~ _ The latter plant is much Serger, and is without fcent. 
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SILENE SAXATILIS. Stone Catcu-F Ly, 
(CARRERE eae ie te Se ae aati oak ae ae a aa 
Cla/s and Order. 
 Decanvria TRIGYNIA, 
Generic Charafer. 
Cal. wevertcolast Spirals 5- ~unguiculata ; Coronata ad faucem. 
_ Capf. 3-locularis. 
Specific Chara&er and pW 
SILENE /axatilis ; floribus paniculatis nutantibus : petalis bi- 
fidis undulatus reflexis, pedicellis ternis, 
Desc. Rv perennial. Radical leaves oblanceolate, quite 
entire, f{mooth on both fides: Cauline linear, channelled, con- 
nate, ciliated at the bafe. Sva/ks round, fmooth, fometimes 
not at all vifcous, at others the middle part between the joints 
very much fo. Peduncles or flowering branches oppofite, ex- 
cept the lowermoft one, which is always folitary, generally 
three-flowered. Pedicles filiform, often clothed with two 
fmall bractes. Flowers nodding, night- flowering, fweet-fcented, 
Calyx club-fbaped, ten ftriped, foft, five-toothed: teeth con 
nivent. Coro//a greenifh : limb bipartite with undulated re- 
flexed obovate lobes. Filaments ten; five longer than the 
others. Germen oblong, ovate. Styles three, eredt. 
Though poffeffing little beauty, and none at all during the. 
day, this is a defirable plant from its” charming fragrance 
which it diffufes far around during the night. Introduced a 
few years fince from Siberia by Mr. Lopoices, N Piaget 
at Hackney, under the name which we have adopted. .- <2, 
Approaches SiLene longifiora, but is very diftin@; the 
petals are far deeper divided, and the calyx is much thorter. 
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