180 



FL01:A of JAMAICA 



Sj^ergula 



Erect annual. Leaves 1-5-3 "5 cm. 1., not quite 1 mm. br. Sepals 

 2 "5-3 mm. 1. Petals a little longer than the sepals. Seeds black, about 

 1 mm. 1, 



Said to be good fodder for cattle, sheep and poultry. 



A, Apex of branch x 



B, Flower X 5. 



C, Capsule open x 5. 



Fig. 71. Sperg^da arveiisis L. 



D, Seed seen edgewise X 15. 



E, Seed cut lengthwise x 15 ; e, endo- 



sperm ; c, cotyledons ; r, radicle. 



6. SILENE L. 



Herbs. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed, 10-nerved. Petals 5, 

 with a narrow claw, and with or without a corona. Stamens 

 10. Receptacle elongated above the petals. Ovary 1 -celled ; 

 styles 3, distinct from base. Capsule 3-4-celled at base, dehis- 

 cing at apex by six teeth. Embryo peripherical. Catch-fly. 



Species 300, natives of Europe, temperate and subtropical 

 Asia, Africa and America. 



Plant villose. Flowers racemose 1. S. gallica. 



Plant glabrous. Flowers corymbose 2. S. Armeria. 



1. S. galliea L. Sp. PI. 417 (1753) form quinquevulnera 



Bohrh. Sil 96 (1868); villose; leaves sessile, oblanceolate ; 

 flowers racemose ; petals red or purple with a white edge ; 

 corona-scale white, bifid. Bolirh. FL Bras. xiv. pt. 2, 290 ; 



