Farsetia
(named after Philip Farseti, a Venetian botanist). ORD. Cruciferae. A genus of about twenty species of hardy or half-hardy, branched, erect herbs or sub-shrubs, more or less hoary or downy. they are natives of the Mediterranean region, Africa, and Asia Minor to Northern India. Inflorescence racemose or spicate. Leaves entire, opposite. Most of the species are very pretty, and the hardy perennials are well adapted for growing on rockwork, borders, &c., in ordinary garden soil. The less hardy sorts thrive well in a compost of sandy loam and peat. All are easily increased by seeds.
F. aegyptica (Egyptian). fl. white. June and July. l. linear, pressed, hoary. Stems shrubby, erect, much branched. h. 1ft. North Africa, 1788. Half-hardy. F. clypeata (buckler-shaped). fl. yellow. June. l. oblong, repand. Stems herbaceous, erect. h. 1ft. to 2ft. South Europe, 1596. Hardy. F. lunarioides (Lunaria-like). fl. yellow; sepals whitish. June l. oblong-obovate, stalked, hoary. Stems suffruticose. ascendent. h. 1ft. Grecian Archipelago, 1731. Hardy. (B. M. 3087.)