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once or twice, upwards; to their bases are attached five of 
the stamens, the other stamens are glandular at their exterior 
base. Germen on a very short stalk. Stigma decurrent 
along the inner side of the style. Anthers incumbent, versa- 
tile, roundish or oblong. The capsule is longer than the 
calyx, bent above. Leaves fringed, the upper surface nearly 
smooth; the lower surface clothed with upright hairs. 
Pubescence consisting of jointed hairs seldom tipped with 
glands, deflexed on the stem; widely spreading on the 
flower-stalk. The stem branched and procumbent, often with 
axillary flower-stalks. Grows in moist situations on the rocks, 
and by no means plentiful in Wales. 
58. Spergula saginoides.—Craig Calleach.—July 27, and 
August 7, 1821.—'The filaments alternate with the petals have 
a nectary at the exterior base as in Cerastium. In the half 
ripe fruit the stalk is drooping, or bent downwards. Capsule 
a little longer than the calyx, and, I believe, formed of “five 
distinct valves, very blunt and recurved at the extremity,” 
though I have never observed them to separate to the very 
base, generally only half-way; yet the sutures are visible at 
the base, and it is not difficult to separate them completely. 
-The capsule, though drooping while immature, at length erect. 
Seeds on stalks of twice their own length. 
59. Spergula subulata.—Anglesea.— May 7, 1828.—I cannot 
distinguish it from S. saginoides. The calyx-leaves after im- 
pregnation of the flower, are somewhat keeled. 
60. Lythrum Salicaria.—September, 1826.—' The partition 
of the capsule has a cylindrical fleshy column, or rec in 
the middle, to which the seeds are attached at their narrow 
ends. Seeds obovate, convex externally, flat on the other side, 
bordered at the summit, and appearing as if notched. 
(To be continued.) 
