108 Class X. Order III. 



A tall, green plant, of little beauty, growing in meadows. 

 Leaves all radical, five or six times larger than in the preceding 

 species, oblong, approaching to oval, very slightly toothed. 

 Stems large, erect, rank in their growth, bearing heads of small, 

 green flowers, disposed in a sort of panicle. May. Peren- 

 nial. 



132. DIANTHUS. 

 DIANTHUS ARMERIA. L. Wild Pinjc. 



Flowers aggregate, fascicled ; scales of the 

 calyx lanceolate, villous, equal to the tube. Sm. 



This small species of pink has a leafy, pubescent stem, end- 

 ing in erect branches. Leaves opposite, linear-lanceolate, en- 

 tire, pubescent, the lower ones spatulate. Flowers terminal, 

 in bunches, erect, scentless, ephemeral. Calyx equalling 

 the tube of the corolla ; petals small, red, with white dots, a lit- 

 tle toothed.- On the rocky hills in Roxbury and Salem. July, 

 Annual 



TRIGYNU. 



13S. ARENARIA- 

 ARENARIA RUBRA. L. Common sandwort. 



Leaves linear, slightly mucronate, stipules 

 membranous, sheathing ; seeds compressed, angu- 

 lar, roughish. Sm. 



A spreading plant, with small, delicate, red flowers. Stems 

 prostrate, slender, smooth, pointed, branching. Leaves small, 

 narrow, ending in a short bristle. Stipules surrounding the 

 stem, whitish, dry. Flower stalks and calyx hairy. Petals 

 small, not exceeding the calyx. -Pastures and road sides. 

 June, July. 



