106 MR. F. N. WILLIAMS ON THE GENUS SILENE. 
Series 5. Brachyanthe. 
Species montane inflorescentid dichasiiformi valde composita ; 
calyx vel obconicus vel breviter clavatus, et tum hyalinus. 
a. Calyx obconicus. 
182. Sinene rupestris, Linn., Sp. Plant., ed. II. (1762) p. 602 ; 
Reichb., Ic. Fl. Germ. Helv., n. 5091; Rohrb., Monogr., p. 147. 
Adde syn. S. alpestris, Willd. (ea Nym., Consp., p. 92). 
The character of the seeds varies in different descriptions. 
Geogr. limits —-N. Lapland. 
S. Sierra Nevada, in Andalusia. 
E. Werchoturie, in N. Siberia, 60°. 
W. Mtns. of Asturias, in N. Spain. 
183. S. Menziesit, Hook., Fl. Amer. Bor., i. p. 90, t. 30 (1833) ; 
Kellogg, in Proc. Calif. Acad., iii. p. 44, f.12 (S. Dorrii) ; Rohrb., 
Monogr., p. 147. 
Adde : Caules foliosi. Petala non semper ecoronata. 
Hab. The mountains of N.-W. America from Oregon 
Territory ; Vancouver’s Island, the Rocky Mountains, and the 
Black Hills as far as Slave Lake; and in the United States 
from Vancouver's Island to Colorado, South California and 
New Mexico. 
184. 8. cryproperata, Hilleb., Fl. Hawaiian Isl., p. 29 (1888). 
Caules proceri decumbentes ramosi. Folia lineari-lanceolata 
uninervia sensim breviter petiolata glabra apice atque basi 
acuta; bracteee cum prophyllis foliis conformes. Cyme 
axillares subpaniculate. omni inflorescentid paniculam longam 
thyrsoideam formante. Calyx clavatus viscoso - puberulus 
breviter dentatus, ore contracto. Corolla staminaque intra 
calycem inclusa.  Petala pallida obovato-oblonga minuta 
emarginata ecoronata. Antherm ovoidesx obtuse basi bifide. 
Capsula coriacea, ovoidea carpophorum squans vel ab e0 
paullum superata. Semina reniformia tuberculato-aculeata. 
The characters supplementary to those given in the original description 
are based upon the examination of authentic specimens. 
Hab. Hawaiian Islands. 
