l CARYOPHYLLEÆ. VI. SıLENE. 
~ 196 S. pupe’scens (Lois. fl. gall. p. 727.) stem dwarf, much 
branched ; leaves lanceolate, obtuse, tapering to the base, ciliat- 
ed; flowers terminal, erect; calyx clavate, hairy ; petals 2- 
parted, crowned, with very long claws. ©.H. Native of Cor- 
sica about Ajaccio. S. hírta, Willd. hort. berl. t. 23. Petals 
rose-coloured. 
Pubescent Catchfly. . Fl. June, July.. Clt. 1818. Pl. 4 to 4 
foot. 
197 S. Meyrrtraca (Lin. fil. ‘suppl. 241.) plant somewhat 
tomentose ; stems branched; leaves obovate, stalked; flowers 
terminal, erect; calyx clavate; petals obcordate, bidentate at 
the base. ©. H. Native of Egypt. Petals flesh-coloured, 
furnished with obtuse, emarginate appendages. 
Var. B, retrofléxa (Pers. ench. 1. p. 500.) petals turned back- 
wards ; leaves linear ; petals flesh-coloured. 
Egyptian Catchfly. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1800. Pl. 4 tol ft. 
198 S. sericea (All. ped. no. 1573. t. 79. f. 3.) silky; stems 
branched; leaves ciliated with long hairs at the base, lower 
ones spatulate, upper ones oblong ; flowers large, terminal, or 
in few-flowered panicles; calyx clavate; petals 2-parted, 
crowned, with long claws. ©. H. Native of Corsica. Petals 
rose-coloured, with the scales acute. 
Var. B, minor (Otth. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 380.) leaves 
opaque, somewhat fleshy ; flowers and plant smaller. ©. H 
Native of Portugal in the sand by the sea-side at the Tagus, not 
far from Lisbon and elsewhere ; it also occurs on dry hills not 
far from the seashore. S. littdrea, Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. 186. 
Petals dark purple, with the scales crenulated. 
Silky Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1801. 
B 4 foot. 
199 S. prcra (Pers. ench. 1. p. 498.) stems much branched, 
hardly pubescent ; lower leaves obovate-spatulate, upper ones 
linear, acute ; flowers loosely panicled ; calyx clavate, striped 
with red ; petals 2-parted, reticulated, crowned? ©. ĦH. Na- 
tive of France near Dax. Sweet, fl. gard. 92. S. Reinwárdtii, 
Roth. S. reticulàta, Hort. S. anastomòsans, Lag. gen. et spec. 
15. Petals reticulated, with red nerves and veins. A beautiful 
rush-like plant. 
Painted-flowered Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1817. PI. 
1 to 2 feet. 
200 S. rugosa (Pers. ench. 1. p. 498.) plant glabrous; stems 
branched ; leaves linear-lanceolate, acute; flowers terminal or 
Somewhat panicled; calyx clavate, rather rough from wrinkled 
crenated stripes. ©. H. Native of? Petals reticulated, with 
red veins. 
Wrinkled-calyxed Catchfly. Fl. June, July. PI. 1 foot. 
201 S. Br'cotor (Thore, land. p. 174.) plant tufted, glabrous ; 
rather clammy; stems branched at the base; leaves linear, 
flowers panicled ; calyx clavate, reticulated ; petals bifid, lobes 
lanceolate. ©. H. Native in the west of France, near Dax. 
©. icon. rar. gall. t. 42. S. Porténsis, Bonam. prod. Petals 
reticulated, with red nerves and veins ? 
T'wo-coloured-Alowered Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. 
Pl. 1 foot. 
202 S. Kaurru'su (Spreng. pl. min. cog. 2. p. 64. no. 123.) 
plant very smooth ; root fusiform; stem almost simple; radical 
leaves oblong, cauline ones ovate-lanceolate ; flowers panicled ; 
calyx clavate; petals toothed, with long claws. 4%. H. Native 
at Politz. Flowers purple ? 
Kaulfus’s Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Pl. 1 foot. 
_203 S. Aro’cion (Murr. syst. ed. 13. p. 421.) stem branched, 
viscid, pubescent ; leaves roundish-obovate, lower ones on long 
footstalks, uppermost ones sessile; panicle fastigiate, tricho- 
tomous ; calyx long, clavate ; petals obcordate, obtuse, with an 
acute tooth on each side at the base, crowned by 2 protuber- 
ances. ©.H. Native of the Levant. Jacq. vind. 3. t. 32. 
Pl. a 1 foot; 
411 
Flowers pink. This plant ought to follow S. orchidea, Lin. 
p- 413. no. 245. 
Atocion Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1781. Pl. 4to1 ft. 
— §3. Flowers erect; calyxes long, clavated. The plants 
contained in this division are easily distinguished by their long, 
narrow calyx, sometimes even an inch in length. 
204 S. reticuta'ta (Desf. atl. 1. p. 350. t. 99.) plant gla- 
brous, clammy; stems branched; leaves _lanceolate-linear ; 
flowers dichotomously panicled ; calyx very long, clavated, reti- 
culated; petals obcordate, crowned with bifid acute appendages. 
©.H. Native of Algiers. Calyx with 10 stripes, reticulated, 
with purple veins. Flowers small, rose-coloured, fastigiate. 
Reticulated-calyxed Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1804. 
Pl. 14 foot. 
205 S. ecuina‘ta (Otth. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 380.) plant 
pubescent; stem slender, branched ; cauline leaves small, linear ; 
flowers panicled; calyx long, cylindrically-clavated, with 10 
bristly echinated ribs ; petals bifid. ©? H. Native of? 
Echinated-calyxed Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Pl. 1 foot. 
206 S. Pennsytva’nica (Mich. fl. bor. amer.1. p. 272.) plant 
clammy-pubescent ; stems procumbent; leaves lanceolate, lower 
ones rather spatulate ; flowers panicled; calyx long, tubular ; 
petals emarginate and rather crenated. Y. H. Native of 
North America in dry sandy woods, and on rocks from New 
York to Virginia. Ker, bot. reg. 247. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 41. 
Perhaps the same as S. Virginica, Willd. spec. 2. p. 702. S. 
Caroliniana, Walt. carol. 142. Flowers purple, very handsome. 
Pennsylvanian Catchfly. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1806. Pl. 
1 to 4 foot, procumbent. 
207 S. succute’nta (Forsk. descr. p. 89.) plant clammy- 
pubescent ; stems diffuse, thick, branched, leafy ; leaves obo- 
vate, fleshy ; flowers panicled ; calyx long, somewhat ventricose, 
ribbed; petals 2-parted, crowned, with very long claws. Y? H. 
Native of Egypt at the catacombs of Alexandria. Delile, fl. 
egypt. t. 29. f. 2. Flowers purple ? 
Succulent-leaved Catchfly. Fl. May. PI. 4 foot. 
208 S. Vatre's1a (Lin. spec. 603.) plant tufted, clammy, pu- 
bescent ; root woody ; stems dwarf, assurgent, a little branched ; 
leaves lanceolate, lower ones spatulate ; flowers terminal, rarely 
twin; calyx very long, clavate, reticulated ; petals bifid, crowned. 
4%. H. Native in the alps of Vallais. All. ped. no. 1574. 
t. 23. f. 2.—Boce. mus. 65. t. 54. Flowers flesh-coloured 
or white, smelling at night, of a deeper colour beneath. 
Vallesian Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1765. Pl. 4 foot. 
209 S. Ca’spica (Pers. ench. 1. p. 497.) plant scabrous ; 
stems branched ; leaves spatulate-lanceolate ; flowers terminal, 
and in the forks of the stem; calyx oblong, cylindrical, pubes- 
cent; petals 2-parted, and furnished with a tooth on each side 
at the base. 2.H. Native of Caucasus on sterile hills. S. 
fruticulosa, Bieb. tab. no. 17. S. frutéscens, Bieb. casp. 175. 
S. suffrutéscens, Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 340. Stems shrubby. 
Petals pink. 
Caspian Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. Pl. 2 feet. 
210 S. Sauzma nnut (Otth. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 381.) 
plant tomentosely-pilose ; root woody, branched ; stems simple, 
leafy ; leaves lanceolate-spatulate, numerous at the base; flowers 
densely panicled, erect; calyx long ; petals broad, obcordate, 
naked. 2%. H. Native of Corsica. Flowers red? Perhaps 
belonging to section Atocion. 
Salzmann’s Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Pl. 1 foot. 
211 S. Reeure'nu (Otth. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 381.) 
plant pubescent ; root thick, woody ; stem erect, simple, leafy ; 
leaves oblong-obovate, acuminated ; flowers few, panicled ; calyx 
very long. .H. Native of Corsica near Bonifacio. 
Requien’s Catchfly, Fl. June, Aug. Pl. 1 foot. 
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