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the leaves ; calyx glabrous; stem decumbent, herbaceous. Y ? 
H. Native of Japan. Petals white. Peduncles 2-3 together. 
Undulate-\eaved Stitchwort. Pl. decumbent.* 
. 89 S. retra’cona (Blum. bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnea. 1. p. 
647.) leaves lanceolate, acuminated, undulated, sessile ; pedun- 
cles 1-flowered, axillary, umbellately aggregate ; sepals lanceo- 
late, acuminated, twice the lengtlr of the petals; stem herba- 
ceous, tetragonal. 2. S. Native of Java. Flowers white. 
Allied to S. undulata. 
Square-stemmed Stitchwort. Pl. 1 foot. 
40 S. cerastiorpes (Lin. spec. 604.) leaves oblong, bluntish, 
glabrous; stems with a hairy lateral line; peduncles downy, in 
pairs, 1-flowered, fruit-bearing ones deflexed; petals larger 
than the calyx; capsules oblong, almost twice as long as the 
obtuse sepals, which have a single hairy line; stems tufted, 
procumbent, rooting. 4. H. Native of humid grassy places, 
on the Alps of Europe and the Pyrenees. In the Highlands of 
Scotland ; on Ben Nevis, on the mountains to the north of Inver- 
cauld, and on the mountains about Killin. Smith, engl. bot. t. 
911. Fi. dan. 96. Cerastium trigynum, Vill. delph. 3. p. 645. 
t. 96. Cerastium refréctum, All. ped. no. 1728. Cerdstium 
stellarioides, Hartm. Flowers small, white. Stamens 8 or 10, 
when the styles are more than their proper number. 
Var. B, triflora (D. C. prod. 1. p. 398.) leaves broader, nu- 
merous, glabrous. Y.H. Native of Carinthia on the Alps. 
S. cerastioides, Wulf. in Jacq. coll. 1. p. 254. t. 19. S. multi- 
caúlis, Jacq. Stem erect. Peduncles 2-3 together. 
Chickweed-like Stitchwort. Fl. June. Scotland. Pl. creeping. 
41 S. æra (Richards. in Frankl. Ist jour. ed. 2. app. p. 
16.) stem erect, and is as well as the leaves quite smooth, glau- 
cous; leaves linear-lanceolate, keeled, acute ; peduncles subge- 
minate, terminal; petals a little longer than the obscurely 3- 
nerved, smooth, or pubescent calyx. 2/.H. Native of Arctic 
America from the great Bear Lake to the shores of the Arctic 
sea and on the Rocky Mountains. Leaves erect. Anthers 
white, or when dry, yellowish-brown. 
- Fruitful Stitchwort. Pl. decumbent. 
42 S. Gra'citis (Richards. ex Spreng. syst. app. 1. p. 180.) 
stem slender, quadrangular, and are, as well as the lanceolate 
leaves, nerveless and very smooth; sterile branches terminated 
by a leafy bud; flowers solitary, nearly terminal; sepals 3- 
nerved, rather shorter than the calyx. Y%.H. Native of Hud- 
son’s Bay. 
Slender Stitchwort. Pl. 4 foot. 
43 S. numiru‘sa (Swartz, nov. act. holm. 1787. p. 111. t. 
4. f. 1.) leaves ovate, rather leaning to one side, sessile ; stems 
procumbent, square; peduncles solitary, short; sepals ovate, 
obtuse, with membranaceous margins, scarcely equalling in 
length the corolla; petals profoundly 2-parted. Y.H. Na- 
tive of Sweden and Norway. Vahl. fi. dan. t. 978. Petals white. 
Trailing Stitchwort. Fl. My. Ju. Clt. 1816. Pl. procumbent. 
44 S.? Granta’npica (Retz, prod. fl. scand. ed. 2. no. 552.) 
leaves linear, a little ciliated’at the base, rather fleshy ; petals 
emarginate ; sepals very blunt; fruit globose; stems decum- 
bent, 2-flowered. %. H. Native of Greenland. This plant is 
perhaps referable to the genus Arenaria. 
Greenland Stitchwort. Fl. June. Pl. decumbent. 
45 S. mareina‘ta (Cham. in Schlecht. Linnea. 1. p. 50.) 
tufted, densely leafy, smooth; leaves ovate-lanceolate, connate 
at the base, with cartilaginous margins, hooked at the apex ; 
flowers solitary, axillary; petals and capsule equal in length 
with the calyx. Y.H. Native of North-west America in 
St. Schischmareff Bay. Petals white, equalling the calyx in 
-length. An elegant procumbent smooth species. 
Marginated-leaved Stitchwort. Pl. procumbent. 
46 S. cri’spa (Cham. in Schlecht. Linnea. 1. p. 51.) smooth ; 
CARYOPHYLLE. XXXI. STELLARIA. 
stem diffuse; leaves on very short petioles, ovate, acuminated 
with repandly waved margins; flowers solitary, axillary; petals 
much shorter than the calyx; capsule equalling the calyx. 
4y? H. Native of Unalaschka. Stem tetragonal, decumbent. 
Flowers the size of Arendria trinérvia. 
Curled Stitchwort. Pl. decumbent. 
47 S.?. ARENARIA (Lin. spec. 604.) leaves spatulate ; stem 
erect, bifid, clammy, with alternate branches ; petals emarginate. 
©.H. Native of Spain. This plant is also perhaps referable 
to the genus drendria. Petals white. 
Sand Stitchwort. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1799. Pl. 4 foot. 
48 S. soapi'cera (Willd. spec. 2. p. 716.) stems angular, 
erect ; leaves linear-lanceolate, much crowded, with rough mar- 
gins, and ciliated at their base ; peduncles elongated, filiform, 1- 
flowered, and disposed in something like umbels ; petals deeply 
divided, about the length of the calyx ; sepals lanceolate, 3-nerved, 
ciliated. 24. H. Native of Scotland by sides of rivulets on 
the mountains; in Perthshire, and about Loch Nevis, Inver- 
ness-shire. Smith, engl. bot. t. 1269. Don, herb. brit. 10. 
Petals white. 
Scape-bearing Stitchwort. Fl. June, July. Scotland. PI. 4 ft. 
49 S. Fiscnerta'na (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 398.) 
leaves lariceolate, acute, distant, smoothish ; peduncles in pairs, 
very long, capillary ; petals hardly equalling the calyx in length; 
sepals lanceolate, l-nerved. 2%. H. Native of Siberia. Very 
like S. scapigera, according to Fischer. Flowers white. 
Fischer’s Stitchwort. Fl. June. Pl. 4 foot. 
50 S. rxio’riwa (Fisch. in litt. D. C. prod. 1. p. 399.) leaves 
lanceolate, acute, firm, ciliated ; peduncles terminal and lateral, 
very long, and generally solitary, stiff; petals exceeding the 
calyx; sepals lanceolate, somewhat 3-nerved ; capsules exceed- 
ing the calyx, with rather revolute valves. 3? H. Native of 
Kamtschatka. Flowers white. 
Florid Stitchwort. Pl. 1 foot ? 
51 S. Parrasra‘na (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 399.) 
leaves ovate, sessile, and are as well as the forked stems pubes- 
cent; fruit-bearing peduncles reflexed, almost double the 
length of the leaves. 2%? H. Native of Siberia. S. diché- 
toma, Willd. herb. ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 1816. p. 194, but 
not of Lin. Flowers white. 
Pallas’s Stitchwort. Pl. 4 foot. 
52 S. Srernania‘na (Willd. herb. ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 
1816. p. 194.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, sessile, and 
are as well as the forked stems villous ; flowers axillary, solitary, ` 
and terminal ; fruit-bearing peduncles erectish, length of leaves. 
Y%?H. Native of Siberia. Very like S. dichétoma, but every 
part is much smaller. Flowers white. 
Stephan’s Stitchwort. Pl. 4 foot. 
53 S. ScHLECHTENDALIA' Na (Ser. mss. in D.C. prod. 1. p-399.) 
leaves ovate, cordate, clasping the stem, and are as well as the 
forked stems villous ; flowers solitary, axillary, and terminal, on 
short stalks; fruit-bearing peduncles reflexed. 2%? H. Native 
of Siberia. S. villdsa, Willd. herb. ex Schlecht. ‘berl. mag. 1816. 
p- 194. but not of Poir. 
Schlechtendahl’s Stitchwort. Pl. 4 foot. 
54 S. ruscrréria (Pall. Willd. herb. ex Schlecht. berl. mag- 
1816. p. 194.) leaves ovate-cordate, glabrous, acute, clasping 
the stem, marginated ; flowers axillary, solitary, and terminal, 
or somewhat aggregate, on long peduncles. % ? H. Native 
of Siberia. Flowers white. 
Butcher’s Broom-leaved Stitchwort. P1. 4 foot. 
55 S. prrru'sa (Willd. herb. ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 1816. p- 
195.) leaves linear, acutish, glabrous ; stems creeping, diffusely 
branched ; panicle dichotomous, axillary, naked. % ? H. Na- 
tive of Siberia. Flowers white. : 
Diffuse-branched Stitchwort. Pl. creeping. 
