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CARYOPHYLLEZ. 
Siberian Rose-campion. 
1 to foot. . 
11 A. Pyrena'ica (Berg. fl. bass. pyren. 2. p. 264. under 
Lychnis,) glabrous; stems tufted, diffuse ; flowers in dichoto- 
mous: bundles, with a single flower in each fork, which stands on 
a long peduncle ; calyx campanulate, lobes short ; petals rather 
emarginate, appendiculate ; leaves leathery, radical ones spatu- 
late, on long footstalks, cauline ones cordate, sessile. u. H. 
Native of the Pyrenees on rocks. D.C. icon. fl. gall. rar. fasc. 
2. ined, L. nummularia, Lapeyr. abr. p. 263. Flowers red or 
white. 
Pyrenean Rose-campion. FÌ. June, July. Clt.1819. Pl. 4 
to 4 foot. 
12 A. TRIFLÒRA (Sommerfelt, in mag. natur. ann. 1824. cah. 
1. p. 151. under Lychnis,) stem 3-flowered ; peduncles and calyx 
clothed with viscid down; stem erect, very short, pubescent ; 
leaves densely-pubescent, radical ones crowded, lanceolate, 
acutish, entire, ciliated, with a pair of cauline ones hardly an 
inch from the root; bracteas 6, opposite by twos, approximating 
the flowers in the manner of an involucrum; calyx ventricose ; 
petals emarginate, longer than the calyx. %. H. Native of 
Greenland. Flowers erect, white, 2 lateral ones on short pedi- 
cels, middle one ona long one. Stigmas pubescent. 
Three-flowered Rose-campion. PI. 4 to 4 foot. 
13 A. pu’tcHra ; herbaceous, canescent, viscidly-pubescent ; 
stem erect, few-flowered ; leaves lanceolate, acute, lower ones 
tapering into the petiole, upper ones sessile, half-stem-clasping ; 
flowers large, on long peduncles, like those of 4. sylvéstris, 
p- 416. no. 4. but nearly twice the size, and red; calyx tubular, 
10 lines long, 10-striped, 5-toothed ; teeth broad, with pellucid 
margins, and with a green nerve running through the middle ; 
petals quadrifid, lateral segments smallest. 2. F. Native of 
Mexico at the bottom of mount Oriziba. Lychnis púlchra, 
Schlecht. et Cham. in Linnea 5. p- 334. 
Fair Rose-campion. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
14 A. FIMBRIATA; stem erect, nearly simple, panicled at 
the top, pubescent ; leaves ovate, acuminated, 3-5-nerved ; calyx 
inflated ; petals fringed. %.H. Native of Kamoon in the 
East Indies. Lychnis fimbridta, Wall. mss. Flowers white ? 
Like Siléne inflata. This plant comes near to A. apétala, p. 
Fl. June, July. Clt. 1817. Pl. 
, 416. no. 1. 
Fringed-petalled Rose-campion. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
15 A. INFLA`TA ; erect, pubescent; leaves ovate, acute, lower 
ones stalked, upper ones sessile ; stem 1-flowered ; flower nod- 
ding ; calyx much inflated, not much shorter than the petals. 
. Native of Kamoon in the East Indies. Lychnis inflata, 
Wall, mss. This plant comes near to A. sylvéstris, p. 416. 
Oo. 4. 
Inflated-calyxed Rose-campion. P]. 1 foot. 
16 A. rxés-cu’cut1 (Lin. under Lychnis,) stems ascending; 
Smoothish ; flowers in dichotomous bundles ; calyx campanulate, 
with 10 ribs; petals torn, appendiculate. 2/. H. Native of 
urope in moist meadows and bogs, plentiful in Britain. 
Lam. ill. t. 391. Smith, engl. bot. 573. Curt. lond. fasc. 1. 
t. 33. Oed. fl. dan. t. 590. Flowers scentless, rose-coloured. 
Var. B, albiflora; flowers white. 
ar. y, flore-pléno ; flowers double, rose-coloured. Culti- 
‘vated sometimes in gardens. 
Cuckoo-flower or Ragged-robin. Fl. June. Britain. Pl. 1 
to 14 foot. 
_17 A. corona‘r1a (Lin. spec. 625.) plant woolly; stems 
dichotomous ; peduncles elongated, 1-flowered; calyx some- 
what campanulate, ribbed; petals emarginate, crowned, serrated ; 
€aves lanceolate, very broad, leathery. Y% H. Native of 
Italy, Switzerland, and Tauria, by. the sides of woods on 
VOL, I.—PART. V. 
1X. AcrostemMa. 
` the Alps. 
X. Girnaco. XI. Vevezia. 417 
Curt. bot. mag. t. 24. Lychnis coronaria, Lam. dict. 
3. p. 643.—Knor. del. 1. t. R. 20. Flowers white, with the 
middle red. 
Var. 2, rubra; flowers single, red. 
Var. y, alba ; flowers single, white. 
Var. ò pléna; flowers double, red. 
Crowned or Common Rose-campion. 
1596. Pl. 1 to2 feet. 
In gardens. 
In gardens. 
In gardens. 
Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 
A species not sufficiently known. 
18 A. Lusrra’nica (Mill. dict. no. 8. under Lychnis,) stem 
erect ; calyx striated, acute; petals dissected. 4%.H. Native 
of Portugal. 
Portugal Rose-campion. PI. 1 foot. 
Cult. Some of the species of Agrostémma are very orna- 
mental, and well adapted for flower-borders. They will all 
grow freely in any common garden-soil. The perennial species 
are either increased by dividing at the root or by seed. The 
seeds of the annual species require only to be sown in the open 
border where they are intended to remain. 
X. GITHA'GO (from gith or git, a black aromatic seed, 
which was employed in the kitchens of the Romans. The seeds 
of the Nigélla sativa, which those of Githago much resemble. 
Ago in botany, when it terminates a word, usually signifies 
resemblance with the word that precedes it, as gith and ago, 
resembling gith). Desf. cat. 159. Agrostémma, spec. Lin. 
Lychnis, spec. Lam. 
Lin. syst. Decdndria, Pentagynia. Calyx campanulate, 
coriaceous, with 5 long, leafy segments. Petals 5, unguiculate, 
undivided, naked. Stamens 10. Styles 5. Capsule 1-celled, 
5-valved. Anthophorum wanting. Upright annual plants, 
with largish red or white flowers, and long leafy calycine teeth. 
1 G. sr’cetum (Desf. cat. p. 159.) plant hairy; stem dicho- 
tomous; flowers on long stalks ; leaves linear; calyx equal in 
length to the corolla. ©.H. Native among corn in all parts 
of Europe, and North America around Quebec; plentiful in 
Britain. Agrostémma Githago, Lin. spec. 624. Smith, engl. 
bot. 741. Curt. lond. fasc. 3. t. 27. Martyn, rust. t. 105. 
Fl. dan. 576. Drevers bilderb. t. 22. Lychnis Githago, Lam. 
dict. 3. p. 643.—Fusch. hist. 127. icone. Flowers purple, 
with bluish streaks. This is a very troublesome weed in corn- 
fields: it should be eradicated by hand before flowering. 
Corn-cockle. Fl. June, July. Britain. Pl. 1 to 3 feet. 
2 G. Nicze’nsis; plant hairy; stem dichotomous; flowers 
on long peduncles; calyx longer than the corolla. ©. H. 
Native in fields about Nice. Lychnis Niceénsis, Willd. spec. 2. 
p. 805. Agrostémma Niceénsis, Pers. ench. 1. p. 519. Flowers 
white, sometimes streaked with red. 
Nice Corn-cockle. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1794. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 
Cult. The seeds of these plants only require to be sown in 
the open border in spring in patches. The plants -are very 
elegant when in flower. 
XI. VELEZIA (in honour of Franc. Velez, a Spaniard, 
author of a small book on Cúbebes). Lin. gen. no. 448. Geert. 
fruct. 2. t. 129. f.12. D.C. prod. 1. p. 387. 
Lin. syst. Decdndria, Digynia. Calyx tubular (f. 79. 6.), 
5-toothed. Petals 5, shórt, with filiform claws (f. 79. d.), beard- 
ed in the throat (f. 79. c.), and with an emarginate border. Sta- 
mens 10 (f. 79. ¢.). Styles 2 (f. 79. g.). Capsules 1-celled, 
long, cylindrical (f. 79.%.). Seed imbricate. Slender prostrate 
herbs with narrow leaves and long calyxes, like the pink. 
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