Flower of Mustard, (Gray, 1858).

Flower

Flower of Mustard, (Gray, 1858).

Stamens and pistil of Mustard, (Gray, 1858).

Stamen

Stamens and pistil of Mustard, (Gray, 1858).

Wild mustard the proper size for spraying.

Wild Mustard

Wild mustard the proper size for spraying.

A genus of aquatic herbs of the mustard famil, known generally as the water-cresses. The leaves in most species are pinnate, the flowers are yellow or white, and the seeds are borne in a marginless pod in which they are arranged in two irregular rows.

Nasturtium

A genus of aquatic herbs of the mustard famil, known generally as the water-cresses. The leaves in most…

Having the form of a cross with equal arms, as the flowers of mustard.

Cruciate Flower

Having the form of a cross with equal arms, as the flowers of mustard.

A biennial plant of the mustard family, which is cultivated for its fleshy globular, edible root.

Turnips

A biennial plant of the mustard family, which is cultivated for its fleshy globular, edible root.

"A name given to many plants, of which the foliage has a pungent, mustard-like taste, and is used as a salad. It is sometimes more strictly confused to the genus Lepidium, a genus of the natural order Cruciferae, having small white flowers, and oblong or rounded laterally compressed pouches (silicules), with the cells one-seeded, and the valves keeled or winged on the back." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Cress

"A name given to many plants, of which the foliage has a pungent, mustard-like taste, and is used as…

Flower of Mustard

Mustard

Flower of Mustard

Its stamens and pistil separate and enlarged.

Mustard

Its stamens and pistil separate and enlarged.

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the leaf of the cut-leaved toothwort or Dentaria laciniata.

Cut-Leaved Toothwort

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the leaf of the cut-leaved toothwort or Dentaria laciniata.

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the toothwort of Dentaria diphylla.

Toothwort

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the toothwort of Dentaria diphylla.

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the leaf of the watercress or Radicula Nasturtium-aquaticum.

Watercress

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the leaf of the watercress or Radicula Nasturtium-aquaticum.

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the Carolina Whitlow grass or Draba caroliniana.

Carolina Whitlow Grass

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the Carolina Whitlow grass or Draba caroliniana.

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the spring cress or Cardamine bulbosa.

Spring Cress

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the spring cress or Cardamine bulbosa.

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the hairy rock cress or Arabis hirsuta.

Hairy Rock Cress

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the hairy rock cress or Arabis hirsuta.

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the small bitter cress or Cardamine hirsuta.

Small Bitter Cress

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the small bitter cress or Cardamine hirsuta.

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae): left, hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale); right, whitlow-grass (Draba verna).

Hedge Mustard and Whitlow-Grass

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae): left, hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale); right, whitlow-grass…

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the leaf of the field mustard or Brassica arvensis.

Field Mustard Leaf

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the leaf of the field mustard or Brassica arvensis.

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the yellow rocket of Barbarea vulgaris.

Yellow Rocket

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the yellow rocket of Barbarea vulgaris.

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the black mustard or Brassica nigra.

Black Mustard

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae), the black mustard or Brassica nigra.

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae): left, peppergrass (Lepidium Virginicum); right, shepherd's purse (Capsella Bursa-pastoris).

Pepper Grass and Shepherd's Purse

Of the mustard family (Cruciferae): left, peppergrass (Lepidium Virginicum); right, shepherd's purse…

"Black mustard (Brassica nigra)." -Gager, 1916

Black Mustard

"Black mustard (Brassica nigra)." -Gager, 1916

Watercresses are fast-growing, aquatic or semi-aquatic, perennial plants native from Europe to central Asia, and one of the oldest known leaf vegetables consumed by human beings. These plants are members of the Family Brassicaceae or cabbage family, botanically related to garden cress and mustard — all noteworthy for a peppery, tangy flavor.

Watercress

Watercresses are fast-growing, aquatic or semi-aquatic, perennial plants native from Europe to central…

A turnip mustard, cultivated for root vegetables.

Brassica Campestris

A turnip mustard, cultivated for root vegetables.

"A winter annual of the mustard family, which is quite sure to be found producing much seed on roadsides and on other waste areas."—The Federal Digest, 1921

French-Weed

"A winter annual of the mustard family, which is quite sure to be found producing much seed on roadsides…

A plant used both as a salad and for manufacturing into table mustard.

Black Seeded Mustard

A plant used both as a salad and for manufacturing into table mustard.

<i>Salvadora Persica</i>. Also called toothbrush tree, mustard tree, and mustard bush. This image includes the female flower and the fruit. The fibrous branches of this plant have been used for centuries as a natural toothbrush. a. The female flower. b. The fruit  &mdash; Whitney, 1889

Salvadora

Salvadora Persica. Also called toothbrush tree, mustard tree, and mustard bush. This image includes…