. Flowers of the field. Botany. 58 CRUCfPER/E by being kept from tlie action of light. It is found on many parts of tlie sea-coast, and differs in not respect from garden speci- mens as they appear when the forcing is over.—Fl. June—August. Perennial. 30. Caki'lr (Sea Rocket). — A large, fleshy, branched herb ; Jloivers white or lilac ; corymbose ; pods indehiscent, 2-jointed, 4- angled, each joint i-seeded. (Name of Arabic origin.) I. C. mar'itima (Purple Sea Rocket).—The only British CR^MBr^: MARfriMA iSca-kale). common on sandy sea-shores, growing in a bushy manner, with zig-zag b
. Flowers of the field. Botany. 58 CRUCfPER/E by being kept from tlie action of light. It is found on many parts of tlie sea-coast, and differs in not respect from garden speci- mens as they appear when the forcing is over.—Fl. June—August. Perennial. 30. Caki'lr (Sea Rocket). — A large, fleshy, branched herb ; Jloivers white or lilac ; corymbose ; pods indehiscent, 2-jointed, 4- angled, each joint i-seeded. (Name of Arabic origin.) I. C. mar'itima (Purple Sea Rocket).—The only British CR^MBr^: MARfriMA iSca-kale). common on sandy sea-shores, growing in a bushy manner, with zig-zag branched sft-ms, bearing fleshy, variously-cut, glaucous haves, and corymbs of lilac flowers. The seed-vessels are of very curious construction, each containing two seeds, of which the lower is erect, the upper pendent.—Fl. June—September. Annual. 3 I. R.(PH.\NUS (Radish).—A',^fe7/ lea-ves lyrate ; thui'ers in long racemes ; petals purple-veined ; elongated, inflated, smooth [omentum with a slender beak. (Name of Greek origin, signify- ing early appearance or rapid growth.) I. R. Raphanisfriim (\s\\(\Vkx^m\ \\'hite Charlock).—A bristly or ahiKjst prickly plant, 1 — 2 feet high, with horizontal, lyrate. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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