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273. Dileptiurn precox Raf. Caulibus erectis ramo- 
sis ; foliis radicalisms pinnatis, caulinis pinnatifidis, 
petalis calice equalibus Raf.—Cochlearia 2. Rob. 
p. 467. This resembles the Nasturtium tubero¬ 
sum, and blossoms in February ; flowers white. 
274. Nasturtium roiundifolium Raf. Caule erecto ra¬ 
mose, foliis subrotundis sinuato-lobatis crassis, 
petalis elongatis calice longioribus Raf.—Coch¬ 
learia 4. Rob. p. 467. A large plant with thick 
juicy leaves, good to eat, but tasteless. It re¬ 
sembles Arabis rhomboidea. 
Order IV.— Capparides. 
275. Cleome edulis Raf. Caule inermi ramoso albo 
punctato, foliis imis quinatis, summis ternatis, fo« 
liolis ovalis acutis, media majore, floribus verti- 
cillatis terminalibus pedunculatis, petala 4, ungui- 
culata deflexa Raf.—Mozambe comestible Rob. 
p. 468. Stem one or two feet high, round, red¬ 
dish, juicy, leaves alternate petiolate, calyx with 
four narrow sepals, petals white, inserted on a 
glandular disk with long filiform nails and spatu- 
lated limb, all deflexed on one side ; on the oppo¬ 
site side a long red gynophore with 6 stamina, 
stigma sessile, pod long acute. It grows on open 
grounds and blossoms in June. It has much affi¬ 
nity with Cl. pentaphylla L. 
276. Cleome speciosa Raf. Caule inermi ramoso, fo¬ 
liis digitatis, foliolis oblongis acuminafis ciliatis 
transverse nervosis ; floribus racemosis bracteatis 
