USEFUL PLANTS OF THE DISTRICT OF L A KHIMPUR. 
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XXX. CRUCIFERAE. 
63. Lepidiom Linn. 
79. L. sativum Linn. P. B. I. i, 159 ; Eng. & Prantl iii ; 2 ; 161 ; Beng. 
Pi. 223 ; D. E. P. iv, 627 ; Pharmacog. Ind. i, 120. 
Dibrugarh. No. 83. 
Local name. — ChdnSut* “ Cress.” 
Distrib. — N ot known wild. Cultivated in many countries. 
This is the common cress. It is gfown in cottage gardens and eaten as a vegetable. 
64. Brassica Linn. 
80. B. jjuncea Hook. f. & Thom. F. B. I. i, 157; Beng. PI. 220; 
D, E. P. i, 528 ; Pharmacog. Ind*. i, 123. 
Dibrugarh. No. 5. 
Local name. — Rdi (lai) . <{ Indian Mustard.” 
Distrib."— Largely cultivated throughout India. 
A favourite crop of the op-country settlers in Lakhimpur. Mustard oil is expressed from 
the seeds. 
65. Rap ha im s Linn. 
81. R. sativusLinn. F. B. Li, 166; Eng. & Prantl iii, 2, 179; Beng. 
PI. 224; D. E P. vi, 1, 393 ; Pharmacog. Ind. i, 129. 
Dibrugarh. Nos. 37 and 38. 
Local name .-— Mali . “ Radish.” 
Distrib. -—Cultivated in all temperate and warm countries. 
In Lakhimpur grown in cottage gardens. We met two forms of the plant which the 
natives, however, do not distinguish. One form has pale foliage and white flowers, the other 
has dark foliage and mauve flowers. The seeds yield an oil. 
XXXI. CAPPARIDACEAE. 
66. Cleome Linn. 
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8$. C. spinosa Jacq. Enum. PI. Carib. 26; Linn. Sp. PI. 939. 
C. spinosa Linn. Eng. & Prantl in, 2, 223. C* heptaphylla L. F. 
B. I. i, 168. 
Margherita, found in railway station and on river banks. Nos. 124 
and 41123. 
Distrib. — Native of the West Indies. Now found in many parts of 
India. 
A tall glandular herb with 7 fc foliate leaves and handsome purple flowers, with conspicuous 
stamens. The whole plant gives out a curious fox-like smell. A native of the West Indies, 
this plant is now extensively naturalised in Upper Assam, thriving especially on river sand, 
often far from human habitations. It is souieti mes grown in cottage gardens. A paste of 
the seeds applied locally is said to cure headache 
