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to 8000 feet (Parry & Palmer, 46); Sovra Mzxtco, without special habitats (Hartweg, 
Sallé, Bourgeau, Tate, &c.), Oaxaca ( Galeotti), Tacubaya (Bilimek, 44), valley of 
Mexico (Schaffner, 54). Hb. Kew. 
Tribe ALSINEA. 
3. CERASTIUM. 
Cerastium, Linn. Gen. Plant. n. 585; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. p. 148. 
Upwards of 100 species have been described; but there are probably less than half 
that number of distinct ones. They are dispersed nearly all over the world. 
Bartling’s species probably belong to Arenaria &e. 
1. Cerastium andinum, Benth. Pl. Hartw. p. 162. 
Sout Mexico, Toluca, 13,000 feet (Heller).—ANDES of SouTH AMERICA. 
This is probably an incorrect determination for Mexico. 
2. Cerastium cuspidatum, Hemsley, Diag. Pl. Nov. pars altera, p. 21. 
Perenne ?, albido-pilosum, ramis adscendentibus gracilibus, foliis membranaceis pellucidis reticulato- 
venosis vena marginali vel leviter intramarginali ornatis cuspidatis, inferioribus obovatis ob- 
lanceolatisve, superioribus ovato-lanceolatis vel fere oblongis subamplexicaulibus, floribus 
mediocribus laxe cymosis, pedicellis gracillimis apice recurvis, sepalis lanceolatis obtusiusculis, 
petalis bifidis quam sepala paullo longioribus, stylis 5 petalis subsquilongis, capsula leviter 
curvata 10-dentata, seminibus compressis. 
Herba perennis?, ramosa ; tamis gracilibus adscendentibus infrapedalibus in specimine Schaffneriano, 
albido-pilosis, pilis deflectis. Folia pallida, membranacea, pellucida, reticulato-venosa, vena 
marginali vel leviter intramarginali ornata, cuspidata, 9-15 lin. longa, sparse albido-pilosa 
et ciliata, inferiora obovata vel oblanceolata, superiora ovato-lanceolata vel fere oblonga, sub- 
amplexicaulia. Flores albi, mediocres pentameri, laxe dichotome cymosi, pedunculis pedi- 
cellisque elongatis, gracillimis, pedicellis apice recurvis; sepala lanceolata vel lanceolato- 
oblonga, ad 2-24 lin. longa, obtusiuscula, enervia; petala bifida, sepalis paullo longiora ; 
stamina et styli graciles petalis subzequilongi. Capsula leviter curvata, ad 4 lin. longa, 
breviter 10-dentata, seminibus numerosis compressis. 
Soura Mexico, valley of Mexico (Schaffner, 60). Hb. Kew. 
3 Cerastium fasciculatum, Bartl. in Presl, Relig. Henk. ii. p. 16. 
Mexico (Henke). 
4. Cerastium molle, Bartl. in Presl, Reliq. Henk. ii. p. 17. 
Mexico (Henke). 
5 Cerastium nutans, Raf. in Gray, Gen. Ill. ii. p. 40, t. 114. 
C. apricum, var. a. angustifolium, et 8. brachycarpum, Schl. in Linnea, xii. p. 208. 
Canapa, southward to—Norta Mexico, region of San Luis Potosi, 6000 to 8000 feet 
(Parry & Palmer, 47); Sovrn Mexico, Santa Fé (Bourgeau, 551), Peak of Orizaba 
(Linden, 933), Popocatepetl (Galeottt, 4220), Real del Monte (Coulter, 699), Cordil- 
lera of Oaxaca (Galeotti, 4410), near San Salvador (Schiede), Cerro Ventoso (Ehrenberg), 
Toluca (Heller). Hb. Kew. 49 
