Plate 7. 
AEABIS MACLOVIANA. 
Family, Crucifer^ :— Sepals 4. Petals i, separate, arranged in a 
cruciform manner. Stamens 6, of which two are shorter than 
the others. Ovary solitary, 2-celled. Fruit, a pod. 
Genus, Arabis (RocJccress) :— Annual or perennial herbs, usually erect, 
with a spreading tuft of radical leaves, the stem leaves undivided, 
with no leaf stalks or clasping the stem. Flowers usually white, 
occasionally purple. Fruit, a long, narrow pod. 
Arabis Macloviana, HooJc. Plant about 1 ft. high, glab- 
rous. Leaves narrowly oblong, 1-2 in. long, the lower ones 
with long leaf stalks, upper ones sessile, edges serrated. Flowers 
arranged in dense heads. Sepals 4, hairy on outside, pale 
green with purple tips. Petals 4, white. Stamens 6, nearly 
same length, filaments pale mauve, anthers white with lilac 
borders. Ovary lilac-brown. Style pale green with yellow 
stigma. 
Near seashore, formerly abundant, now rare, considered 
to be the result of sheep breeding. 
Flowers November — December. 
East and West Falklands. 
Description of plate whole plant; 2, pod; 3, section of pod; 
4, seed. All except 1 enlarged. 
