Cerastium.] CARYOPHYLLE^ ^ 103 



ex major! parte albumen includente, radicula hilum spectante, — Herba dehilis herbacea 

 effuso-cmspitosa. Folia opposita mbpetiolata, Flores pedunculati^ terminales et laterales, soli- 

 tarii, Hab. ad littora maris in regionibus arcticis Asi<B orientalis et Americce occidentalism 



Cham, et SchlecM, 



f 



1. ikf. physodes. Fisch, MSS, — Cham, et Schlecht in Linnaa, v, 1. p. 59. — Arenaria 

 physocles. De Cand. Prodr, v, 1. p. 413. 



Hab. Frequent on the sandy sea-shores of the Bay of Eschscholtz. Chamisso. — I am indebted to Dr. 

 Frscher and Dr. Chamisso for specimens of this plant. 



CERASTIUM. Lim. 



CaL 5-partitus. Pet. 5, bifida. Stam, 10. Styli 5. Caps, l-locularis, cylindrica aut 

 globosa, apice dchiscens, dentibus 10, circinatis aut adscendentibus. DC, 



Sect. I. Strephodon. Ser, 



1. C stellarioides ; caule erecto dichotomo ramoso subtrifloro foliisque glabris oblongis 

 acuminatis, pedicellis 1-floris terminalibus, sepalis lanceolatis, petalis semibifidis calyce 

 dupio longioribus. DC, — " Moc, PL Nuik. Ic, ined." De Cand, Prodr, v, 1. p, 415. 



Hab. About Nootba Sound. (i)c Cand.) 



Sect. II. Orthodon. * Petalis calycem crquantibus vel minoribus, 



2. C, vulgatum ; hirsutum, suberectum, superne viscidum, foliis ovatis, bracteis herba- 

 ceis, petalis calycis longitudine, floribus capitatis, calycibus oblongis pedicello longiori- 

 bus. — Linn. Sp. PI. p. 627. Engl, Bot t 789. De Cand, Prodr, v, 1. p, 415. PursJi^ Fl, 

 Am, V. 1. p, 321. Elliott^ Carol, v. I. p, 524. BigeL Fl, Bost ed, 2. p. 184. 



Hab. At La Grande Chaudiere. PursTi^ MSS. About the Falls of Niagara, abundant. Douglas. 



3. C viscosum ; hirsutum, viscidum, difFusum, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis, bracteis mar- 

 gine membranaceis, floribus subpaniculatis, calyce oblongo pedicellis breviore. — Linn, 

 Sp. PI p. 627. Engl Bot, t, 790. De Cand. Prodr, v. 1. p. 416. Pursh, Fl, Am. v, h p.. 

 320. Torrey, Fl. of JJn, St. v. 1. p. 158. BigeL Fl. Bost, ed. 2. p. 184. Bick in FranTd, 1st 

 Jourfi. ed. 2. App. p. 18. 



Hab. Canada. Pursh, About the tradings posts, perhaps introduced. Br. Richardson. Lake Huron. 

 Dr. Todd. 



* * Petalis calycem superantibus. 



4t. Celongatum; hirsutum, foliis linearibus internodiis longioribus divaricatis, pedun- 

 culis terminalibus elongatis bis trichotomis, bracteis oppositis ovatis, petalis emarginatis 

 calyce acuto duplo longioribus, capsulis subglobosis, — Pursh, Fl. Am. v, 1. p. 321. De 

 Cand, Prodr. v. \,p, 417. Torrey, FL of Un. St, v, 1. p. 460. 



Hab. Plains of the Columbia. Herb. Lewis. (PursA.)— May this not be C. arvense? which I possess 

 from Mr. Menzies, gathered in the same country, and which Br. Torrey says it nearly resembles, but in 

 havino- lono-er and narrower leaves, and longer petals. 



5. C. Fischerianum ; hirsuto-subviscasum, cauhbus prostratis, foliis ovatis sessilibus dis- 



