Winch’s FI. of Northumb. and Duih. p. 43. — Don’s Gen. Syst. of Gard. Jc Boi. 
v. i. p. 194. — Walker’s FI. of Oxf. p. 186. — Lrv. Lond. FI. p. 162. — Cow. FI. 
Guide, p. 91. — Thlaspi amarum, Johns. Gerarde, p.263 ; the figure bad. 
Localities. — I n chalky fields ; rare. — Oxfordshire ; Henley ; Neltlebed ; and 
Mungewell: Dr. t-iEinoRP. Near Goring: Mr. L. Da rwall, Trinity College, 
Cambridge. Corn-fields nearWooiton ; near Lewknor ; and Stokenchurch I tills : 
G. Cons, Esq., Woodstock. Corn-fields on the right hand side of Cheney Lane, 
between the Asylum and the Wind-mill, Sept. 10, 1823; probably introduced 
with corn. Between Ibsione and I’enlev Hangings, plentifully ; Sept. 17, 1824 : 
W. B. — Berks, About Wallingford, plenti Ally, and undoubtedly wild: Sir 
J.l. Smith, and 1! -v. A. Blo. am. Compton Downs: N. J. Winch, Esq. 
Chalk" ground near Hurley: Mr. Goto red. ( om-fields between Streatley and 
Pangbourn : 1833 ; Mr. W. Pamplin, jun. — Bucks ; Chalky ground near Mar- 
low : Air. Gotored. Field between Aledenhavn and Han.bledon : Air. W. 
Hurst, in N.B. O . — Cambridge hire : About half a mile to the right o the 
road from Royslon to Alelbourne : VV. H. Coleman, in N. B. G . — Derbyshire ; 
Between Crich and Alatlock: Lond. FI. — Herts; C orn-fields near Ruyslon : 
Air. W. Christy, in N. B. G. — Kent; Blue-Bell Hill; Air. W. Pa.uplin, 
jun. — Northu.nberl-.ndf In fields on the banks of Tyne near Hexham Bridge; 
at Hofeid banks; and Bed of ihe Tweed, above. Coldsiie. ni : \. J. W inch, Esq. 
— Somerset ; Veovil: May. N. t. Hist. Very rarely among the sand-hills at 
Burnham: J. C. C.-llins, in N. B. G. — SUJfordsn. Iload-side between Cheadle 
and Oakmoor ; on a Common : llev. J. Horatio Dickenson. — Westmorland ; 
Waste near Kent Ten ace : N. B. G. — Yorkshire ; Below BirbecVs Weir, Set- 
tle: N. J. Winch, Esq. Probably an o least from a garden, an I washed down 
by the river : Air. John Tatham, in N. B. G. — WALES. Anglesey; Above 
the botch between the Alouut and LLiniog, in several places: Lev. II. Davies. 
— SCOTLAND. Fifeshire ; Inchcolm, near I diubnrgh: N. B.G. — Lanark- 
s/ii.e; S >nds below Hamilton Bridge, nemly opposite the termination of the 
plantation; N. B. G. No longei to be found in Lightfoot’s station of “fields 
between Hamilton and Glasgow FI. Clot. — Roxburgr.sh. On a sandy bank 
of the Tivi. I, a little to the east of Denholm, probably an outcast from some 
garden: Rev. James Duncan, in N. B.G. — I am not aware that it has been 
found wild in Ireland. It is not in Air. Al ackay’s Flora Hibernica. 
Annual. — Flowers from June to September. 
Root small, tapering, fibrous. Stem from six incites to a foot 
high, spreading, branched, leafy, smooth or slightly pubescent. 
Leaves alternate, somewhat fleshy, strap-spear-shaped and entire, 
or dilated and wedge-shaped, with several tooth-like notches, espe- 
cially towards the apex, or with a tooth or two on each side. 
Flowers white, in a kind of corymb, which lengthens into a raceme 
as the inflorescence advances. Calyx upright. Corolla irregular, 
the two outer petals twice the length of the two inner ones. Pouch 
nearly circular, sharply notched at the end. Seeds flat, brownish- 
yellow, with a narrow border of a rather darker colour. 
This species is a native of Europe from Portugal to Germany, 
and from England to Italy. It is often cultivated in the flower 
garden, where its brilliant white blossoms are very ornamental. The 
seeds are acrid and very bitter, and are said to be violently purga- 
tive. The whole plant is very bitter, and its general qualities 
antiscorbutic. 
