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VII. CRUCIFERZE 
\ in., entire or sinuate. Racemes short. Flowers white. Petals 
longer than the sepals. Pods linear, \-l in. 
Simla, in ditches; April- September. — N. India, ascending to 7000 ft Tem- 
perate Asia, Europe, including Britain (Common Watercress). 
Often cultivated. 
2. Nasturtium palustre, DC. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 133. Glabrous. 
Stems 6-12 in., erect or nearly so, branched. Radical leaves 
numerous, stalked, 2-6 in., deeply pinnatifid, lobes toothed, lower 
ones distinct, narrow, terminal one large, broad. Stem-leaves 
similar or ovate-lanceolate, sessile, toothed. Racemes long. 
Flowers yellow. Petals and sepals nearly equal. Pods oblong, 
.1 i ir-i 
4 3 m - 
Simla ; April-September. — N.W. India, ascending to 10,000 ft. — Europe 
(Britain, Marsh Watercress). 
3. Nasturtium montanum, Wall . ; Fl.Br.Ind. i. 134. Glabrous 
or nearly so. Stem erect, grooved, 6-18 in., branched. Lower 
leaves stalked, 2-4 in., pinnatifid at least near the base, toothed, 
gradually passing into the sessile, sinuate-toothed, ovate upper 
leaves. Racemes long. Flowers yellow. Petals and sepals 
nearly equal. Pods linear, 1-1^ in. 
Simla ; April-September. — N. India, ascending to 7000 ft. — Burmah.— China, 
Japan. 
2. BARBAREA. From ‘ Herb of St. Barbara,’ the old name 
for B. vulgaris . — Most temperate regions. 
Barbarea vulgaris, B. Br . ; FI. Br. Lid. i. 134. A glabrous, 
perennial herb. Stem leafy, stiff, erect, 6-18 in. ; branches few, 
short. Leaves 2-4 in., lower stalked, upper sessile, mostly 
pinnately lobed, lower lobes usually few, small and narrow, 
terminal lobe large, broadly ovate ; sometimes all narrow, or the 
leaves oblong and deeply toothed towards the base. Flowers 
small, bright yellow, racemed. Sepals erect, equal, similar. 
Petals clawed. Style short, stigma capitate. Pods linear, in., 
erect or slightly spreading, 4-angled. Seeds in one row ; radicle 
accumbent. 
Simla ; June. — Temperate Himalaya, 6000-10,000 ft. 
Australia, Europe (Britain, Winter Cress, Yellow Rocket). 
W. Asia, Africa, 
3. ARABIS. Etymology uncertain. — N. temperate and cold 
regions, rare in the S. Hemisphere. 
Annual or perennial herbs, usually more or less covered with 
forked or stellate hairs. Stems erect, leafy, simple or with a few short 
branches. Leaves simple : radical stalked ; upper stem-clasping, 
the base prolonged downwards in two short lobes. Flowers white 
