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GENUS IV. 
ARABIS, L. THE WALL-CRESS. 
Un. Syst. TETRADYNAMIA SILIQUOSA. 
Obneric Character. — Silique linear; valves flat, with a nerve in tiie middle of each. Seeds in one row in each cell. — (G. Don.) 
1.— ARABIS VERNA, R. Br. THE SPRING WALL-CRESS. 
Stnonymes. — Hcsperis verna, i. Arabis violacca, Mcench. Tur- 
ritis purpurea. Lam. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag. t. 3331 ; and om fig. 8, in Plate 13. 
Specific Character. — Stem leaves cordate, clasping the stem, 
toothed, scabrous with 3-parted hairs. Pedicels shorter than the 
calyx. Stigma somewhat emarginate, — (G. Don.) 
Description, &c A pretty little annual, with very bright purple flowers, which are whitish in the centre. 
It is common in the South of Europe, particularly near Naples ; where its tufts of flowers, which are produced in 
great abundance in March, have a very good efiect. It was first introduced in I7IO ; but having been long lost, 
it was re-introduced by Professor Tenore, of Naples ; who sent seeds of it to the Glasgow Botanic Garden in 
1833. The name of this species is in most nurserymen's catalogues; but we have never been able to get the 
OTHER KINDS OF ARABIS. 
The other annual species of Arabia are seldom grown in gardens, though they are generally found in seedsmen'ii 
catalogues ; we shall therefore say only a few words on each. 
A. STENOPETALA, Willd. 
A native of Kamtschatka, introduced in 1826. The flowers are white, with very long petals. 
A. UNDULATA, Link. 
A native of the South of Europe ; somewhat resembling the common wall-cress of the gardens, A. alhida. 
A. THALIANA, L. SISYMBRIUM THALIANUM, Hooh. COMMON THALE CRESS. 
A native of Britain. A very pretty delicate little white flower, found generally on walls or cottage roofs, 
or on banks of dry gravelly soil. 
A. PENDULA, L. 
A native of Siberia, but found also in North America j introduced in 1752. This species has white flowers 
and drooping pods. 
GENUS V. 
KONIGA, R. B. THE SWEET ALYSSUM. 
Lin. Syst. TETRADYNAMIA SILICULOSA. 
Generic Character.— Silicic sessile, somewhat ovate, with flattish valves, and one or many-sceded cells. Funicle aduato to the base of the 
dissepiment. Seeds usually marginate. Calyx spreading. Petals quite entire. Filaments toothless.-(G. i)o».) 
1.— KONIGA MARITIMA, R. Br. THE SEA-SIDE KONIGA, OR SWEET ALYSSUM. 
Synonymes.— Alyssum caiycinum, fi-oW. A. halimifolium, Cwrrts. Engravings — Bot. Mag. t. 101; Eng. Bot. 2ad. edit. vol. v. 
A. niaritimum, torn. Lcpidium fragrans, fFiWrf. Glyce maritima, t. 919 ; and our /^r. 9, in Plate 13. 
Lindl. Clypeola maritima, Lin. Lobularia maritima, Desf. Specific Character — Cells 1-seedcd. — (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — Perhaps no plant had ever more botanical names than this ; and as it is generally called 
Alyggum calycinum in the nurseries, we have given it that name on our plate; though we have here adopted 
