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nearly so : calyx densely glandular, delicately ribbed ; tube narrowly cylindric or inflated 

 in age, 1.5-2 cm. long ; lobes ovate, about 3 mm. long, with broad hyaline margins : petals 

 white or deep pink, about 3 cm. long ; claws linear-filiform ; blades obovate, emarginate, 

 undulate, about n as long as the claws, M-ith 2 scales at the base : capsules elliptic, less than 

 1 cm. long, about equalling tlie short stalks in length. \_S. Pennsylvanica Michx.] 



In rocky woods and on banks, Maine to New York, Georgia and Kentucky. Spring. Wild Pink. 



8. Silene ov^ta Pursh. Perennial, roughish with a short rigid pubescence. Stems 

 erect, 5-12 dm. tall, simple or sparingly branched above : leaves opposite ; blades ovate to 

 ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 4-15 cm. long, acuminate, 3-nerved, sessile, the lower 

 ones cordate : flowers in a narrow panicle 1-3 dm. long : calyx about 1 cm. long ; tube 

 cylindric or inflated and obovoid in age ; lobes triangular or broadly lanceolate, acute, ^-} 

 as long as the tube : petals white ; blades fimbriate, without appendages : capsules narrowly 

 ovoid, 8 mm. long : seeds about 1 mm. thick. 



In woods on the mountains, Nortli Carolina to Georgia and Alabama. Summer. 



9. Silene Bald-winii Nutt. Perennial, villous. Stem erect or ascending, 1-4 dm. 

 tall, simple or sparingly branched aboA'e, producing runners at the base : leaves opposite; 

 blades 3-9 cm. long, obtuse or acute, the lower ones spatulate, on winged petioles, those 

 about the middle of the stem often oblong and the upper ones usually lanceolate or oblong- 

 lanceolate, sessile: calyx about 2.5 cm. long; tube cylindric or barely inflated in age; 

 lobes lanceolate, about \ as long as the tube : corolla 5 cm. broad, white or pink : petals 

 delicate ; blades fan-shaped, fimljriate, without appendages, nearly as long as the claws : 

 stamens exserted. 



In shady woods, Georgia and Florida. Spring. 



10. Silene Virglnica L. Perennial, clammy-pubescent. Steins erect, solitary or 

 several together, 2-5 dm. tall, simple or branched above : leaves opposite : blades thickish, 

 the lower ones spatulate, 0.5-2 dm. long, acute or acutish ; petioles winged, ciliate, the 

 upper leaves passing through obovate, oblong or elliptic to lanceolate near the top of the 

 stem, sessile : calyx densely glandular-pilose ; tube 1.5-2.5 cm. long, delicately ribbed ; lobes 

 triangular-ovate, ^-\ as long as the tube : corolla crimson 2.5 cm. broad : petals delicate ; 

 blades linear or narrowly-oblong, notched at the apex, a little shorter than the claws : cap- 

 sules oval, 1-1.5 cm. long, several times longer than the stalk : seeds a little over 1 mm. 

 thick. 



In dry woods and on hillsides, Ontario to Minnesota, Xew Jersey, middle Georgia, Alabama and 

 Arkansas. Spring to fall. Fire Pink. 



11. Silene rotundifolia Nutt. Perennial, clammy-villous. Stems weak, solitary or 

 tufted, decumbent or reclining, 2-7 dm. long, simple or branched above : leaves opposite ; 

 blades thinnish, the lower ones spatulate, 2-10 cm. long, the upper stem-leaves oval, ab- 

 ruptly acuminate at each end, or the uppermost broadly ovate and cordate at the base : 

 flowers few, showy: calyx-tube cylindric, somewhat inflated in age, 2-2.5 cm. long; lobes 

 ovate-lanceolate, about % as long as the tube : petals bright scarlet ; blades oblong, deeply 

 2-cleft, the segments entire or toothed ; claws longer than the blades : stamens exserted: 

 capsules about 2 cm. long. 



On rocky banks, Ohio to Alabama and Georgia. Summer. 



12. Silene r^gla Sims. Perennial, viscid-pubescent with short stifl' hairs. Stems 

 erect, solitary or several together, 1-1.5 m. tall, strict, rigid, simple below : leaves oppo- 

 site ; blades thickish, lanceolate to ovate, or the lower ones linear-oblong, 4-8 cm. long, 

 acute or acutish, ciliolate, sessile : flowers in strict panicles : calyx about 2 cm. long ; tu))e 

 cylindric, with green ribs, somewhat inflated in age ; lobes ovate, ^-g as long as the tube : 

 corolla 3 cm. broad : petals scarlet, often notched or laciniate : capsules oblong-conic, about 

 1.5 cm. long. 



In dry soil or rocky woods, Ohio to Missouri, Georgia and the Indian Territory. Summer. 



13. Silene subciliata Robinson. Perennial , glabrous. Stems erect, strict : leaves 

 opposite, slightly fleshy, 3-5 cm. long, narrowly linear-oblong, sparingly ciliate, terminat- 

 ing in blunt callous tips, narrowed into ciliate winged petioles : flowers in slender elongated 

 racemes, tlie lower ones distant : calyx glabrous, about 2 cm. long ; tube cylindric : petals 

 crimson ; blades elliptic, entire, obtuse. 



On prairies, Louisiana and Texas. Summer. 



5. AGROSTEMMA L. 



Annual herbs, with upright stems. Leaves opposite : blades narrow, sessile. Flowers 

 pei'fect, terminating elongated pedicels. Calyx woolly : tube becoming distended, 10- 

 ribbed : lol)es narrowly linear, elongated. Corolla showy. Petals 5 : blades shorter than 



