THE CABBAGE FAMILY 
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leaves stalked and deeply lobed towards the midrib into narrow segments (pinnatifid), smooth, 
with a bluish bloom (glaucous). [ Plate 14. 
Not common. Old walls. June — September. Perennial. 
Sand Rocket. (Diplotaxis muralis, DC.)— A similar species to the last, but with the 
flowers and pods smaller, the stem shorter, 6-9 inches high, hairy, and the leaves mostly from the 
root and less deeply divided, often only toothed and wavy. 
Not common. Waste places near the sea, chiefly in the south. August — September. Annual. 
AWL-WORT. (SUBULARIA, LINN .) — A genus consisting of one species growing completely 
under water. 
Water Awl-wort. (Subularia aquatica, Linn.) — Flowers minute, few, white, in small 
terminal clusters on leafless stalks, 1-3 inches high, rising from the root (scapes), and flowering 
under water. Sepals 4, spreading ; petals 4, without distinct claws ; stamens 6, in pairs, one pair 
shorter than the other two ; carpels 2, with the style absent and the stigma 2-lobed. Pods short, 
oval, slightly flattened, divided lengthwise into two cells by a thin partition, to either side of which 
the seeds are attached, the shell opening from base to apex by 2 valves (silicula), containing from 
2-6 seeds in both cells. Leaves all from the root in tufts, 1-2 inches long, narrow, smooth, 
tapering from the base to the apex (awl-shaped, subulate). \Plate 14. 
Uncommon. Gravelly bottoms of lakes in mountainous districts. June — July. Perennial. 
CANDYTUFT. (IBERIS, LINN.) — Flowers white or purple, in flattish terminal clusters. 
Sepals 4, erect, not pouched ; petals entire, with short claws, unequal, the 2 outer petals being 
much enlarged ; stamens 6, in pairs, one pair being shorter than the other two, carpels 2, with a 
long style which remains with the fruit (persistent). Pod short, oval, much flattened, winged 
notched at the apex, with the persistent style between the notches, divided lengthwise into 2 cells 
by a thin partition, to either side of which the seeds are attached, the shell opening from base to 
apex by 2 valves (silicula), with 2 seeds, 1 in each cell. Herbs or under-shrubs with narrow 
leaves entire or lobed to the midrib (pinnatifid). 
Bitter Candytuft. (Iberis amara, Linn.)— The only British species (as just 
described). The flowers white, both petals and sepals tinged with pink or purple ; the stem 4-9 
inches high, erect, branched at the top, and the leaves oblong, stalkless (sessile), toothed or lobed. 
Rare, local. Corn-fields, cultivated ground, on chalky soil. July — August. Annual. 
TEESDALIA, R.Br . — A genus very similar to the Candytuft (Iberis), with minute flowers, white, 
in flattish clusters (corymbs) lengthening in fruit, on leafless stalks from the roots (scapes). The 
2 outer petals enlarged, and the pods short, roundish, notched, and narrowly winged, 2-celled 
(silicula), both cells containing 2 seeds. Small annual herbs, with the leaves all from the root 
(radical) in a rosette, deeply lobed to the mid-rib (pinnatifid). 
Naked-stalked Teesdalia. (Teesdalia nudicaulis, R.Br.)— The only British species 
(as just described). A small plant, 2-4 inches high. [Plate 14. 
Fairly common, local. Gravelly and sandy commons, dry banks. April — June. Annual. 
HUTCHINSIA, R.Br. — Flowers small, white, in flat clusters (corymbs), lengthening in fruit. 
Sepals 4, erect, not pouched ; petals 4, equal, entire ; stamens 6, in pairs, one pair being shorter 
than the other two ; carpels 2, with almost no style. Pod short, oval, flattened, keeled, divided 
lengthwise into 2 cells by a thin partition, to either side of which the seeds are attached, the shell 
