CARYOPHYLLEZ. 
to the calyx. ©. H. Native of Brazil near the town called 
Rio Grande de St. Pedro do Sul. Like Spérgula saginoides. 
Trailing Spurry. Fl. Sept. Pl. trailing. 
Cult. None of the species of Spérgula are worth cultivating, 
except in botanical gardens. They will grow without care in 
any moist situation. 
XXVIII. SPERGULA'RIA (altered from Spérgula, which 
see). Cambess. in St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 171. 
Lin. syst. Decdndria, Tri-Pentagynia. 
with membranous edges. Petals 5, entire. Stamens 10, seldom 
5. Styles 3-5. Capsule 1-celled, 3-5-valved, many-seeded ; 
seeds compressed, marginate. This genus has been divided 
from Spérgula and Arendria, by Cambessedes. We shall there- 
fore retain the authorities for the species under these genera. 
The genus is remarkable in being furnished with stipulas, in 
the seeds being bordered with a wing, and in the petals and 
stamens usually adhering to the base of the calyx. 
Calyx of 5 sepals 
Sect. I. Spr’reura (in allusion to the genus being separated 
from Spérgula). Styles 5. Stamens 10. Capsule 5-valved. 
Flowers white. Leaves linear, in whorls. Stipulas in pairs 
under each whor], membranous, very short. Flowers cymose. 
1 S. arve’nsis (Lin. spec. 630.) leaves in whorls; flowers 
decandrous ; seeds spherical, rather hispid, black, with a narrow 
border. ©. H. Native throughout Europe in gardens and 
cultivated fields. North America on the banks of the Columbia 
and about Quebec ; plentiful in Britain. Smith, engl. bot. t. 
1535. Curt. lond. fase. 5. t.31. Fl. dan. 1033. Lam. ill. t. 
393. f.1. Flowers white. 
_ Var. B, geniculata (Poir. 7. p. 303.) stem beyond a foot, 
jointed at the knots, as if it were viviparous. S. geniculata, 
Pers. ench. 1. p. 522. no. 3. Petals white. 
In the Netherlands and in Germany the seed of this plant is sown 
on corn stubbles, to supply a bite for sheep during winter. It may 
be sown and reaped in eight weeks, either in autumn or spring. 
It is said to enrich the milk of cows, so as to make it afford excellent 
butter, and the mutton fed on it is said to be preferable to that fed 
on turnips. Hens eat spurry greedily, and it is supposed to make 
them lay a great number of eggs, whether in hay, or cut green, 
or in pasture. Von Thaer observes, it is the most nourishing in 
proportion to its bulk, of all forage, and gives the best flavoured 
milk and butter. It has been recommended to be cultivated in 
England, but it is not likely that such a plant can ever pay the 
expence of seed and labour in this country, even on the poorest 
soil; or at all events, as Professor Martyn observes, we have 
many better plants for such soils. „S. penténdra has the same 
Properties, and is, as well as S. arvénsis, called yarr in Scotland 
and pick-purse in Norfolk. 
Corn Spurry or Yarr. F]. June, July. Brit. Pl. 4 to 1 ft. 
2 S. PENTA'NDRA (Lin. spec. 630.) leaves in whorls ; flowers 
generally pentandrous ; seeds lenticular, with dotted winged 
margins. ©. H. Native of Europe in woods in many parts. 
In Ireland on sandy ground. Lam. illus. t. 392. f. 2.—Moris, 
ist. 2. p. 551. sect. 5. t. 23. figure last but one marked 2. 
Petals white. 
Var. B, Spérgula penténdra (Engl. bot. 1536.) seeds com- 
pressed, with a narrow, whitish membranous border. ©. H. 
Native about the Botanic Garden at Liverpool. Petals white. 
Pentandrous Spurry. Fl. Ju. Jul. England. Pl. 1 to 1} ft. 
_ 3 S. vitzo'sa (Pers. ench. 1. p. 522.) plant pubescent ; leaves 
in whorls ; cymes branched, many-flowered ; petals shorter than 
the sepals. `. S. Native of Monte Video. Poir. dict. 7. p. 
804. Sepals oblong, acutish. Petals white. 
Villous Spurry. Fl. July. Pl. 4 foot. 
4 S. visco'sa (Lag. in varied. de cienc. 1805. p. 213. gen. et 
spec. 15.) leaves in whorls, villous, clammy ; flowers decandrous ; 
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petals longer than the calyx. Y%.H. Native of Spain near the 
snow on the summit of the mountain commonly called de Los- 
pozos near Arvas. Petals white. 
Clammy Spurry. Fl. June, July. Pl. 4 foot. 
5 S. Pa'LLIDA (Salisb. prodr. 298.) stem clammy, pubescent ; 
stipulas large; leaves half terete, mucronulate; petals oval, 
entire, obtuse; stamens 10. Y%.G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Seeds imbricated, a little reniform, with scarious 
margins. Petals pale red. 
Pale-red-petalled Spurry. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1810. Pl. 1 ft. 
Secr. II. Arena RIA (in allusion to the plants being separated 
from 4renaria). Stipularia, Haw. Lepigonum, Wahlenb. fl. goth. 
ex Spreng. neue. entd. 3. p.231. Stamens10. Styles 3. Cap- 
sules 3-valved. Leaves linear, opposite, with bundles of smaller 
ones in the axilla. Stipulas scarious, situated at the base of the 
leaves. Flowers usually cymose, but sometimes solitary, 1- 
flowered. 
6 S. seceta'tis (Lam. fl. fr. 3. p. 43.) plant glabrous; stem 
erect; leaves awl-shaped, leaning rather to one side; sepals 
scarious, marked with a longitudinal green line in the centre ; 
petals shorter than the calyx; peduncles after flowering de- 
flexed; seeds rather pear-shaped, rough. ©. H. Native 
among corn in France and Spain. Alsine segetalis, Lin. spec. 
390.—Vaill. bot. par. t. 3. f. 3. Capsules 3-valved ; valves 
broad, obtuse. Petals white. 
Corn-field Sand-spurry. Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt 1805. Pl. 4to 1 ft. 
7 S. LEPTOPHY'LLA ; like Arendria tenuifolia, Lin. but differs 
in the leaves being stipulate; stipulas setaceous, scariose, and 
white ; flowers lateral, and nearly sessile; bracteas all scariose 
and white. It differs from Sperguldria segetalis in the different 
figure of the stipulas. 2. F. Native of Mexico. Arenaria 
leptophylla, Schlecht. et Cham. in Linnea 5. p. 233. 
Slender-leaved Sand-spurry. PI. 4 foot. 
8 $. MoLLUGINEA (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 400.) plant 
very smooth ; leaves linear, thick, glaucous, rather callose at 
the apex ; stem spreading, forked ; flowers axillary ; peduncles 
after flowering deflexed ; sepals ovate, obtuse, with membrana- 
ceous margins ; capsules roundish, 3-valved ; valves very blunt, 
equalling the calyx in length; seeds reniform. @©.H. Native 
of New Spain. Alsine molluginea, Lag. gen. et spec. 1815. 
p. 13. Petals white. Perhaps a different genus from the pre- 
ceding. 
_ Mollugo-like Sand-spurry. Fl. June, July. Pl. 4 foot. 
9 S. prostra‘ra (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 400.) stems 
forked, prostrate, glabrous; leaves linear, disposed in whorls ; 
extreme branches filiform ; peduncles axillary, 1 or 4-flowered ; 
sepals lanceolate, unequal, equal in length with the corolla; style 
one; stigmas 3; capsules ovate-roundish, 3-valved ; valves 
ovate, bluntish. 2? H. Native of Egypt. Alsine prostrata, 
Forsk. descr. p. 201. Delile, fl. egypt. p. 68. t. 24. f: 4. Flowers 
rose-coloured. 
Prostrate Sand-spurry. Pl. prostrate. | 
10 S. succute’nta (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 400.) 
stems trailing, small, glabrous ; branches forked ; leaves spatu- 
late; flowers terminal, somewhat panicled; sepals oblong, ob- 
tuse, with membranaceous margins, length of corolla; style 1 ; 
stigmas 3; capsules rather spherical, 3-valved; valves lan- 
ceolate, with the margins involute after opening. ©.H. Na- 
tive of Egypt. Alsine succulénta, Delil. fl. egypt. p. 68. t. 24. 
f. 3. Flowers white. 
Succulent Sand-spurry, Pl. trailing. 
11 S. purpurea (Pers. ench. 1. p. 50. but not of Schlecht.) 
plant hispid; stem erect; branches divaricating ; leaves seta- 
ceous, almost one-half shorter than the spaces of the stem 
between the leaves; sepals lanceolate, bluntish, with scariose 
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