416 CARYOPHYLLEZ. 
abundantly if planted out in the open border in spring; but it 
requires to be taken up in the autumn and potted, or the frost 
will kill it. All the species may be reared by cuttings, planted 
under a hand-glass, or by seeds, which generally ripen in abund- 
ance. The L. celi-rosa is an elegant hardy annual plant, 
the seeds of which only require to be sown in the open border 
in spring. 
IX. AGROSTE’MMA (from aypoc, agros, afield, and oreupa, 
slemma, a crown; alluding to the beauty of the flowers, which 
were formerly made into crowns or garlands). Lin. gen. no. 231. 
Lin. syst. Decdndria, Pentagynia. Calyx egg-shaped or 
campanulate, with 5 short teeth. Petals 5, unguiculate, crowned. 
Stamens 10. Styles 5. Capsule 1-celled. Anthophorum very 
short, or wanting. Evergreen plants with broadish leaves and 1- 
flowered peduncles. 
1 A. APE'TALA (Lin. spec. 626. under Lýchnis,) stem straight, 
1-flowered ; flower nodding ; calyx inflated, bladdery, striated, 
hairy ; petals shorter than the calyx ; anthophorum very short ; 
leaves linear, lower ones spatulate. 2.H. Native of the alps 
of Lapland and Siberia. Lin. fl. lap. t. 12. f. 1. There are 
numerous varieties of this plant, but probably as many distinct 
species. 
Var. a, horténsis (Cham. in Schlecht. Linnza. 1. p. 43.) stem 
simple, 2 feet high, 1-flowered, pubescent ; flower nodding. 
Var. B, pauciflora (D. C. prod. 1. p. 386.) stem bearing 1-2 
or 3 flowers; petals hardly longer than the calyx. L. uniflora 
and pauciflora, Fisch. in litt. L. brachypétala, Cat. hort. berl. 
ex Horn. hort. hafn. suppl. p.51. Petals white. 
Var. y, gentianoides (Cham. 1. c.) stem di-trichotomous, 8 
inches high, smooth, one of the stems bearing 7 flowers the other 
4 flowers. Native of Eschscholtz Bay. 
Var. 6, genuina (Cham. |. c.) pubescent, but when in fruit 
smooth, or a little pubescent. 2. H. Native of Europe. 
Var. £, méllis (Cham. 1. c.) plant densely tufted, 9 inches 
long and trailing, glaucous, and of a more soft habit than the 
other varieties ; calyx more inflated; young leaves ciliated, but 
smooth in other respects. Native of? 
Var. č, macrocéphala (Cham. l.c. p. 44.) root woody, with 
numerous stems rising from it, forming a dense tuft; leaves 
narrower than in the preceding, pubescent; stems 3-4 inches 
high; flowers deep red. Native of the island of St. Lawrence. 
Two species are described by Ledebour in the Petersburg 
Transactions. L. pauciflora and uniflora, which do not appear 
to differ from some of the above varieties. 
Apetalous Rose-campion. Fl. June, Jul. 
Pl. 4 to 1} foot. 
2 A. INVOLUCRA'TA ; plant smooth at the base and pubescent 
at the apex ; radical leaves linear; stems filiform, 1-flowered ; 
with some narrow elongated leaves in the middle and some 
smaller ones approximating the flower in the form of an in- 
volucre ; petals longer than the calyx; calyx bladdery. %.H. 
Native of? Lychnis brachypétala, var. involucrata, Cham. 1. c. 
Involucrate Rose-campion. PI. 4 foot. 
3 A. varieca'ta (Desf. cor. Tourn. 74. t. 56. under Lichnis,) 
plant glabrous ; flowers terminal ; calyx inflated; petals emar- 
ginate, variegated ; stamens protruding ; leaves roundish, fleshy, 
glaucous ; footstalks connate at the base. %. H. Native on 
Mount Ida. Flowers variegated. . 
Variegated-flowered Rose-campion. PI. 4 foot. 
4 L. sytve’stris (Hop. cent. exs. 3. no. 33. D.C. fl. fr. 4. 
p- 763. under Lychnis,) hairy and viscid ; flowers dichotomously- 
panicled, generally dioecious; petals cloven ; lobes narrow, di- 
verging; capsules roundish, with recurved teeth; leaves ovate 
or lanceolate. 2. H. Native almost throughout the whole of 
Europe in humid shady places. In Britain in moist shady places 
Clt. 1810 ; 8 1817. 
IX. ÅGROSTEMMA. 
and under hedges, frequent. L. diúrna, Sibth. oxon. 145. L. 
dioica a, Lin. spec: 626. L. dioica flore-ribro, Smith, engl. 
bot. 1579. Curt. lond. fasc. 2. t. 32. Flower scentless, rose- 
coloured or purple. Petals crowned with 4 teeth. Calyx inflated. 
Var. B, flore-pléno; flowers double, red. 2%. H. Cultivated 
in gardens, where it is called Bachelors’ buttons. 
Var. y, pygmæa (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 386.) small; 
leaves rather imbricated; stems bearing only 1 or 2 flowers. 
u.H. Native on Mount Margazola. Flowers red. 
Wild Red-campion. Fl. May, June. Britain. Pl. a 1 to2 
feet; 81 and y 4 foot. 
5 L. pioica (Lin. spec. 626. var. 8. D.C. fl. fr. 4. p. 762. 
under Lychnis,) hairy and viscid ; flowers dichotomously-pani- 
cled, dioecious; petals cloven; lobes broad, approximating ; 
capsules conical, with erect teeth; leaves ovate. %. H. Na- 
tive throughout the whole of Europe in fields, hedges, and by 
way-sides ; plentiful in Britain. L. vespertina, Sibth. oxon. 146. 
L. alba, Mill. dict. no. 4. L. dioica flére-albo. Smith, engl. bot. 
t.1580. Fl. dan. t. 792. Flowers white, sweet-scented in the 
evening. Petals crowned with 4 teeth. Calyx inflated. __ 
Var. P, miltiplec (D. C. prod. 1. p. 386.) flowers white, 
double, sweet-scented in the evening. 2%. H. Cultivated in 
gardens, but rare. 
Var. y, rosea; flowers blush-coloured, often with stamens 
and pistils together. Bearing white and red flowers on the 
same plant when transplanted. 2%. H. Native of Britain in 
hedges and fields, but rare. 
Var. ò, viridiflora (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 386.) flowers 
double, with green petals. 
Dioecious Rose-campion. 
3 feet. 
6 A. pecrinis (Lag. gen, et spec. 15. under Lychnis,) plant 
pilose ; stems tufted, dichotomous, leafy ; flowers dioecious, on 
long pedicels, terminal and axillary ; calyx terete, striped ; fruc- 
tiferous ones rather globose, teeth small; petals emarginate ; 
stamens not protruding ; leaves and bracteas ovate-lanceolate ; 
anthophorum none. X4. H. Native of Spain in the province 
of Valentia. Agrostémma dioica, L. Duf. in litt. Flowers 
white or red. 
Declining Rose-campion. Fl. June, July. Pl. 1 to 14 foot. 
7 A. LÆTA (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 118. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 134. 
under Liychnis,) flowers solitary ; calyxes with 10 ribs; petals bifid; 
leaves linear-lanceolate, rather ciliated. ©. H. Native of Por- 
tugal in bogs and moist meadows, particularly about Coimbra. 
L. palastris, Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. 221. phyt. lus. fasc. 1. A pretty 
little plant with rose-coloured flowers. 
Joyful Rose-campion. Fl. July. Clt. 1778. Pl. } to 3 ft. 
8 A. Corsica (Lois. not. 73. under Lichnis,) stem erectish, 
branched, somewhat dichotomous ;° peduncles elongated, 1- 
flowered ; petals oblong, somewhat emarginated ; leaves linear- 
lanceolate, glabrous. u. H. Native of Corsica. Perhaps 
distinct from L. læta. A beautiful little plant with red flowers. 
Corsican Rose-campion. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1818. Pl. 4 ft. 
9 A. Niva‘tis (Kit. in litt. under Lijchnis. Spreng. syst. 2. 
p- 421.) smooth; radical leaves oblong, ciliated, tapering mto 
the petiole; scape 1-flowered; bracteas linear, elongated,” ci- 
liated; calyx campanulate, equal, obtusely-toothed ; petals 
large, lobed, crowned in the throat. %. H. Native of the Carpa- 
thian mountains. 
Snow Rose-campion. Pl. + foot. 
10 A. Srer'rca (Lin. spec. 626. under Lichnis,) stems tufted ; 
flowers in dichotomous bundles and solitary in the forks of the 
stem on long stalks; calyx campanulately-globose ; lobes very 
short, obtuse ; petals bifid ; anthophorum none ; leaves linear, 
and are as well as stems hairy. 2%. H. Native of Siberia. 
Stature of Siléne rupéstris. Flowers pink. 
Fl. June, Sept. Brit. Pl. 2 to 
