Rdphanus . vi. cruciferje : rapiianeje. 43 
— Named from veler, in Celtic (in modern Gaelic biolar), the 
cress. 
1. V. *unnua L. ( annual C.) ; leaves bipinnntifid, fruit pen- 
dulous. E.B. t. 1442. Carrichtera Vellaa DC. 
Sandy fields. Salisbury Plain : Lawson. Q. G. — Not found 
since the time of Ray. 
Tribe XI. Rapiianea:. Fruit with the pod or lower part abor- 
tive and stalk-like , consisting of a beak without valves, divided 
transversely into 1 -seeded cells sometimes separating. Cot. 
o>> (Gen. 32, 33.) 
32. Crambe Linn.' Kale. 
Fruit without valves, the upper joint globose, deciduous, 
bearing one pendulous seed upon a stalk arising from the bottom 
of the cell; lower joint resembling a pedicel. — Name: KpapG/i 
of the Greeks. 
1. C. maritima L. (Sea K .) ; longer filaments forked, fruit 
pointless, leaves roundish sinuated waved toothed glaucous, and 
as well as the stem glabrous. E. B. t. 924. 
Sea-coast in sandy or stony soils in various places, but not very- 
general. If. 6. — Root thick, fleshy. Flowers white. Well known 
as an excellent culinary vegetable when cultivated and blanched. 
33. Raphanus Linn. Radish. 
Fruit without valves, or a dissepiment, with a long style, 
several-seeded. Cal. erect. — Name: pa, quickly, and <j.aivopai 
to appear; from its rapid vegetation. 
1. R. Raphanistrum L. ( wild R., or jointed Charlock ); leaves 
simply lyrate, fruit jointed, style 2 — 3 times longer than the 
last joint. E.'B. t. 856. 
Corn-fields, frequent. Q. Summer and autumn. — Stem 1 — l| 
foot high. Leaves stalked, rough. Flowers yellow, rarely reddish, 
veined. 
2. R. maritimus Sm. (Sea R.); leaves interruptedly lyrate, 
fruit jointed striate, style scarcely longer than the last joint. 
E. B. t. 1G43. 
Beachy-head, Sussex. Jersey and Guernsey. Sea-shore in Bute, 
Argyleshire, and Galloway; Scotland. $ . 8. — Stem 3 — 4 feet high. 
All the leaves rough and the lobes toothed. Flowers rather large, 
yellow. “ Pods larger than in the preceding, and (especially when 
dry) channelled with fewer, broader, and deeper furrows, and sharp 
intermediate prominences ; the beak also is smoother, as is the upper 
part of the plant generally.” J. E. Bowman. Is it really a distinct 
species? B. Landra DC. only differs by the longer style, and is in- 
