— Whole plant. 
Figs. 2-7.— CAEDAMINE HIESUTA. 
Family, CRUciFERiE :— As above. 
Genus, Cardamine (Bittercress) :— Herbs, either annual or with a 
perennial rootstock, usually flaccid and glabrous or with a 
