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margins ; petals very blunt, shorter than the calyx ; peduncles 
after flowering deflexed; seeds somewhat pear-shaped, black. 
©. H. Native of Spain. Capsules of 3 lanceolate, acute 
valves. A neat little plant with fine purple flowers. 
Purple Sand-spurry. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1823. 
12 S. rvu‘sra (Lin. spec. 606.) stems prostrate, hairy ; leaves 
linear, bristle-pointed, shorter than the spaces between the 
leaves ; stipulas membranous ; sepals lanceolate, bluntish, with 
scarious margins; peduncles deflexed after flowering ; seeds 
compressed, angular, roughish at the edge, without a margin. 
©.H. Native abundantly throughout Europe, as well as the 
north of Africa and California, in sandy fields. Smith, engl. 
bot. t. 852. A. campéstris, All. ped. 2. p.114. Flowers light- 
purple ; capsules 3-valved, as long as the calyx. 
Red-flowering Sand-spurry. Fl. July, Aug. Britain. PI. 
prostrate. ' 
13 S. sattna (Presl. fl. cich. p. 23.) leaves semi-cylindrical, 
fleshy, pointless, longer than the spaces between the leaves; 
stipulas membranaceous, sheathing ; capsules oblong, larger than 
the calyx ; seeds compressed, angular, roughish. ©. H. Na- 
tive of Bohemia in salt pastures. Arenaria salina, Ser. mss. 
in D. C. prod. 1. p. 401. Flowers light purple. This plant is 
said to be like 4. marina, and probably is not distinct. 
Salt-marsh Sand-spurry. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt.1820. Pl. prostr. 
14 S. ciutindsa (Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 344.) plant villous, 
clammy; leaves oblong, bluntish; stem erect, few-flowered ; 
petals obovate, longer than the calyx. ©. H. Native between 
Astracan and Kisljar. A little plant with the appearance of a 
Cerdstium, and flowers size, form, and colour of S. rubra. 
Clammy Sand-spurry. Fl. June, Aug. Pl. 4 foot. 
15 S. Spe’reuta (Duf. ann. gen. 7. p. 293.) plant prostrate, 
pubescent ; leaves linear, fleshy, longer than the spaces of the 
stem between the leaves ; peduncles rather leaning to one side, 
at length twisted backwards ; sepals somewhat acute, shorter 
than the capsules; petals scarcely the length of the calyx ; seeds 
girded by a membranaceous border: ©. H. Native of humid 
sandy fields near St. Filipe. Petals red. An intermediate 
plant between S. rubra and S. marina. 
Spurry-like Sand-spurry. Fl. July, Aug. Pl. prostrate. 
16 S. mE pia (Lin. spec. 606.) stems prostrate, villous ; leaves 
semi-cylindrical, fleshy, pointless, equal. in length to the spaces of 
the stem between the leaves ; sepals lanceolate, bluntish, with sca- 
rious margins; peduncles deflexed after flowering ; seeds girded 
by a membranaceous margin. ©. H. Native of many parts 
of Europe on the sandy sea-coast and pastures adjacent. A. 
marina, fl. dan. t.740. Smith, engl. bot. t.958. A. marginata, 
D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 793. icon. rar. gall. t.48. A. glandulésa, Jacq. 
hort. schoenbr. 3. p. 355. A. rùbra ĝ, Lin. spec. 606. A. 
rùbra y, Huds. 193. A much stouter and more succulent plant 
than S. rubra. The border round the seeds is very variable in 
colour and width, even in the same capsule. Flower light-purple. 
Intermediate Sea-spurry. Fl. Ju. Jul. Brit. Pl. prostrate. 
17 S. raprcans (Presl. ex Spreng. 2. p. 400.) stem prostrate, 
glabrous; leaves filiform, semi-cylindrical, obtuse ; stipulas ovate, 
scarious ; flowers axillary ; capsule equal in length to the calyx ; 
seeds compressed. Y%.H. Native of Mount Etna. Arenaria, 
Spreng. l.c. Flowers red. 
Rooting Sea-spurry. Pl. prostrate. 
18 S. cra’nois (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. et spec. amer. 6. p. 
30. ina note) leaves linear, acute, in whorls, longer than the 
spaces of the stems between the leaves ; cymes corymbose, many- 
flowered ; sepals oblong, acutish, longer than the petals; seeds 
girded by a membranaceous white wing. ©.H. Native about 
Monte Video. Spérgula grandis, Pers. ench. 1. p. 522. Poir. 
dict. 7. p. 305. Stems thick. Flowers white, purple at 
the tip. 
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CARYOPHYLLEA. XXVIII. 
Pl. } to 4 ft. 
SPERGULARIA. XXIX. Drymaria. 
Great Sand-spurry. Pl. 1 foot. Si 
19 S. Cawnapr'ysis (Pers. ench. 3. p. 504.) plant pilose, 
rather hispid ; leaves filiform, longer than the spaces of the 
stem between the leaves; sepals lanceolate, bluntish, with broad 
scarious margins ; stamens 5; peduncles deflexed after flower- 
ing; seeds somewhat semicordate, compressed. ©. H. Native 
of North America on the sea-coast, and in salt marshes from 
Canada to Carolina. A.ribra p, Mich. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 274. 
Flowers pale red. Capsules rather globose, 3-valved, longer 
than calyx; valves broad, blunt. 7 
Canadian Sand-spurry. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1812. Pl. trailing. 
20 S. Cervia‘ya (Cham. in Schlecht. Linnea, 1. p. 52.) 
smooth; stems spreading, dichotomous ; leaves linear, thick, 
mucronate, stipulate ; flowers dichotomously-panicled, glomer- 
ate; capsule 3-valved, exceeding the calyx; seeds kidney- 
shaped, angular, tubercled. 4%.G. Native of Chili. Habit 
of S. rubra. 
Cervian’s Sand-spurry. PI. 3 foot. 
21 S. viscdso-puse’scens (Lois. in Lin. trans. par. vol. 4.) 
root thick; stems prostrate; leaves linear-awl-shaped, rather 
Jonger than the internodes; stipulas membranous, sheathing a 
little ; flowers in racemose panicles ; petals and capsule shorter 
than the calyx; sepals obtuse, marginate. 2. H. Native 
of Corsica. Flowers red ? 
Clammy-pubescent Sand-spurry. Pl. prostrate. 
22 S. RUPESTRIS (Camb. in St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 172.) pu- 
berulous ; leaves linear, awl-shaped, longer than the spaces of 
the stem between the leaves ; cymes few-flowered ; sepals obtuse, 
equal in length with the petals. 2/.F. Native of Brazil in 
the province of Cis-platine, in the fissures of rocks. Root 
woody, thick. The whole plant is beset with glandular hairs. 
Petals white. 
Rock Sand-spurry. PI. 3 foot. 
23 S. LE vis (Camb. in St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 176.) smooth ; 
leaves linear, awl-shaped, longer than the internodes; cymes few- 
flowered ; petals 4 times shorter than the acute sepals. XY. F. 
Native of Brazil in the Eastern part of the province of Cis-pla- 
tine. Stems numerous from the root, which is the case with 
most of the species. Flowers white. 
Smooth Sand-spurry. Pl. 1 foot. 
24 S. racemosa (Camb. in St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 178.) pu- 
berulous ; leaves linear-awl-shaped, lower ones longer than the 
spaces of the stem between the leaves, but the upper ones are 
much shorter ; cymes racemose, many-flowered ; petals 3-times 
shorter than the oblong-lanceolate bluntish sepals. 2%. F. Na- 
tive about Monte-Video. Flowers white. 
Racemose-flowered Sand-spurry. Pl. 14 foot. 
Cult. None of the species are worth cultivating for orna- 
ment; they will all thrive well on rock-work in any common 
garden soil. The Brazilian species will require shelter during 
winter. 
XXIX. DRYMA'RIA (from dpupoc, drymos, a forest; ha- 
bitation of most of the species). Willd. herb. ex Roem. and 
Schult. syst. 5. p. 406. H. B. et Kunth, gen, et spec. amer. 6. 
p- 21. D.C, prod. 1. p. 395. 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Trigýnia. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 
5, bifid. Stamens 5. Styles 3. Capsules 3-valved even to 
the base, 5 and many-seeded. Embryo perepheric, rather an- 
nular.—Diffuse-branched, glaucous herbs, with petiolar, twin, and 
many stipulas. 
1 D. Franxentor es (H. B. et Kunth, gen. et spec. amer. 6. 
p. 21. t. 515.) plant much branched, viscid from glandular hairs, 
hoary ; leaves on short footstalks, lanceolate-oblong ; peduncles 
1-flowered; petals shorter than the calyx, 6-cleft, with the 4 
intermediate segments capillaceous ; ovary containing about 50 
