CARYOPHYLLEZ. XXXI. SreELLARIA. 
corolla; capsules l-seeded. 4. H. Native of Nipaul at Na- 
rainhetty. S. crispàta, Wall. in litt. Of all the species of 
Stellaria this is the largest. . Leaves 6 inches long, and an inch 
or an inch and a half broad. Panicle large, divaricating, many- 
flowered. Flowers white, and about the size of those of S. 
Holéstea. 
One-seeded Stitchwort. Fl. Oct. Pl. 14 to 2 feet. 
23 S. pa‘rens (D. Don, fl. prod. nep. p. 215.) leaves linear- 
lanceolate, acute, sessile, and are as well as the decumbent stem 
villous; peduncles axillary, trichotomous, few-flowered ; sepals 
acute, glabrous, about the length of the petals. X. H. Native 
of Nipaul. S. longifdlia, Wall. mss. Flowers white. 
Spreading Stitchwort. Pl. decumbent. 
24 S. moLo'sTEA (Lin. spec. 711.) leaves lanceolate, acumi- 
nated, serrulated, rather scabrous, upper ones broader and 
shorter than the lower ones; peduncles long, filiform; petals 
Inversely heart-shaped, longer than the lanceolate acute sepals. 
Xy. H. Native throughout Europe in groves, thickets, and 
dry hedge bottoms. Smith, engl. bot. t. 511. Curt. lond. fasc. 
2. t. 30. FI. dan. 698. Stems square; they stick by their 
rough angles and the edges of the leaves to any thing that comes 
in their way. Flowers large, white, panicled. Plant glaucous. 
Root creeping. , ` 
All bone or Greater Stitchwort. Fl. May. Britain. Pl. 1 
to 2 feet. 
25 S. Laxma’nnt (Fisch. in litt. D. C. prod. 1. p. 397.) stem 
erect, few-flowered; leaves linear, acute, entire, almost gla- 
brous ; peduncles filiform, long; petals 2-lobed, almost double 
the length of the acute lanceolate sepals. XY? H. Native of 
Eastern Siberia.” Flowers white. 
Laxmann’s Stitchwort. Fl. May. Clt. 1823. Pl. 4 foot. 
26 S. veLUTINA (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 397.) plant 
clothed with soft hairs ; leaves oblong-linear, distant ; peduncles 
long, filiform ; petals 2-lobed, longer than the oblong sepals. 
X4. H. Native of Siberia? S. móllis, Fisch. in litt. but not 
of Schlecht. Flowers white. 
Velvety Stitchwort. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1824. Pl. 4 to 1 ft. 
27 S. saxa'rırıs (Hamilt. mss. in D. Don, fl. prod. nep. p. 
215.) leaves flat, elliptical-oblong, and are as well as the erect 
stem tomentose ; peduncles axillary, trichotomous, many-flower- 
ed ; sepals acuminated, tomentose, longer than the corolla. XY. 
7 Native among stones at Bheempedi in Nipaul. Flowers 
white, 
Stone Stitchwort. Fl. April, May. PI. 1 foot. 
28 S. GRAMI'NEA (Lin. spec. 604.) leaves linear, with smooth 
margins; stems diffuse; flowers panicled, spreading ; petals 
length of or longer than the calyx. Y%. H. Native nearly 
throughout Europe in heathy pastures, in bushy places, on a 
gravelly or sandy soil, and the margins of woods ; also in Una- 
laschka, (Cham.) Smith, engl. bot. 803. Fl. dan. 414. S. 
arvénsis, Hoffm. germ. for 1791. p. 152. Plant green, not 
glaucous. Petals white. Anthers reddish. 
Grassy or Lesser Stitchwort. Fl. May. Britain. Pl. 1 foot. 
_ 29'S. Friesia‘na (Ser. mss. D. C. prod. 1. p. 397.) leaves 
linear, channelled with the margins and keels rough, and base 
ciliated; stem flaccid ; peduncles solitary ; calyx nerveless, 
equal in length to the petals. 2. H. Native of Smoland at 
remsjo. S. longifdlia, Fries. in Billb. svensk. bot. ex Spreng. 
neue. entd. 3. p. 217. but not of Muhl. in Willd. enum. 
Fries’s Stitchwort. Fl. May, June. PI. 4 foot. 
80 S. crav’ca (With. bot. arrang. 1. p. 420.) plant glaucous ; 
leaves linear-lanceolate, with smooth margins, floral ones sca- 
rious; petals twice as long as the calyx ; peduncles partly scat- 
tered ; stem erectish, weak. 2%. H. Native almost through- 
out Europe in moist meadows, bogs, and the margins of ditches 
and ponds, where the soil is gravelly. Plentiful in Britain. 
429 
S. palustris, Retz. prod. 106. S. 
Smith, engl. bot. t. 825. 
Petals 
mèdia, Sibth. 141. S. graminea (3, Lin. spec. 604. 
white. Anther ‘pale-red. 
Glaucous Stitchwort. Fl. June, July. Britain. Pl. 3 foot. 
31 S. rarca`ra (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 398.) plant 
downy; stem firm, branched at the base ; leaves linear, falcate, 
stiff, numerous; flowers somewhat corymbose; peduncles long, 
thickish ; sepals lanceolate, somewhat keeled, shorter than the 
petals. Y%. H. Native on the eastern shore of Lake Baical, 
and in Dahuria. Petals white. 
Sickle-leaved Stitchwort. Fl. June, July. Pl. 1 foot. 
32 S. Epwa’rpsu (Rr. Br. in app. to Parry’s voy. p. 13.) 
leaves ovate-lanceolate, quite entire, nerveless, shining; pe- 
duncles terminal, 1-flowered or trifid : petals longer than the 3- 
nerved calyx; anthers purple. 4. H. Native of Melville 
Island, Chester Inlet. Hook. fl. bor. amer. p. 96.t. 31. There 
are two varieties of this plant with 1 or 3-flowered peduncles, 
hairy, and smooth stems. 
Edwards’s Stitchwort. Fl. June, July. Pl. 4 foot. 
33 S. ni’tipa (Hook. in Scorsby, greenl. p. 411.) leaves lan- 
ceolate, rather 3-nerved; flowers somewhat panicled; anthers 
yellow. %.H. Native of Greenland and Eschscholtz Bay. 
Shining Stitchwort. Pl]. 4 to 4 foot. 
84 S. stri’cra (Richard in Frankl. 2nd journ. ed. 2. append. 
p. 15. Hook. fi. bor. amer. p. 90.) plant erect, shining, or rather 
glaucous; leaves linear, awl-shaped, erect, stiff; panicle termi- 
nal; petals linear, longer than the crenate, 2-nerved sepals ; 
anthers purple. %.H. Native of North America from Lake 
Winepeg to the Bear Lake, and from Hudson’s Bay to the 
Rocky Mountains. S. pubéscens, Rich. in Frankl. Ist journ. 
ed. 1. app. no. 164. Stem pubescent, pilose. 
Var. 3; stem smooth. S. pubéscens /3, Richard. 1. c. 
Var. y ; upper leaves glaucous. 
Straight Stitchwort. Pl. 4 foot. ° 
35 S. crassirouia (Ehrh. beitr. 3. p. 60.) leaves ovate-lan- 
ceolate, thickish, entire, smooth ; peduncles solitary from the 
forks of the stem. %. H. Native of Germany and Siberia in 
moist meadows. Plant glaucous. . 
Thick-leaved Stitchwort. Fl, May, June. 
foot. 
36 S. BREVIFÒLIA (Schum. pl. zeel. p. 142.) leaves lanceo- 
late; peduncles solitary, axillary, longer than the leaves; petals 
cleft beyond the middle, about the length of the sepals. Y. H. 
Native of Zealand by the sea-side. (Eder. fl. dan. t. 415. 
Flowers white. 
Short-leaved Stitchwort. Fl. May, June. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
37 S. aqua’rica (Poll. pal. no. 422. but not of Scop.) leaves 
elliptic-lanceolate, entire, with a callous tip; petals profoundly 
2-parted, shorter than the calyx ; capsules ovate-oblong, a little 
longer than the calyx; stems weak. ©. H. Native through- 
out Europe, and in the island of Unalaschka, also in Britain, 
in rivulets, springs, and watery spots. S. uligindsa, Murr. 
comm. gött. 55. Smith, engl. bot. 1074. Curt. lond. fasc. 6. 
t. 28. S. gramínea y, Lin. fl. suec. ed. 2. p. 150. S. hypericifolia, 
Wiggers Holsat. 34. S. Dilleniana, Leers, 107. S. lateriflora, 
Krok. siles. 2. p. 52. t. 4. S. fontana, Jacq. coll. 1. p. 327. S. 
Alsine, Hoffm. fl. germ. for 1791. p. 153. t. 5. Larbrèa aquá- 
tica, St. Hil. Herb smooth, somewhat glaucous. Stems square. 
Flowers small, white, in irregular lateral and terminal panicles. 
This is probably the Larbrèa aquática of St. Hil. but whether 
the stamens are perigynous in the British plant. we have not ma- 
terials at present to decide. Ea 
Water or Bog Stitchwort. Fl. June. Britain, Pl. 4 foot. 
38 S. unpuLa`ra (Thunb. fl. jap. p. 185.) leaves oblong, . 
acute, undulate, length of the spaces of stem between the leaves ; 
flowers axillary and terminal; peduncles capillary, longer than 
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