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  • Interestingly, I found another Sisymbrium species S. strictissimum - Perennial Rocket near Stockport, Greater Manchester, last summer.

    The Pleasing Day Walter Jon Williams 2010

  • There is also a plain plant of the hedges, [376] Hedge Mustard (_Sisymbrium officinale_) which is a mere rustic Simple.

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

  • The Hedge Mustard (_Sisymbrium_, or _Erisymum_) grows by our roadsides, and on waste grounds, where it seems to possess a peculiar aptitude for collecting and retaining dust.

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

  • _Matricaria_ (Feverfew), and the _Nasturtium Sisymbrium_ (Water-cress).

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

  • The London rocket (_Sisymbrium irio_) occurs only in the old towns of Hertford and Ware; the true oxlip (_Primula elatior_) near the head of the River Stort; a very rare broom-rape, _Orobanche cærulea_, at

    Hertfordshire Herbert Winckworth Tompkins 1901

  • Coming now to particular instances, we may turn our attention in the first place to the genus _Sisymbrium_.

    Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891

  • Contrasted with those of the above mentioned species of _Sisymbrium_, they are not seen at the base of all the flower [638] stalks, but are limited to the lowermost part of the raceme, adorning a few, often ten or twelve, and rarely more flower-stalks.

    Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891

  • _Sisymbrium some six other genera afford similar structures.

    Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891

  • The coarse Hedge Mustard (_Sisymbrium officinale_), with rigid, spreading branches, and spikes of tiny pale yellow flowers, quickly followed by awl-shaped pods that are closely appressed to the stem, abounds in waste places throughout our area.

    Wild Flowers Worth Knowing Neltje Blanchan 1891

  • Two species are reputed to have bracts, _Sisymbrium hirsutum_ and _S. supinum_.

    Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891

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