OF ORNAMENTAL ANNUALS. 
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GENUS IY. 
ARARIS, L. THE WALL-CRESS. 
Lin. Syst. TETRADYNAMIA SILIQUOSA. 
Generic Character.- —Silique linear; valves flat, with a nerve in the middle of each. Seeds in one row in each cell.—(G. Don.) 
1.—ARABIS VERNA, R. Br. 
Synonymes. —Hesperis verna, L. Arabis violacese, Mosnch. Tur- 
ritis purpurea.— Lam. 
Engravings.— Bot. Mag. t. 3331 ; and our fig. 8, in Plate 13. 
THE SPRING WALL-CRESS. 
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 effect. It was first introduced in 1710 ; 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 
seeds. 
OTHER KINDS OF ARABIS. 
The other annual species of Arabis are seldom grown in gardens, though they are generally found in seedsmen’s 
catalogues ; we shall therefore say only a few words on each. 
A. STENOPETALA, J mild. 
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. allida. 
A. THALIANA, L. SISYMBRIUM THALIANUM, Hook. 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 ; introduced in 1752. This species has white flowers, 
and drooping pods. 
GENUS V. 
KONIGA, R. B. THE SWEET ALYSSUM. 
Lin. Syst. TETRAD YNAMI A SILICULOSA. 
Generic Character. —Silicle sessile, somewhat ovate, with flatfish valves, and one or many-seeded cells. Funicle adnatc to the base of the 
dissepiment. Seeds usually marginate. Calyx spreading. Petals quite entire. Filaments toothless.—(G. Don.) 
1.—KONIGA MARIT1MA, R. Br. THE SEA-SIDE KONIGA, OR SWEET ALYSSUM. 
Synonymes. —Alyssum calycinum, Hort. A. halimifolinm, Curtis. 
A. maritimum, Lam. Lepidium fragrans, Willd. Glyce maritima, 
Lindl. Clypeola maritima, Lin. Lobularia maritima, Desf. 
Engravings _Bot. Mag. t. 101 ; Eng. Bot. 2nd. Edit. vol. v. 
t. 919 ; and our fig. 9, in Plate 13. 
Specific Character. —Cells 1-seeded.—(G. Don.) 
Description, &c. —Perhaps no plant had ever more botanical names than this ; and as it is generally called 
Alyssum calycinum in the nurseries, we have given it that name on our plate; though we have here adopted 
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