CARYOPHYLLACEAE 427 
nearly so : calyx densely glandular, delicately ribbed ; tube narrowly cylindric or inflated 
in age, 1.5-2 cm. long ; lobes ovate, about 3 mm. long, with broad hyaline margins: petals 
white or deep pink, about 3 cm. long; claws linear-filiform ; blades obovate, emarginate, 
undulate, about 3 as long as the claws, with 2 scales at the base: capsules elliptic, less than 
1 em. long, about equalling the short stalks in length. [S. Pennsylvanica Michx. ] 
In roeky woods and on banks, Maine to New York, Georgia and Kentueky. Spring. WILD PINK. 
8. Silene ovata Pursh. Perennial, roughish with a short rigid pubescence. Stems 
erect, 5-12 dm. tall, simple or sparingly branched above : leaves opposite ; blades ovate to 
ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 4-15 cm. long, acuminate, 3-nerved, sessile, the lower 
ones cordate: flowers in a narrow panicle 1-3 dm. long: calyx about 1 em. long; tube 
cylindric or inflated and obovoid in age ; lobes triangular or broadly lanceolate, acute, 1-] 
as long as the tube: petals white ; blades fimbriate, without appendages : capsules narrowly 
ovoid, 8 mm. long : seeds about 1 mm. thick. 
In woods on the mountains, North Carolina to Georgia and Alabama. Summer. 
9. Silene Baldwínii Nutt. Perennial, villous. Stem erect or ascending, 1-4 dm. 
tall, simple or sparingly branched above, producing runners at the base : leaves opposite; 
blades 3-9 cm. long, obtuse or acute, the lower ones spatulate, on winged petioles, those 
about the middle of the stem often oblong and the upper ones usually lanceolate or oblong- 
lanceolate, sessile : calyx about 2.5 cm. long ; tube cylindrie or barely inflated in age; 
lobes lanceolate, about } as long as the tube: corolla 5 em. broad, white or pink : petals 
delicate ; blades fan-shaped, fimbriate, without appendages, nearly as long as the claws : 
stamens exserted. 
In shady woods, Georgia and Florida. Spring. 
10. Silene Virgínica L.  Perennial, clammy-pubescent. Stems erect, solitary or 
several together, 2-5 dm. tall, simple or branched above : leaves opposite : blades thickish, 
the lower ones spatulate, 0.5-2 dm. long, acute or acutish ; petioles winged, ciliate, the 
upper leaves passing through obovate, oblong or elliptic to lanceolate near the top of the 
stem, sessile : calyx densely glandular-pilose ; tube 1.5-2.5 em. long, delicately ribbed ; lobes 
triangular-ovate, 1—] as long as the tube : corolla crimson 2.5 cm. broad : petals delicate ; 
blades linear or narrowly-oblong, notched at the apex, a little shorter than the claws : cap- 
non 1-1.5 em. long, several times longer than the stalk : seeds a little over 1 mm. 
nick. 
In dry woods and on hillsides, Ontario to Minnesota, New Jersey, middle Georgia, Alabama and 
Arkansas. Spring to fall. FIRE PINK. 
11. Silene rotundifdlia Nutt. Perennial, clammy-villous. Stems weak, solitary or 
tufted, decumbent or reclining, 2-7 dm. long, simple or branched above : leaves opposite ; 
blades thinnish, the lower ones spatulate, 2-10 cm. long, the upper stem-leaves oval, ab- 
ruptly acuminate at each end, or the uppermost broadly ovate and cordate at the base : 
flowers few, showy: calyx-tube cylindric, somewhat inflated in age, 2-2.5 em. long; lobes 
ovate-lanceolate, about 4 as long as the tube : petals bright scarlet ; blades oblong, deeply 
2-cleft, the segments entire or toothed ; claws longer than the blades : stamens exserted: 
capsules about 2 cm. long. 
On rocky banks, Ohio to Alabama and Georgia. Summer. 
12. Silene régia Sims. Perennial, viscid-pubescent with short stiff hairs. Stems 
erect, solitary or several together, 1-1.5 m. tall, strict, rigid, simple below : leaves oppo- 
site ; blades thickish, lanceolate to ovate, or the lower ones linear-oblong, 4-8 em. long, 
acute or acutish, ciliolate, sessile: flowers in strict panicles : calyx about 2 cm. long ; tube 
cylindrie, with green ribs, somewhat inflated in age ; lobes ovate, 1-3 as long as the tube : 
corolla 3 cm. broad : petals scarlet, often notched or laciniate: capsules oblong-conie, about 
1.5 em. long. 
In dry soil or rocky woods, Ohio to Missouri, Georgia and the Indian Territory. Summer. 
13. Silene subciliàta Robinson. Perennial, glabrous. Stems erect, strict: leaves 
opposite, slightly fleshy, 3-5 em. long, narrowly linear-oblong, sparingly ciliate, terminat- 
ing in blunt callous tips, narrowed into ciliate winged petioles : flowers in slender elongated 
racemes, the Jower ones distant : calyx glabrous, about 2 em. long ; tube cylindric : petals 
crimson ; blades elliptic, entire, obtuse. 
On prairies, Louisiana and Texas. Summer. 
5. AGROSTEMMA L. 
Annual herbs, with upright stems. Leaves opposite: blades narrow, sessile. Flowers 
perfect, terminating elongated pedicels. Calyx woolly : tube becoming distended, 10- 
ribbed : lobes narrowly linear, elongated. Corolla showy. Petals 5: blades shorter than 
