CAKILE MARITIMA. SEA ROCKET.
CAKILE maritima; articulis aneipitibus superiore sagittate, foliis pinnatifidis subdentatis carnosis. B t.
CAKILE maritima. JVilld. Sp. P L ml. 3. p. 416. Decand. FI. Fr. ed. 3. ml. 4. p. 7 1 8. Fl. Gall.
byn. p. 382. A it.H ort. K m . ed. 2. ml. 4. 0 .7 1 . P e rt. Syn. P i. ml. 2. p. 184. Pursli
Fl. Amer. Sept. ml. 2. p . 434. Wahl. Fl. Lapp. p . 178. Hook. Fl. Scot. P . I. p. 193.
CAKILE Serapionis. Gtert. de Fruct. ml. 2. p . 287. 1 . 141.
BUNIAS Cable. Linn Sp. PI. > 9 3 6 . Huds. Angl. p. 398. lig h t/. Scot. «.803. H'ith.Bot.
^rr. s . 551. /V. Da». <.1168. Htrffm. Germ. e i . S .m l t . P. II. p. 33.
Smith Fl. Brit. p . 694,. Engl. Bet. t. 231. Hook. Iceland Tour, ml. 2. p . 528. ?
CAKILE quibusdam, aliis Eruca marina et Raphanns marines. Sea Rocket. Ran Syn. p. 307.
Dwa. Straml/iane. Dot. Europischehnodsvrugt. Fr. Caauille. Germ. Der Mearecuf. It. Ca-
chile, Fort. & Span, Cakile. Norw. Strandsennap. Welsh. Hedydd y morlar.
CIA5S a n d Oe d e e . TETRADYNAMIA SILICULOSA.
[N attoae Obd eb . CRUCIFERÆ, D i t . I. SILICULOSÆ, Jmt., Decani., Hook.]
Chae. Oed,. Calyx tetraphyllus. Petala quatuor, foliolis alterna. Stamina se*, duo breviora solitaria ante
fohola calycina lateralia, quatuor longiora geminatim approximata ante foliola calycina altéra. Germen
unicum, umstylum. Fmctus^siliquatus. Semma exalbumiuosa. Emhryo curvus cotyledonibus super radi-
<mlam proms. Herboe aut Suffrutices, foins simphcibus sæpius alternis, floribus sæpissime facemosis ebractea-
Gen . Ch a e . Silicula biarticulata, articulis monospermis : supèrioris semine erecto, sessili ; inferioris (quan-
doque abortientis) pendulo. Br. w
Gen. Cha r. Pouch o f two single-seeded articulations
with a pendulous seed
Herba tota glabra.
Radix annua, parva, subfusiformis, fibrosa.
Caulis insigniter flexuosus vel etiam tortuosus, teres,
striatus, valde ramosus, ramis diffusis.
Folia bi-ad triuncialia, camosa, flavo-viridia, spathulata,
inferiora fere integerrima, reliqua dentata vel
dentato-pinnatifida.
Flores corymbosi, demum racemosi, pallide purpurei;
Fedicelli breves, ebracteati.
Calyx tetraphyllus, foliolis erectis, duobus oppositis,
basi gibbosis.
Corolla tetrapetala, petalis obcordatis, unguiculatis,
venosis.
Stamina sex, quorum duo breviora; Filamenta alba,
erecta; Anther® oblong®, fiav®.
Pistillum lineari-oblongum, biarticulatum; ’articulo
inferiore ovato, superiore elongato, subtetragono;
Stigma sessile, obtusum.
P ericarpium : Siliqua erecta, lineari-oblonga, paulu-
lum attenuata, curvata, biarticulata; articulo infe-
riore duplo triplove minore, obovato, uniloculari,
monospermo j semine pendulo nonnunquam abor-
tiente, superiore ovato-attenuato, carnoso, sic-
citate ancipite, basi sagittato, uniloculari, mo-
nospermo, semine erecto.
Semen ovatum, flavo-fuscum, podospermo brevi in-
structum.
Embryo cylindraceus, curvatus; Cotyledones lineares,
divaricati.
Flower. Fig. 2. Petal. Fig. 3. Stamens and
mature). Fig. 6. The same cut open, to show the
from the upper cell. Fig. 8. Its embryo. Fig. 9. S
magnified.
upper articulation with an erect sessile seed ; lower one
(sometimes abortive).
Whole Pla n t glabrous.
Root annual, small, somewhat spindle-shaped, fibrous.
Stem remarkably flexuose, and even twisted, rounded,
striated, very much branched, branches spread-
ing.
L eaves from two to three inches long, fleshy, yellowish-
green, spathulate, the lower ones nearly entire,
the others toothed, or dentato-pinnatifid.
Flowers in corymbs, afterwards in racemes, o f a pale
purple colour; Pedicels short, destitute of brac-
teas.
Calyx o f four divisions, the leaflets erect, opposite in
pairs, gibbous at the base.
Corolla of four obcordate, clawed, veined petals.
Stamens six, two of them shorter than the rest; Filaments
white, erect; Anthers oblong, yellow.
P is t il between linear and oblong, of two joints; lower
joint ovate, upper one elongated, nearly square;
Stigma sessile, obtuse.
P e r ica r p : an erect linear-oblong, slightly attenuated,
curved, biarticulated Pod; with the lower articulation
twice or thrice smaller, obovate, one-celled,
one-seeded; the seed pendulous,sometimes abortive,
the upper one ovato-attenuate, fleshy, when
dry two-edged, sagittate at the base, one-celled,
one-seeded, having the seed erect.
Se ed ovate, yellowish-brown, furnished with a short
podosperm.
Embryo cylindrical, curved; Cotyledons linear, diverpistil.'
Fig. 4. Pistil. ^ Fig: 5. Silicule (not perfectly
situation of the seed in the two cells. Fig. 7 . Seed
ieed from the lower cell. Fig. 10. Its embroyo:—all
summer ? BH Hi j the Bj sea-s 'ore m H| every part of Britain. It flowers throughout the
mu,™ ’ bA* 1 fnconle"‘ seed-vessels do not become dry, and gain their characteristic form, till very late in the
“ essoming, the plant assumes a totally different appearance; for the corymbs of flowers, which
w h 4 t r L T “ edn ’ r“" °Ut mt° l0DS bnmches’ charSed with the conspicuous seed-vessels,
c o S r t S T . ^ 4* T “S W 3lertner separated from that of Bimias; and the opinion of subsequent authors has
“ “„dSde f t . B B ° f th’S meSST Br0wn s character’ which is lhe ™e that I have adopted, is intended
i — 8 Myagrumperenneou& rugomm of Willdenow; but these again are formed by W m d o lle into
fleshv hKmor f l H ”,amed alleging that it differs from Cakile in it neshy but more or less hairy, leaves; and in its whole habit. s yellow flowers; its never
? 6 feW gen^,ra that cannqt satisfactorily be referred to either of the two great divisions of the
of one or th e o r itS T a“ ous ^Kants : for lt: ls. har^ to say whether its seed-vessels correspond with the characters
Svstema VwetnhUU?* ? Sa tnbes' Anomalies like these have induced Decandolle, in his learned work the
appJTh tSTiiT’,. II an entirely different mode of arrangement; but how much nearer soever this may
d K % t o l h e S n r ‘0n mdmd“aIs' i t i s r t unquesgonably, one attended with considerably more
This plant is even found so far north as Iceland.
Of Aberdeen! th'> speclmen!’ from whicl1 the accompanying figure was taken, on the sandy beach to the northward