CARYOPHYLLEZ. 
teum, Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 361. suppl. 320. C. incanum, Hoffm. 
hort. mosc. ann. 1808. ex Bieb. l. c. Very like C. tomentòsum, 
but differs in being less hoary, and the leaves narrower and 
more acute, hardly revolute at the margins. 
- Great-flowered Mouse-ear Chickweed. FI. June, July. Clt. 
1818. Pl. 3 foot. eo, 
** Capsules exceeding the calyx in length. 
45 C. romento'sum (Lin. spec. 629. var. 3.) root creeping ; 
stem diffuse, hoary-tomentose as well as the leaves, which are 
oblong-spatulate, upper ones lanceolate ; panicle erect, dichoto- 
mous ; sepals elliptic, lanceolate, hoary-tomentose, with scarious 
margins ; capsules sub-cylindrical, longer than or equal with 
the calyx. 2%. H. Native of the south of Europe on moun- 
tains in Provence, Greece, &c. In. the gardens of France it is 
called Oreille de souris. Smith, fl. grec. 455. Col. phytob. 
ed. 1744, p.115. t.31. C. Colúmnæ, Tenor. prod. p. 27. cat. 
app. p. 44. C. tomentdsum, Lam. dict. 1. p. 680. Flowers large. 
Tomentose Mouse-ear Chickweed. Fl. June, July. Cit. 
1648. Pl. 4 foot. 
46 C. Wittpeno wn (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. et spec. 
amer. 6. p. 29.) stems erect, forked at the apex, and are woolly 
as well as the leaves, which are ovate-lanceolate and acute; 
calyx pubescent ; capsules oblong-cylindrical, many-seeded, 
rather arched, hardly exceeding the calyx in length; seeds 
brown, small. %. H. Native of Quito in South America. 
Stellaria móllis, Willd. herb. ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 1816. p. 
196. Flowers about the size of those of C. arvénse. 
Willdenon’s Mouse-ear Chickweed. Fl. June, Jul. Pl. 4 ft. 
47 C. Niraute’nse; hairy; lower leaves spatulate, upper 
ones lanceolate, acute; flowers terminal, glomerate; sepals 
acute, and are as well as the pistils shorter than the corolla; 
stem decumbent, branched. %. H. Native of Nipaul at Na- 
rainhetty. C. grandiflorum, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 216. Stems 
decumbent, much branched. Flowers large, white. 
Nipaul Mouse-ear Chickweed. PI. 4 foot. 
48 C. Breserstei'ni (D. C. in mem. soc. phys. gen. vol. 1.) 
root creeping; stem diffuse, woolly-tomentose as well as the 
leaves, which are ovate-lanceolate ; peduncles erect, dichotomous ; 
sepals oblong, tomentose, with scarious margins ; capsules ovate, 
subcylindrical, longer than the calyx. 2%. H. Native of Tauria 
on the higher mountains. Hook, bot. mag. t. 2702. C. tomentd- 
sum, var. a, Lin. spec. 629.? C. répens, Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 360. 
Suppl. 320. but not of Lin.—Moris, oxon. 2. sect. 5. t. 22. 
f.44.? Differing from C. tomentdsum in the leaves being much 
broader and the flowers and fruit larger. 
Bieberstein’s Mouse-ear Chickweed. Fl. June, July. Clt. 
1820. Pl. 4 foot. 
49 S. Beerineia num (Cham. in Schlecht. Linnea. 1. p. 62.) 
plant hairy and clammy above; stems tufted, leafy at the base, 
erect, elongated above and few-leaved; leaves oblong-acutish ; 
flowers at length drooping ; sepals elliptical, acute; petals and 
capsules one-half longer than the calyx. %. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. 
Beering’s Mouse-ear Chickweed. PI. 4 to 4 foot. 
50 C. pusi’tuum (Ser. mss. in D. C: prod. 1. p. 418.) stems 
erect, generally 2-flowered ; leaves ovate, finely tomentose, 
Sessile; sepals lanceolate, acute, hairy; capsules cylindrical, 
3-times longer than the calyx, with small teeth. ©. H. Native 
of Siberia. 
Small Mouse-ear Chickweed. FI. Ju. Clt. 1824. Pl.4 ft. 
51 C. tana‘tuM (Lam. dict. 1. p. 680.) stems prostrate, 
tufted; leaves densely woolly, lower ones roundish, upper ones 
Ovate; flowers dichotomous; sepals lanceolate, with scariose 
XXXIV. Cerastium. 445 
margins; capsules ovate-cylindrical, almost double the length 
of the calyx. Y.H. Native of the Alps of Europe. Myosodtis 
Janata, Meench. suppl. p. 308. C. villosum, Baumg. 
Var. B, Thomasianum (Ser. mss. in D.C. prod. 1. p. 418.) 
stems, leaves, and calyxes glabrous. Y.H. Native of the 
Pyrenees, in a valley called Eynes. 
Woolly Mouse-ear Chickweed. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. 
Pl. prostrate. 
52 C. msrica‘tum (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. et spec. amer. 
6. p. 28.) plant much branched, creeping ; leaves rather mem- 
branaceous, imbricated in four rows, rather spatulate-oblong, 
obtuse, clothed with soft hairs on both surfaces ; capsules oblong- 
cylindrical, longer than the hairy calyx ; seeds roundish, brown, 
emarginate at the base. Y.-F. Native of South America on 
the summits of the mountains of Cotopaxi and Antisana, at the 
height of 5700 to 6600 feet. Flowers about the size of those 
of C. vulgàtum. 
Imbricated-leaved Mouse-ear Chickweed. PI. 4 foot. 
53 C. Fiscnerta'num (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 419.) 
plant hairy, rather clammy ; stems prostrate ; leaves ovate, ses- 
sile, distant; flowers dichotomously umbellate, on short pedun- 
cles, with a solitary flower in each fork on a long peduncle ; 
sepals lanceolate, bluntish, with scariose margins ; petals twice 
as long as the calyx. Y&. H. Native of Kamtschatka, Una- 
Jaschka, and Behring’s Straits. C. hirsùtum, Fisch. in litt. but 
not of Tenore. C. pilosum, Ledeb.? Very like C. viscosum, 
and alpinum. 
Fischer’s Mouse-ear Chickweed. Fl. June, July. Pl. pros- 
trate. 
54 C. atprnum (Lin. spec. 628.) root creeping; stems pros- 
trate ; leaves elliptical, subglabrous, or clothed with white hairs ; 
panicle dichotomous ; flowers few, on long peduncles; sepals 
oblong, recurved, bluntish, with scarious, membranaceous mar- 
gins; petals twice as long as the calyx; capsules oblong, re- 
curved, almost double the length of the calyx. Y.H. Native of 
the Pyrenees. On the mountains of Scotland and Wales by the 
sides of alpine rills, plentifully. Smith, engl. bot. t. 472. Fl. 
dan. t. 6. C. latifòlium, Lighf. scot. p. 242. t. 10. C. glabrà- 
tum, Hartm. There is a more hoary variety which has been 
often taken for C. latifòlium of Lin. It is a very polymorphous 
plant, sometimes green, sometimes hoary. The three following 
varieties are enumerated by Mr. Brown. 
Var.a ; leaves oblong or rarely short-oval ; peduncles dicho- 
tomous, rarely 1-flowered; hairs on the stems tipped with 
glands ; capsule oblong, nearly twice the length of the calyx. 
In Melville Island. . , 
Var. ÌB ; leaves broad, ovate ; peduncles dichotomous ; hairs 
for the most part acute; inner leaflets of the calyx smoothish. 
In Melville Island. 
Var. y; hairy; leaves elliptical or lanceolate ; peduncles di- 
vided and solitary ; hairs for the most part acute ; capsule a little 
longer than the calyx. In Melville Island. 
Alpine Mouse-ear Chickweed. Fl. June, July. 
Pl. 4 foot, prostrate. 
55 C. LITHOSPERMIFÒLIUM (Fisch. mem. soc. mosc. 3. p. 81.) 
stem branched, spreading ; leaves lanceolate, acute, pubescent ; 
flowers solitary; petals emarginate, twice as long as the calyx ; 
sepals elliptical ; ovary globose. Y%.H. Native of Siberia. 
Lithospermum-leaved Mouse-ear Chickweed. Fl. June, July. 
Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 
56 C. ova tum (Hoppe in Willd. enum. p. 493.) root creep- 
ing; plant rather hairy ; stems prostrate ; leaves ovate, acute, 
glabrous, a little ciliated; flowers terminal, somewhat corym- 
bose; petals thrice as long as the calyx; capsules roundish. 
%4. H. Native of the Alps of Carinthia. C. Carinthiacum, 
Britain. 
