402 
48 S. CYLINDRIFLÒRA (Otth. mss. D, C. prod. 1. p. 371.) 
pubescent ; stems branched ; leaves linear-lanceolate ; flowers 
few, panicled; calyxes cylindrically-conical, with 30 stripes ; 
claws of petals exceeding the calyx; petals bifid. ©. H. 
Native of the Levant. Flowers red. 
Cylindrical-flowered Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Cit, 1824. 
Pl. 1 foot. 
49 S. UNDULA`TA (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 96.) pubescent ; leaves 
lanceolate, undulated, lower ones stalked ; flowers large, in lax 
dichotomous panicles ; calyxes very long, cylindrically- conical, 
with 10 stripes. ¢.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Claws of petals very long. Flowers red. 
Waved-leaved Catchfly. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1775. Pl. 14 foot. 
Secr. V. STACHYMO'RPHA (from orayxue, stachys, a spike, and 
popgn, morphe, form; in allusion to the flowers being disposed 
in something like spikes in the axils of the leaves.) Otth. mss. 
D. C. prod. 1. p. 370. Caulescent. Flowers spiked, axillary, 
not opposite, usually on short pedicels. Calyxes with 10 stripes. 
The plants of this section are to be known by their flawers being 
disposed in spikes or racemes, and by their alternate pedicels 
being always axillary. 
§ 1. Calyxes cylindrical when in flower. 
50 S. A’nexica (Lin. spec. 594.) hairy and viscid; stems 
branched ; leaves lanceolate, acute ; calyx 5-striped, cylindrical, 
with very long acute teeth; petals obcordate, small, with erect 
cloven pyramidal appendages. ©. H. Native of France in 
cultivated fields on a gravelly or sandy soil. In Britain about 
Combe in Surry; in Cambridgeshire ; between Dundee and St. 
Andrews, and near Perth; in Hertfordshire; at Lakenham and 
Costesy near Norwich. Smith, engl. bot. 1178. Curt. fl. lond. 
fasc. 4. t. 30. Petals white, occasionally marked with a red 
spot of each. 
English Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Britain. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
51 S. Lusrra’ntca (Lin. spec. 594.) hairy; stems much 
branched ; lower leaves obovate-spatulate, upper ones lanceo- 
late, obtuse ; spike distich ; calyx rather ventricose, cylindrical, 
with long teeth ; petals crenate, not bifid, with a triangular bor- 
der. ©.H. Native of Spain and Sardinia. S. Sardda, Mor. 
sard. elench. ex Spreng.—Dill. elth. t. 311. f. 401. Petals flesh- 
-coloured. 
Portugal Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1732. Pl. 3 foot. 
52 S. rripenta‘ta (Desf. atl. 1. p. 349.) stems branched; 
leaves linear-lanceolate ; spikes secund; calyx sub-cylindrical, 
with 10 ribs, teeth very long; petals 3-toothed. ©. H. Native 
of Algiers and Spain in corn-fields. Petals rose-coloured. 
Three-toothed-petalled Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. 
Pl. 4 to 3 foot. l 
53 S. Ga'rlica (Lin. spec. 595.) hairy and viscid; stems 
branched ; lower leaves spatulate, upper ones lanceolate, obtuse ; 
spike secund; calyx rather ventricosely cylindrical, with’ short 
acute teeth; petals obovate, entire, crowned. ©. H. Native 
of France ; also of Chili and Buenos Ayres.—Vaill. par. t. 16. t. 
12.— Dill. elth. 419. t. 310. f. 399. Petals flesh-coloured, with 
darker streaks. The S. Anglica, S. Lusitánica, Lin. S. 
cerastoides, Hanke, not Tenore, and S. micropétala of D. C. are 
perhaps only slight variations of S. Gállica, Lin. 
French Catchfly. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1683. Pl. 4 to 14 ft. 
54 S. coarcta‘ra (Lag. gen. et spec. 15.) hairy ; lower leaves 
lanceolate, stalked, upper ones lanceolate-linear ; flowers almost 
sessile ; calyx hairy, fruit-bearing ones ovate, compressed at the 
mouth ; petals bifid. ©.H. Native of Spain in the provinces 
of Valencia and Murcia. Flowers rose-coloured or white. 
Compressed-calyxed Catchfly. Fl, June, July. Clt. 1825. 
Pl. $ to 1 foot. 
CARYOPHYLLE. VI. SILENE. 
55 S. ocymorpes (Desf. cat. hort. par. 184.) hairy ; stems 
branched ; leaves spatulate ; spike secund, few-flowered ; calyx 
cylindrical, rather ventricose, very hairy, with long teeth; petals 
obovate, hardly crenate, with 2 longer appendages. ©. H. 
Native? S. pedicellata, Poir. suppl. 5. p. 150. Petals purple, 
with pale edges. 
Basil-like Catchfly. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1823. Pl. 3 to 1 ft. 
56 S. pr'sticua (Willd. enum. p. 476.) hairy; stem much 
branched ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute; spikes twin, dense, 
with a solitary flower in the fork ; calyx cylindrical ; petals 
small, bifid. ©. H. Native of Minorca. S. microphylla, 
Roem. in Schrank. pl. rar. t. 39. Annal. mus. 14. t. 12. Petals 
rose-coloured. 
Distich-spiked Catchfly. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1817. Pl. 2 feet. 
57 S. cerastiorpes (Lin. spec. 596.) stems branched, villous; 
branches dichotomous; leaves pubescent, lower ones rather spa- 
tulate, upper ones linear-lanceolate, hardly stalked ; spike few- 
flowered; calyxes ovate-globose, rather ventricose, very hairy ; 
petals emarginate, with the appendages 4-toothed. ©. H. 
Native of the south of Europe and north of Africa. Smith, 
fi. greec. 412. S. rigidula, Lin. ameen. 4. p. 313. S. matutina, 
Presl. ex Spreng.—Dill. elth. 416. t. 309. f. 307. Flowers 
rose-coloured. 
Chickweed-like Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1732. Pl. 3 to 
1 foot. 
58 S. QUINQUEVU'LNERA (Lin. spec. 595.) pubescent, viscid ; 
stems branched; leaves lanceolate, lower ones obtuse ; spike 
secund; calyx very villous, with short teeth; petals roundish, 
entire, with bicuspidate appendages. ©.H. Native of Spain, 
France, Italy, Siberia, Carniola, &c. In England in sandy corn- 
fields near Wrotham, Kent. Smith, engl. bot. t. 86. Cuctibalus 
variegatuS, Lam. fl. fr. 8. p. 28. Petals deep crimson in the 
middle, with pale borders. The specific name alludes to the 5 
dark crimson spots, one in the centre of each petal. 
Five-wounded Catchfly. Fl. June, July. England. Pl. 1 ft. 
59 S. Scıo'rıca (Otth. mss. and D.C. prod. 1. p. 372.) hairy; 
stem erect, simple; leaves shining, acuminated, radical ones 
broad, spatulate, upper ones lanceolate, acute; flowers spiked in 
two rows, crowded ; calyx bladdery, cylindrical; petals obcor- 
date. ©.H. Native of the island of Scio. S. Chia, Spreng. 
syst. 2. p. 409. Petals crimson, with a white margin. 
Scio Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Pl. 1 foot. 
60 S. nocru’rna (Lin. spec. 595.) stem simple, branched, 
hairy ; leaves scabrous, on ciliated petioles, lower ones spatu- 
late, upper ones lanceolate ; spikes secund, loose; flowers 
pressed to the stem; calyxes obovate or rather clavate, 
scabrous ; petals deeply 2-parted, narrow. ¢.@.H. Native 
of Spain, France, Greece, &c. Smith, fl. græc. 408.—Dill. elth. 
420, t. 310. f. 400. Barrel. icon. t. 27. f. 1. S. spicata, D. C. fl. 
fr. p. 759. Petals rose-coloured, but lead-coloured beneath, 
minutely crowned. Capsule ovate, standing on a short stipe. 
Var. B, paucifldra (Otth. mss. and D. C. prod. 1. p. 372.) 
flowers few, distant; petals smaller than in var. a. Cucùbalus 
refléxus, Lin, spec. 594. S. mutdbilis, Lin. spec. 596. Flowers 
small, white, greenish externally. 
Nighi-flowering Catehfly. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1683. Pl. 1 
to 2 feet. 
61 S. Grerre'ri (Guss. pl. rar. p- 170. t. 34.) root creeping ; 
stem erect, simple, few-flowered; leaves lanceolate, ciliated, 
hairy; flowers in secund racemes; calyx 10 striped, rather 
scariose, tubular, at length clavate ; petals 2-parted, crowned by 
2-parted truncate scales in the throat. u. H. Native of 
Abruzzo in the higher pastures. S. ciliata, Moretti, pl. ital. 6. 
p. 4. Flowers white above, but greenish beneath. 
Greffer’s Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. Pl. 4 to 14 foot. 
62 S. cinerea (Desf. atl. 1, p. 355.) silky-hoary; stem 
