. 446 DECANDRIA TRIGYNIA, Silene. 
Leaves perfoliate, three-nerved, sublinear, panicles ter- 
minal, dichotomous ; apices of the petals notched. 
A native of Bengal, appearing during the cold season. 
It has the habit of Gypsophila perfoliata. 
DIANTHUS. Schreb. gen. n. 770. 
Calyx cylindric, one-leafed ; at the base four scales. 
Petals clawed. Capsule superior, cylindric, one-celled. — 
1. D. chinensis. Willd. 2. 677. 
Flowers solitary. Scales of the calyx subulate, ex- 
panded, as long as the tube. Petals crenate. Leaves lan- 
ceolate. 
A native of China, but succeeds well Sas the ad 
season in Bengal. 
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B.D: Cnesidnaiben Willd. 2. 674. 
Flowers solitary. Scales of the calyx ovate, acute, 
short. Petals crenate, beardless. 
Pers. Gool Karunphool. 
A native of Persia, and succeeds during the cool s¢4- 
son in Bengal. 
DECANDRIA TRIGYNIA. 
SILENE. Schreb. gen. n. 772. 
Calyx one-leafed, ventricose, five-toothed. Petals fives 
entire, or bifid, unguiculate, crowned with the nectarium- 
Capsule incompletely three-celled. Seeds numerous. Re- 
ceptacle columnar. ue 
S. indica. R. 
' Leaves stem-clasping, lanceolar. Flowers suai 
Calyx ventricose, ten-angled, with five short teeth. P i 
