68 CARYOPHYLLEA. 
6. Cerastium orithales, Schl. in Linnea, xii. p. 209. 
SourH Mexico, Peak of Orizaba (Galeotti, 4400), above the snow-line (Schiede), 
Orizaba, at an elevation of 12,000 feet (Linden, 932). Hb. Kew. 
7. Cerastium ramigerum, Partl. in Presl, Reliq. Hank. ii. p. 16. 
Mexico (Henke). 
8. Cerastium triviale, Link, Hort. Berol. i. p. 433. | 
Widely dispersed in the Old World; but most likely introduced into Mexico 
(Jurgensen, 815). Hb. Kew. | | : 
9. Cerastium vulcanicum, Schl. in Linnea, xii. p. 208. 
Souta Mexico, Peak of Orizaba, 10,000 to 12,000 feet (Galeotti, 4398), near the 
snow region (Schiede). Hb. Kew. 
. 4, STELLARIA. 
Stellaria, Linn. Gen. Plant. n. 568; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. p. 149. 
About seventy species, dispersed over nearly the whole world, but restricted to the 
mountains within the tropics. 
1. Stellaria? aristata, Ser. in DC. Prodr. i. 396; Calques des Dess. Fl. Mex. 52. 
Muxico (Mogino & Sessé). 
This appears to be a Drymaria. 
2. Stellaria baldwini, Fenzl, MSS. ex Peyritsch in Linnea, xxx. p. 57. 
South Mexico, Mirador, in savannas, at 3000 feet (Heller). 
3. Stellaria nemorum, Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 603. 
Stellaria cuspidata, Willd. . 
Nort and Soura Mexico, Sierra Madre (Seemann, 2145), Real del Monte (Coulter, 
700), Desierto Viejo, valley of Mexico (Bourgeau, 1173), Toluca, 8000 feet (Heller) ; 
Costa Rica, near San José (Polakowsky).—All over Western Sour America. Hb. Kew. 
Also in Evropr, Asta, and Wust AFRICA. 
4. Stellaria ovata, Willd. Berol. Mag. 1816, p. 196 ;‘DC. Prodr. i. p. 899. 
South Mextco, near Jalapa (Schiede & Deppe); Costa Rica, damp meadows, San 
José, and in woods, Angostura (Polakowsky).—Anpxs of SourH AMERICA. 
5. Stellaria prostrata, Baldw. in Ell. Sketch, i. p. 518. 
SOUTHERN Srares of Nort America to—SourH Mexico, Real del Monte (Coulter, 700), 
Santa Fé (Schaffner, 2); Guaremana, Volcan de Fuego (Salvin), on walls (Bernoulli, 
289). Hb. Kew. : 
6. Stellaria, sp. 
SoutH Mexico, Wartenberg, near Tantoyuca, Huasteca (Ervendberg, 194). Hb. Kew. 
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