438 
prod. 1. p. 409.) plant tufted ; leaves oblong, obtuse, striated, 
ciliated ; stems short, puberulous, 1-flowered ; sepals ovate, ob- 
tuse, somewhat striated, much smaller than the corolla. Y%. H. 
Native of Kamtschatka. Petals white. 
Moss-like Sandwort. Pi. $ foot. 
92 A. movr’sta (Duf. ann. gen. 7. p. 291.) plant viscid, pu- 
bescent, erect, slender, somewhat dichotomous ; leaves oblong- 
linear, lower ones elliptical-ovate ; peduncles filiform, at length 
divaricating ; sepals lanceolate, acute, nerveless; petals ovate- 
oblong, hardly the length of the sepals ; capsules ovate, of 6 
valves, about the length of the calyx. @©.H. Native of Spain 
about Valentia. Flowers white. 
Modest Sandwort. Fl. June, July. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 
93 A. nemorosa (H. B. et Kunth, gen. et spec. amer. 6. p. 
35.) plant branched, procumbent, puberulous ; leaves stalked, 
oblong, acute, mucronate, veiny, membranaceous ; petals shorter 
than the sepals; capsules containing few seeds; seeds even, 
shining. 2%. F. . Native of South America. A. alsinoides, 
Willd. herb. ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 1816. p. 201. Stellaria pu- 
béscens, Willd. herb. ex Kunth, l. c. Petals white. Seeds len- 
ticular, kidney-shaped. 
Var. a, Quiténsis (D. C. prod. 1. p. 409.) spaces of stem 
between the leaves longer than in var. 3. Stems and branches 
terete. X4. F. Native of Quito in groves. Petals white. 
Var. B, Novogranaténsis (D. C. prod. 1. p. 409.) leaves ob- 
long, half an inch long, or lanceolate, an inch long; stems and 
branches terete. 2. Native of the Andes in New Granada 
in temperate places, at the height of 3000 feet. Petals white. 
Grove Sandwort. Fl. June, July. Pl. 4 foot. 
94 A. carior xs (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 410.) stems 
slender, pilosely-hispid; leaves lanceolate-linear, acute, thin, 
ciliated, disposed somewhat in whorled bundles; flowers in 
dichotomous panicles; peduncles capillary, elongated; sepals 
lanceolate, acute, nerveless, pilosely hispid, with the edges some- 
what membranaceous, hardly longer than the corolla. 2 ? H. 
Native of? Habit of Gálium A’nglicum, but more slender. 
Flowers white. 
Lady’s- Bed-Stran-like Sandwort. 
+ foot. 
95 A. ranceora‘ta (All. ped. no. 1715. t. 26. f. 5.) plant 
tufted, rather villous; branches ascending; leaves lanceolate, 
narrow, acute, stiff, nerved; pedicels twice as long as the 
leaves; sepals lanceolate, acute, nerved, hardly longer than the 
corolla; capsules of 3-valves, length of calyx, with the valves 
callose at the apex. Y.H. Native of the Alps of Piedmont 
in stony pastures. Flowers white. 
Var. B, cherlerioides (D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 785.) plant small; 
stems creeping and tufted ; leaves imbricated.—A. cherlerioides, 
Vill. dauph. 4. p. 626. t. 47.f.1. %.H. Native of Dauphiny. 
Flowers white, 
Lanceolate-leaved Sandwort. 
4 foot. 
96 A. pe'nsa (Kit. ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 1816. p. 200.) 
leaves oblong-lanceolate, scabrous; stems tufted, branched, 
ascending ; sterile branches short, floral ones generally bearing 
3 flowers; sepals ovate, rather scarious ; petals twice as long as 
the calyx. X4. H. Native of Croatia. Petals white. 
Dense Sandwort. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. Pl. 4 foot. 
97 A. purPuRa’scens (Ram. pyr. ined. D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 
785. and 5. p. 611. icon. pl. rar. gall. p. 14. t. 45.) plant tufted, 
decumbent; branches erect, 2 or 3-flowered; leaves ovate-lan- 
ceolate, acuminated, glabrous ; pedicels tomentose, scarcely ex- 
ceeding the leaves; sepals lanceolate, smooth, with scarious 
margins, longer than the corolla; capsules ovately-cylindrical, 
semi-6-valved, hardly protruding beyond the calyx; valves 
acute; seeds kidney-shaped. 4. H. Native on the higher 
Fl. June, July. Pl. 4 to 
Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. 
CARYOPHYLLEHX. XXXII. ÅRENARIA. 
Pyrenees. A. cerastioides, Pers. ench. 1. p. 502. Lapey. pyr. 
abr. p. 252. but not of Poir. Flowers purplish. 
Purplish-flowered Sandwort. Pl. $ foot. 
98 A. viota’cEA (Ledeb. ex Fisch. in litt. D. C. prod. 1. p. 
410.) leaves lanceolate, smoothish ; flowers somewhat panicled, 
erect, terminal; peduncles covered with clammy hairs, equal in 
length to the calyx; sepals oblong, beset with clammy hairs ; 
petals narrow, obovate, twice as long as the sepals. 2%? H. 
Native of Siberia towards Ochotsk. .A. purpirea, Willd. 
Flowers violaceous or purple. 
Violaceous-flowered Sandwort. Fl. June, July. Pl. § to4 ft. 
99 A. ABIETINA (Presl. ex Spreng. syst. app. 181.) stem 
tufted, ascending, few-flowered, rather villous ; leaves linear- 
lanceolate, awned, stiff, smooth, ciliated at the base; petals ob- 
ovate, emarginate, longer than the acuminated sepals. 2. H. 
Native of Sicily. This is certainly a species of Stellaria. Per- 
haps 4. grandiflora, Lin. 
Fir-like Sandwort. Pl. 4 foot. 
100 A. montana (Lin. ameen. 4. p. 272.) plant pubescent ; 
leaves lanceolate-linear ; sterile stems very long, procumbent ; 
peduncles terminal, very long, 1-flowered, fruit-bearing ones 
nodding ; sepals lanceolate, acuminated, much shorter than the 
corolla ; capsules ovate-globose, of 6-valves, equal in length to 
the calyx; valves bluntish; seeds kidney-shaped, rough. Y. 
H. Native of the west of France and Spain, on sterile moun- 
tains. D.C. fl. fr. 4. p. 784. Vent. cels. t. 34, Sims, bot. mag. 
1118. A, linearifdlia, Poir. dict. 6. p.366. Habit of Cerastium. 
Root creeping? Flowers large, white. Fruit nodding. 
Var. B, intricdta (D. C. prod. 1. p. 410.) leaves almost linear. 
A. intricata, Duf. in litt. 2%. H. Native of Spain about Va- 
lentia. 
Mountain Sandwort. 
foot. 
101 A. ruscrrét1a (Poir. dict. 6. p. 365.) leaves coria- 
ceous, ovate, spinose, edged, approximate; flowersin dichotomous 
panicles; sepals ovate, pungent, striped, almost one-half shorter 
than the petals ; capsules ovate, of 6 valves exceeding the calyx 
in length ; valves narrow, acute. 24%? H. Native? Flowers 
white. 
Butcher’ s-Broom-leaved Sandwort. Pl. 4 foot. 
102 A. rE PENs (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 410.) plant 
hairy; leaves ovate, almost sessile; stems creeping; flowers 
solitary, axillary ; peduncles shorter than the leaves ; sepals lan- 
ceolate, acutish, hardly longer than the corolla, with membrana- 
ceous margins; capsules ovate, of 6 valves, equal in length to 
the calyx ; seeds kidney-shaped, shining, black. Y. H. Na- 
tive? Alsine répens, herb. Deless. Flowers white. 
Creeping-stemmed Sandwort. Fl. May, July. Pl. creeping. 
103 A. Waruzicuta'na (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 411.) 
plant very smooth ; leaves ovate-lanceolate ; stems much branch- 
ed, very numerous; sepals lanceolate, acute, rather pellucid, l- 
nerved, longer than the corolla ; capsules ovate, profoundly 6- 
valved, equal in length to the calyx; seeds somewhat pear- 
shaped, rough. ©. H. Native of Nipaul at Narainhetty. A. 
serpyllifòlia, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 215. Very like A. ser- 
pyllfòlia, but distinct. Petals white. 
Wallich’s Sandwort. Fl. June, Aug. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 
104 A. Uratre’nsis (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 396.) stem much 
branched, scabrous; leaves ovate, acute, sessile, nerved, rather 
pilose ; peduncles aggregate, beset with glandular pili; sepals 
acuminated, exceeding the corolla) ©? H. Native of Siberia 
on the Ural mountains. 
Ural Sandwort. PI. 4 foot. 
105 A. suxiréx1a (Poir. dict. 6. p. 362.) plant pubescent; 
leaves ovate-oblong, sessile; stems creeping ; peduncles dicho- 
tomous, generally 2-flowered; sepals linear, short, obtuse, with 
Fl. April, July. Clt, 1800. Pl. 3 
