440 CARYOPHYLLEÆ. 
ex Horn. fl. dan. t. 1269.) plant glabrous; stems terete, pro- 
cumbent, 1-2-flowered; leaves spatulate, glabrous; flowers 
terminal, rather globose ; sepals ovate, obtuse, hardly nerved, 
with the margins rather membranaceous, equal in length with 
the corolla; capsule ovate-globose, of 6 valves at the apex, 
hardly exceeding the calyx. %.H. Native of Norway. Petals 
white. 
Norwegian Sandwort. Fl. June, July. Pl. 4 foot. 
122 A. Trine’rvia (Lin. spec. 605.) stem slender, branched ; 
leaves ovate, acute, 8-nerved, stalked, ciliated; peduncles 
long, becoming deflexed after flowering; sepals lanceolate, 
acute, obscurely 3-nerved, with a rough keel and membra- 
naceous margins, much longer than the corolla; capsules ovate, 
of 6 valves, equal in length to the calyx; seeds kidney-shaped, 
black, and smooth. ©. H. Native of most parts of Europe 
in shady bushy places, where the soil is rather moist. Smith, 
engl. bot. t. 1483. Curt. lond. fasc. 4. t. 31. Fl. dan. t. 429. 
Petals white. Habit of Alsine mèdia. 
Three-nerved-leaved Sandwort. Fl. May, June. 
Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
123 A. mura Lis (Sieb. ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 397.) plant 
clothed with glandular pubescence ; leaves spatulate, acutish, 
rather fleshy ; stem much branched ; flowers racemose ; petals 
emarginate, equal with the acute sepals. ©? H. Native of 
Candia. Petals white. 
Wall Sandwort. Pl. 4 foot. . 
124 A. oxype TALA (Smith, fl. grec. t. 437.) hairy; stem 
slender, erect, branched ; leaves ovate, acute, stalked, 1-nerved ; 
peduncles terminal, panicled, dichotomous; calyx hairy, obso- 
letely 5-nerved ; petals acuminated. ©.H. Native of Greece. 
Plant very like common Chickweed, but erect. Flowers white. 
Sharp-petalled Sandwort. P1. 4 to 4 foot. 
125 A. UMBELLATA (Sol. in Russ. allepo, ed. 2. p. 252.) 
stems ascending, leafy, jointed, smooth ; leaves obovate, ciliated ; 
flowers umbellate; petals rather torn. ©. H. Native of Asia 
Minor. Smith, fl. greece. t. 439. Plant glaucous. Habit of 
Holésteum umbellatum. Flowers white. 
‘mbellate-flowered Sandwort. Pl. 2 to 3 inches. 
126 A. LATERIFLORA (Lin. spec. 605.) stem slender, branch- 
ed; leaves broad-ovate, obtuse, ciliated, nerved; peduncles 
lateral, long, 1-2-flowered; sepals ovate, obtuse ; petals twice 
as long as the sepals; capsules ovate, obtuse, twice as long as 
the calyx (of 3-6 valves?) valves obtuse. 4%?H. Native of 
the islands of Kamtschatka and St. Lawrence. Hook, fl. bor. 
amer. t. 34. Similar to 4. trinérvia, but very distinct. Petals 
white. 
Lateral-flowered Sandwort. Pl, 4 to 4 foot. 
127 A. cerastiroLia (Ram. in D.C. fl. fr. 4. p. 783.) plant 
tufted, rather woody, branched; leaves ovate-lanceolate, 3- 
nerved, pubescent ; peduncles terminal, 1-flowered, clothed with 
glandular hairs; sepals lanceolate, bluntish, nerved, shorter 
than the corolla; capsules ovate, of 3-valves, hardly exceeding 
the calyx in length; valves callose at the apex. Y.H. Native 
of the Pyrenees in the chinks of rocks. A. Raméndi, Poir. 
suppl. 5. p. 3. Flowers white. 
Chickweed-like Sandwort. Pl. 4 foot. 
128 A. macropny’LLA (Hook, fl. bor. amer. t. 37.) smooth; 
leaves lanceolate, or ovate-lanceolate, tapering to both ends; 
peduncles lateral, 2-3-flowered ; sepals ovate-lanceolate, acu- 
minated ; petals oblong, obtuse, much shorter than the sepals; 
capsule 6-valved at the apex ; valves obtuse ; stem erect, terete. 
y: H. Native of North America on the western coast. Flowers 
white. 
Long-leaved Sandwort. PI. 4 foot. 
129 A. catyca’ntHA (Ledeb. ex Fisch. in litt. and D. C. 
prod. 1, p. 412.) leaves oblong, acute, sessile, hardly ciliated at 
Britain. 
XXXII. Arenaria. 
the base; flowers nodding ; sepals oblong, acute, with membra- 
naceous margins; petals perhaps always wanting; stamens 
longer than the calyx. ©.H. Native of Eastern Siberia. 
Calyx-flowered Sandwort. PI. 4 foot. 
130 A. ROTUNDIFÒLIA (Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 343.) leaves orbi- 
cular, hardly ciliated at the base; stems filiform, procumbent ; 
peduncles lateral, 2-leaved, somewhat dichotomous ; sepals 
lanceolate, acute, with membranaceous margins ; petals obovate, * 
length of calyx. 2%.H. Native on the Alps of Caucasus. 
Round-leaved Sandwort. Fl. March, Aug. PI. 4 foot. 
131 A. Barea’rica (Lin. syst. nat. ed. 12. app. 230.) plant 
tufted, creeping; leaves ovate, shining, rather fleshy, ciliated ; 
peduncles elongated, 1-flowered ; flowers drooping ; sepals ovate, 
bluntish, nerveless, much shorter than the corolla; capsules 
ovate, of 6 valves, hardly exceeding the calyx in length. %. H. 
Native of Corsica and the Balearic islands. Lher. stirp. 1. t. 
15. A. muscésa, Medic. act. pal. 3. p. 202. t. 12. A pretty 
little tufted plant, with white flowers. 
Balearic Sandwort. Fl. March, Aug. Clt. 1787. Pl. 4 to 4 ft. 
132 A. BIFLÒRA (Lin. mant. 71.) leaves ovate-roundish, 
glabrous, rather imbricated; stems procumbent, very much 
branched ; peduncles lateral, 2- flowered ; flower-buds roundish; 
sepals ovate, obtuse, shorter than the corolla ; capsules ovate, of 
3 valves, length of calyx; valves callose at the apex. %. H. 
Native of the south of Europe on the highest Alps, near the 
limits of perpetual snow. All. ped. no. 1699. t. 44. f. 1. ett. 
64. f. 3. good. Jacq icon. rar. t. 83. Flowers white. 
Var. B, apétala (D.C. fl. fr. 4. p. 782.) leaves imbricate, 
ciliated; flowers apetalous. A. apétala, Vill. dauph. p. 622. 
t. 48. . 
Two-flowered Sandwort. Pl. 4 foot. 
133 A.? muscorpes (H. B. et Kunth, gen. et spec. amer. 6. 
p- 32.) plant creeping, glabrous ; leaves small, rather imbricate, 
linear-lanceolate, nerveless, acutish, rather fleshy ; petals hardly 
the length of the sepals ; capsules containing few-seeds ; seeds 
smoothish. %. F. Native of South America on the summit of 
mount Antisana, at the height of 6900 feet. A. nana, Willd. 
herb. ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 1816. p. 201. Seeds very minute, 
rather lenticular. Petals white. 
Moss-like Sandwort. Pl. creeping. ` 
134 A. TetRA’cyna (Willd. herb. ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 
1816. p. 201.) plant much branched, creeping, glabrous ; leaves 
approximate, oblong-lanceolate, acutish, obsoletely 1-nerved, 
rather fleshy, and ciliated towards the base; corolla exceeding 
the calyx in length; styles for:‘the most part 4; capsules of 4 
valves, containing 8 or 10 seeds; seed tubercled. ©. 
Native of South America on Mount Antisana, at the height of 
6300 to 6600 feet. H. B. et Kunth, gen. et spec. amer. 6. p. 30. 
Flowers white. 
Four-styled Sandwort. Pl. creeping. 
135 A. sryorpes (Willd. herb. ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 1816. 
p. 201.) plant tufted, glabrous ; leaves small, imbricate, in 4 rows; 
ovate, obtuse, concave, nerveless, thick, ciliated; petals shorter 
than the sepals ; capsules containing only 1 or 2 seeds. Y. ts 
Native of America in very cold places on Mount Tolucca 19 
Mexico, at the height of 5700 feet. H. B. et Kunth, gem 
et spec. amer. 6. p. 33. Petals white. 
Bryum-like Sandwort. P1. + foot. 
136 A. picranorpres (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. et spec. 
amer. 6. p. 34.) plant tufted, glabrous; leaves imbricated in 
4 rows, ovate-lanceolate, acute, concave, 1-nerved, ciliated ; 
flowers terminal, solitary, sessile, with 2 styles. 2. F. Native 
of South America on Mount Antisana, at the height of 6300 
feet. Lobélia bryoides, Willd. herb. mss. ex Schlecht. in Roem. 
et Schult. syst. 5. p.41. Fruit unknown. Flowers white. 
Dicranum-like Sandwort. P1. 4 foot. 
