Fig 86. [False Flax. Camelina saliva] (L.) Crantz.

False Flax. Camelina saliva (L.) Crantz. The common name is derived from the fact that it is a weed of flax fields in Europe. Flowers small, yellowish; pods pear-shaped, slightly flattened, 8–10 mm. long, surrounded by a vertical ridge. Seeds reddish yellow, granular, usually oval, 2–3 mm. long, one side flat or roundish, the other furnished with a prominent vertical or oblique ridge. Seed incumbent. When wet the seed is soon covered with mucilage. Naturalized from Europe.

Fig 87.[Shepherd's Purse. Capsella Bursa-pastoris] (L.) Medic. Bursa Bursa-pastoris (L.) Britton.

Shepherd's Purse. Capsella Bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic. Bursa Bursa-pastoris (L.) Britton. Flowers small, white; pods flat, nearly triangular, about 4 mm. long. Seeds reddish yellow, granular, oblong, slightly flattened, 1 mm. or less long. Each side usually bearing two longitudinal grooves, separating the surface into three nearly equal parts, these grooves indicating the position of the parts of the embryo. When placed in water, a copious coat of transparent mucilage appears on the surface. In Nevada and Colorado a great pest in fields of Alfalfa.

Fig 88. [Hare's Ear. Conringia orientalis] (L.) Dumort.