CARYOPHYLLEZ. VI. Siren. 
tuse, fleshy, pubescent; peduncles long, axillary, solitary, fili- 
form, at first erect, but afterwards reflexed ; calyx very villous, 
cylindrical at time of flowering, but afterwards clavate ; petals 
deeply emarginate, crowned with bifid scales. ©.H. Native 
of the south of Spain in the sand by the sea-side. Siléne pén- 
dula, Salzm. not Lin. Flowers rose-coloured. 
Villous Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 
135 S. sepor pes (Jacq. coll. suppl. p. 112. t. 14. f. 1.) rather 
scabrous; stem much branched ; leaves rather fleshy, scabrous, 
spatulate, obtuse ; flowers small, terminal, or in the forks of the 
stem; calyxes tubular, very villous; petals emarginate, crowned 
with bifid appendages. ©.H. Native of Crete. A pretty 
little much-branched herb. Flowers rose-coloured above, but 
greenish beneath. 
Stone-crop-like Catchfly. 
ł to 4 foot. 
136 S. ramosr’sstma (Smith, fl. grec. t. 425.) plant beset 
with clammy red hairs ; stem much branched ; leaves spatulate, 
recurved, obtuse ; flowers loosely panicled, small, terminal or in 
the forks of the stem; petals bifid, furnished with 4-parted 
appendages. ©.H. Native of Candia on rocks by the sea- 
side. Calyx oblong-clavate, 10-angled. Flowers numerous, 
rose-coloured. 
Much-branched Catehfly. Fl. June, July. Pl. 4 foot. 
*** Small herbaceous permanent rock plants, with linear nar- 
row-lanceolate or lanceolate-spatulate leaves. 
137 S. rrnoipes (Otth. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 384.) plant 
woody at the base, much branched ; stem simple, few-flowered, 
rather hoary; peduncles 1-flowered; leaves linear-lanceolate, 
mucronate, rather scabrous; calyx cylindrical, rather clavate ; 
petals bifid, obtuse, with bifid, obtuse, entire appendages. Y.H. 
Native of Mount Parnassus. S. linifdlia, Smith, fl. grec. t. 
433. not of Willd. Flowers of a whitish-flesh-colour above, 
but greenish-brown beneath. 
Flax-like Catchfly. Pl. 1 to 14 foot. 
138 S. crera‘cea (Fisch. in litt. ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 407.) 
stem suffruticose, erect, branched ; leaves terete, awl-shaped, 
spreading ; peduncles 1-flowered, elongated; calyx glabrous, 
clavated. X4. H. Native of Siberia. Flowers white. 
Cretaceous Catchfly. Pl. 1 foot. 
139 S. cosra'ra (Otth. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 876.) pubes- 
cent; stems much branched, erect; leaves small, linear, very 
narrow ; flowers terminal, solitary, rarely twin; calyx clavate, 
scabrous, with 10 ribs ; petals semi-bifid. 2. H. Native of? 
Petals white, crowned ? 
Ribbed-calyxed Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Pl. 3 foot. 
140 S. parvirdria (Otth. mss. in D. . prod. 1. p. 376.) 
pubescent; stems creeping, branched ; leaves small, linear-lan- 
ceolate, acute; flowers terminal; calyx cylindrically-clavated, 
pilose ; petals bifid. %.H. Native of? ` Petals white ? 
Small-leaved Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. Pl. 4 foot. 
141 S. rruricutdsa (Sieb. pl. ex sic. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 
376.) plant hardly pubescent ; root woody, branched ; stems 
simple, diffuse, filiform; leaves small, lanceolate-spatulate ; 
‘Owers terminal, on long stalks; calyx clavate. %. H. Na- 
tve of Candia. Petals whitish on the upper surface, and greenish- 
brown on the under ? 
Fruticulose Catchfly. Fl. June; Aug. Pl. 4 foot. 
142 S. munticav’Lis (Guss. pl. rar. p. 172. t. 35.) stem as- 
cending, dichotomously panicled ; leaves linear, narrow, pu- 
berulous, acute, ciliately scabrous; flowers rather panicled ; 
calyx smooth, clavated ; petals 2-parted, crowned with bicuspi- 
date appendages ; capsules ovate-oblong, on short pedicels. 
Native of Abruzzo in high gravelly mountains in moist 
Stems filiform, hanging from the rocks. Peduncles 
Fl. June, July. Clt. 1804. Pl. 
places. 
407 
long, 1-flowered. Flowers white above, but dirty green be- 
neath. 
Many-stemmed Catchfly. Fl. July, Sep. Pl. 1 foot. 
143 S. saxi’rraca (Lin. spec. 602.) plant smooth, rather 
viscid, tufted ; stems assurgent ; leaves linear-acute ; peduncles 
very long; flowers terminal, solitary, rarely axillary; calyx 
clavate ; petals 2-parted, with ciliated claws, and bicuspidate 
appendages. %. H. Native of France, Italy, Hungary, &c. 
on cretaceous mountains. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 454. Waldst. et 
Kit. hung. 2. t. 163. Petals yellowish on the upper surface, 
and reddish-brown on the under. 
Saxifrage Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1640. Pl.4to 4 ft. 
144 S. perrz'a (Waldst. et Kit. hung. 2. t. 164.) tufted, 
beset with short bristles; stems assurgent; leaves linear, with 
bristly teeth ; flowers small, terminal, solitary; calyx clavate ; 
petals bifid, with bifid appendages. X4. H. Native of Hun- 
gary. Petals white, but brownish on the under surface. 
Hungarian Rock Catehfly. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1822. Pl. 1 to} ft. 
145 S. Faxca‘ta (Smith, fl. gree. t. 436.) root fusiform; 
plant tufted; floriferous stems 1-flowered, pilose; leaves awl- 
shaped, falcate, pilose, numerous; calyx cylindrically clavate ; 
petals 2-parted, with entire 2-parted appendages. %. H. Na- 
tive on mount Olympus in Bithynia. A tufted evergreen alpine 
plant. Flowers largish, cream-coloured. Anthophorum very long. 
Sickle-leaved Catchfly. Pl. 4 foot. 
146 S. campa’nuta (Pers. ench. 1. p. 500.) glabrous ; stems 
erect or assurgent, rather branched, leafy at the base; leaves 
lanceolate-linear, acute, lower ones spatulate ; flowers terminal, 
solitary or twin, rather drooping ; peduncles very long ; calyxes 
campanulate, large ; petals 2-parted, naked. Y%.H. Native of 
Piedmont on rocks. Cuciubalus alpéstris, All. auct. p. 28. t. 1. 
f. 3. Very like the preceding plant. Petals whitish, but red- 
dish-brown on the under surface. 
Campanulate-calyxed Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. 
Pl. 4 to ș foot. 
147 S. nopurésa (Viv. append. fl. cors. in Schlecht. Linnea, 
1. p- 501.) stem erect, simple, usually 1-flowered, knotted ; 
radical leaves spatulate-lanceolate, hispid, cauline ones lanceo- 
late, short ; calyx smooth, clavate ; petals exserted, naked, semi- 
bifid, with obovate oblong segments. %.H. Native of Cor- 
sica. S. pauciflora, Salz.? Flowers white ? 
Knotted-stemmed Catchfly. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
148 S. Cano’pica (Del. ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 406.) stem 
erect, beset with glandular hairs, viscid; branches angular ; 
lower leaves spatulate, upper ones lanceolate, villous ; peduncles 
axillary, remote, at length reflexed; calyx clavate. ©. H. 
Native of Upper Egypt. Perhaps belonging to this section. 
Canopic Catchfly. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
149 S. vi'scrva (Spreng. fl. min. cogn. 2. p. 65.) very clammy 
from glandular hairs; stems diffuse, branched; leaves linear- 
lanceolate; flowers solitary, terminal, or in the axille of the 
leaves ; petals toothed. 2 ? H. Native of Carniola. Petals 
greenish-white or yellowish ? 
Viscid Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
150 S. Urvriru (Schott. mon. sil. ined. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 
377.) rigid, almost glabrous; stem suffruticose at the base, 
branched, very leafy ; leaves horizontal, linear, pungent ; flowers 
terminal, rarely axillary; calyx clavated; petals semi-bifid. 
4%. H. Native of the island of Cos. Petals white or cream- 
coloured. 
D’Urvill’s Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. Pl. $ foot. 
151 S. nivea (Muhl. catal. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 377.) stem 
branched above; leaves oblong-lanceolate, powdery, pubescent ; 
flowers solitary; calyx campanulate, inflated, rather hairy ; 
petals small, reflexed, bifid, with long claws. Y.H. Native 
of North America in the vicinity of the Columbia. Nutt. gen. 
Clt. 1823. 
