104 CARYOPHYLLE^ [ Cerastium. 



tantibus, floribus dichotomo-subumbellatis breviter pedunculatis, flore solitario longe 

 pedunculate in dichotomia, sepalis lanceolatis obtusiusculls niarghie scariosis, petalis 

 calyce duplo longioribus, " capsula cylindrica sepalis longiore." {Cham.) — Ser. in De 

 Cand, Prodr, v, 1. p, 419. Cham, et ScMecht in Linncea, v. I, p, 60. — C. alpinum, " Oed, 

 Dan, t 6." (fide Sen) 



Hab. Frequent on all the coasts of America, bordering on Behring's Straits. Chamisso. — This plant 

 Gbamisso and Schlechtendal observe to be nearly allied to G. viscosum, and still more to C. alpinum ; and 

 they even think that the C alpirmm of Melville Island, and other arctic regions explored by our navi- 

 gators, is identical with it. The Cerastium brought by Capt. Beechey from Kotzebue's Sound, I unite, 

 without any hesitation, to a very common state of C alpinum. 



6. C. alpinum; caulibus prostratis foliisque elliptico-ovatis magis minusve sericeo- 

 hirsutis, panicula dichotoma pauciflora, pedunculis elongatis, sepalis oblongis obtusius- 

 culls margine scariosis pilosis, petalis calyce duplo longioribus, capsula oblonga sepalis 

 subduplo longiore. — Linn, Sp, PL p. 628. Engl. Bot, t, 472. Br, in Boss' Voy, ed, 2. 

 V. 2. p, 192. Hook, in Parri/s 2d Voy, ^pp* p* 390. Bich. in Frankl, \st. Joum. ed 2. 

 App, p. 18. — ^. glahratum; foliis glabratis. Hook, in Parry's 2d Voy, App, p, 390. Ft, 

 Dan, t 979. 



Hab. Arctic America and adjacent Islands. Kotzebue's Sound. Lay and Collie in Capt. Beechey's 

 Voyage, j8- Duke of York's Bay. Capt. Sir E, Parry. Rocky Mountains. Brummond, — Dr. Richardson 

 observes, in the Appendix to Capt. Sir John Franklin's 1st Voyage, that a similar plant to this, but with 

 more rigid pubescence, and gathered on the shores of the Arctic Sea, existed in the collection that was lost. 

 It was probably the C. Fischerianum, if that be really a distinct species, which Chamisso says is distinguished 

 from C. alpinum^ among other marks, by its more rigid pubescence. 



7. C, arvense ; caulibus basi declinatis, foliis lineari-lanceolatis pubescentibus ad basin 

 praecipue, floribus dichotome paniculatis paucifloris, petalis calyce duplo majoribus, 

 capsula oblongo-cylindracea calycem duplo superante. — Linn, Sp. PL p. 628. Engl, 

 Bot L 93. Pursh, EL Am, v, I, p. 321. BigeL El. Bost. ed, 2. p, 184. 



Hab. Throughout Canada, and in the Rocky Mountains. Br. Richardson ; Bouglas ; Brummond; and 

 others. Columbia. Mr. Meazies. 



8. C pensylvanicum ; caule suberecto foliisque lineari-lanceolatis dense pubescentibus, 

 panicula longe pedunculata dichotoma, corollis calyce duplo longioribus. — Hornem. Hort 

 Hafn, p, 435. — C. pubescens. Goldie, in Edin. PhiL Joum, 1822, Bich, in ErankL \st 

 Joum, ed. 2, p. 18. — C. arvense. ed, I, p. 738. — C. tenuifolium, Torrey, El, of Un, St v, 

 1, p. 460. (fide specim.) an Pursh ? 



Hab. In many places in the woody parts of Canada. Goldie; Dr. RicJiardson ; Drummmd. — This, 

 which, with Mr. Goldie, I was formerly disposed to keep distinct from C. arvense, I now think scarcely 

 deserving to rank as a species. It is indeed larger and stronger in all its parts, and the petals are much more 

 conspicuous. But there are intermediate states which diminish the value of those characters. 



9. C. nutans ; ubique pubescenti-glutinosum, magis minusve araclmoideo-tomentosum, 

 caule erecto superne paniculato, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis acutis, floribus fructibusque 

 nutantibus, petalis calycem superantibus, capsula cylindracea sursum curvata calyce 

 plusquam duplo longiore. — «. nudiusculum. *^ Rafin. Prec, p, 36." De Cand. Prodr, 

 V, I, p. 420. Torrey, in EL of Un, St v, 1. p, 459, (excl. syn. C. pubescens. Gold,) Bich. 



