88 PARONYCHIE. V. Anycuta. 
winter, and for this purpose it should be grown in a pot. A 
mixture of sand and loam will suit the plant very well, and it 
may either be increased by seeds or cuttings. 
V. ANY’CHIA (so named from its affinity to Paronychia). 
Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 113. Juss. mem. mus. 2. p. 389. 
Torr. fl. unit. stat. 1. p. 272. D. C. prod. 3. p. 369.—Quéria, 
Geert. fr. 2. t. 128. Nutt. gen. amer. p. 158. 
Lin. syst. Tri-Pentdndria, Digynia. Calyx 5-parted; se- 
pals conniving, somewhat saccate, and callous at the apex. Pe- 
tals and scales none. Stamens 3-5 ; filaments distinct. Style 
none. Stigmas 3, subcapitate. Capsule indehiscent, 1-seeded, 
covered by the calyx.—North American, erect, dichotomous, 
annual herbs, with the habit of Linum cathérticum. Leaves op- 
posite, furnished with scarious stipulas at the base. Flowers 
solitary in the axils of the branches, and in fascicles at the tops 
of the short branches, green. 
1 A. picHóroma (Michx. 1. c.) stem covered with retrograde 
pubescence; leaves cuneate-oblong ; stipulas longer than the 
flowers ; flowers in fascicles. ©.H. Nativeof Virginia, New 
York, Kentucky, and Canada, in dry woods and on hills. Quèria 
Canadénsis, Lin. spec. Ort. dec. t. 15, f. 2. Nutt. l. e. Anychia 
dichótoma var. a. Torr. fi. unit. stat. 1. p. 273. A. Canadénsis, 
Elliott. car. 1. p. 307. 
Dichotomous Anychia. 
4 foot. 
2 A. caritxa‘cea (D. C. prod. 3. p. 369.) stem quite gla- 
brous, smooth; leaves ovate ; stipulas shorter than the flowers ; 
flowers remote. ©. H. Native of New Jersey and New 
England, in pine barrens. Quéria capillacea, Nutt. gen. amer. 
l. p. 159. Anychia dichétoma 3, Torr. l. c. According to 
Torrey, this is only a smooth variety of the last. 
Capillaceous Anychia. PI. 4 to 4 foot. 
Cult. The seeds of these plants only require to be sown in 
the open border in a dry warm situation ina light soil. 
Fl. May, Aug. Clit. 1806. PI. 4 to 
VI. ILLE'CEBRUM (from Jllecebra of Pliny, which is from 
illicio, to allure ; pretty enticing plants). Geertn. fil. carp. p. 36. 
t. 184, Juss. mem. mus. 2. p. 386. R.Br. prod. p. 416. in a 
note.—Paronychia species, Tourn. Juss. Lam. and D. C.—IIlé- 
cebrum species of Lin. 
Lin. syst. Di-Pentandria, Digýnia. Calyx 5-parted, nearly 
3-sepalled; sepals subcucullate, thickened, ending in an awn- 
like horn at the apex on the back. Petals wanting, or 5 su- 
bulate scales in place of the petals, alternating with the lobes of 
the calyx. Stamens 2-5, opposite the sepals, and inserted in 
their base. Style hardly any; stigmas 2, capitate. Capsule 
covered by the calyx, 5-valved, or divisable into 5 at the stripes. 
Seed solitary from abortion, inserted in the side of the capsule. 
Embryo hardly curved, placed on one side of the albumen, which 
is farinaceous.—A small trailing herb, with opposite leaves, fur- 
nished with scarious stipulas at the base. Flowers axillary or 
cymose. Bracteas scarious, smaller than the flowers. 
1 I. verticixza‘tum (Lin. spec. p. 280.) stems trailing, fili- 
form, glabrous ; leaves roundish; flowers crowded in the axils 
of the leaves, verticillate. 2.H. Native of Europe, in bogs 
and wet meadows. In England in the western part of Cornwall, 
about Penzance, and in Devonshire, in marshy boggy ground. 
Schkuhr, handb. t. 50. Vill. in Schrad. journ. 1801. p. 409. t. 4. 
Smith, engl. bot. t. 895. Fl. dan. t. 335.—Vaill. bot. par. t.15. 
f. 2. Flowers snow white, furnished with scarious bracteas at 
the base. Calyxes cartilaginous. Stamens 2 ex Juss., the rest 
abortive, 5 ex Schkuhr. Root creeping. 
Whorled Knot-grass. Fl. July, Aug. England. PI. tr. 
Cult. The seeds of this plant should be sown in a moist situ- 
ation, where the plants will thrive and flower freely; and if the 
VI. Intecesrum. VII. Paronycna. 
seeds be allowed to scatter themselves, the plants will rise regu- 
larly every season. It is worth cultivating, being a small deli- 
cate beautiful plant. 
VII. PARONY’CHIA (from mapa, para, near, and ovwë, 
onyx, a claw ; supposed to cure a tumour which rises near the 
nail). Juss. mem. mus. 1. p. 388. D. C. prod. 3. p. 370. St. 
Hil. fl. bras. 2. p.185.—Paronychia species of Tourn. Juss. gen, 
—lIllécebrum species of Lin. 
Lin. syst. Penténdria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted (f. 22. 
J.) 3 lobes concave, cucullate, generally mucronate at the apex 
(f. 22. b.). Petals or scales 5, subulate, alternating with the 
lobes of the calyx. Stamens 5 (f. 22.a.). Style one, entire or 
bifid (f. 22. d.); lobes papilliferous inside. Capsule 1-seeded (f. 
22. e.), membranaceous, indehiscent or 5-valved, covered by the 
calyx.—Herbaceous or suffrutescent much branched plants. 
Leaves opposite, stipulate ; stipulas scabrous, twin on both sides 
between the leaves. Young leaves frequently in fascicles in thè 
axils of the old leaves. Flowers cymose or glomerate, but 
usually crowded in the axils of the leaves. 
Sect. I. CHÆTONY’CHIA (from yarn, chaite, a head of hair, 
and ovvé, onyx, a claw; in reference to the lobes of the calyx 
ending in a bristle each). D. C. prod. 3. p- 370. Lobes of calyx 
equal, dilated at the apex, membranous, ending in an awn on 
the back. Scales or petals, or abortive stamens perhaps want- 
ing. Flowers cymose. 
1 P.? cymòsa (D.C. in Lam. dict. 5. p. 26. fl. fr. 3. p. 402.) 
stems erect, branched, divaricate, puberulous; leaves linear, 
nearly terete, glabrous, awned; flowers cymose, ultimate ones in 
fascicles. ©. H. Native of Spain, Greece, Mauritania, in 
sandy places. Illécebrum cymésum, Lin. spec. 299. exclusive 
of Boce. syn. Vill. in Schrad. journ. 1801. p. 408. t. 4. Flowers 
greenish. This plant is allied to I/lécebrum, but is probably a 
distinct genus. 
Cymose Paronychia. Fl. July. Clt.1820. Pl. 2 foot. 
Secr. II. Euny’cuta (altered from Paronychia. This section 
is supposed to contain the genuine species of the genus). D.C. 
prod. 3. p. 870. Lobes of calyx equal, awned, mucronate or 
nearly unarmed, not dilated at the apex. Flowers crowded in 
the axils of the leaves. x 
2 P. ecuina‘ra (Lam. fl. fr. 3. p. 232. exclusive of Lin. syn.) 
stems branched, prostrate, smoothish; leaves oval, glabrous; 
flowers subsecund, crowded in the axils of the leaves, puberu- 
lous; lobes of calyx drawn out into somewhat divaricate awns. 
©. H. Native of Mauritania, Portugal, Corsica, Sicily, Pro- 
vence, in sand by the sea side. Illécebrum echinàtum, Desf. atl. 
1. p. 204. Vill. in Schrad. journ. 1801. p. 409. t. 4. Smith, fl. 
grec. t. 245.—Boce. sic. t. 20. f. 3, Flowers greenish. 
Echinated-flowered Paronychia. Fl. July. Cle 1838. EE 
prostrate. : 
3 P. Brasiua'na (D. C. in Lam. dict. 5. p. 23.) stems trail- 
ing, puberulous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, narrowed both at the 
base and apex, mucronate, pubescent on both surfaces; flowers 
crowded in the axils of the leaves; calyx glabrous, deeply 5- 
parted : lobes ending in a long mucrone each. kh. G. Native 
of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, by road sides. P. Bona- 
riénsis, D. C. prod. 3. p. 370. Flowers white. 
Brazilian Paronychia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1820. Pl. tr. 
4 P. commu'nis (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 186.) stems trailing, 
puberulous; leaves oblong-lanceolate, narrow at the base an 
the apex, mucronate, pubescent on both surfaces; flowers 
crowded in the axils of the leaves; calyx turbinate, pubescent ; 
lobes equal, ending in short points. 2.G. Native of Brazil, 
in pastures in that part of the province of St. Paul called Cam- 
