but nearly glabrous in its upper parts. Flowers numerous,
yellow. Calyx erect, adpressed, hispid above. Petals
twice as long as the calyx, veined. Pod ascending, shortly
stalked ; its valves with 3 strong straight nerves upon each ;
its rostrum two-edged, attenuated upwards and having 1 or
2 seeds in its base. Seeds globular, reticulated.
This plant was first noticed as a native of Jersey by Mr.
J. Woods, in the summer of 1836, growing in loose sand
near to the shores of St. Aubin’s Bay. The specimens
figured were obtained from that place on the 25th of July
1837.-C. C. B.
