Agrostemma CARYOPHYLLACEAE Silene 



Agrostemma L. 

 A. Githago L. Corn Cockle. 



Common weed of cultivated ground. Introd. from Europe. 

 May, June. 



Lychnis L. Campion. 



L. coronaria (L.) Desr. Mullein Pink. 



Cultivated, and occasionally established in waste ground. 

 Introd. from Europe. 



L. dioica L. Red Campion. 



Rare, in waste ground: sandy woods, 3^ mi. s. of Laurel (S), 

 Fogg, 1711, 16 June 1926 (P). Adv. from Eurasia. 



L. alba Mill. 



Roadsides and waste ground; frequent in northern Delaware; 

 infrequent southward to Sussex and Talbot Counties. Early May 

 to mid-July. Introd. from Europe. 



Silene L. Catchfly. Campion. 

 S. conica L. 



One collection: field, Selbyville (S), J. J. Carter, 18 May 1910 

 (A). Adv. from Europe. 



S. antirrhina L. Sleepy Catchfly. 



Frequent in dry soil of the Piedmont; occasionally collected 

 southward to Worcester County. Late May, June. 



S. Armeria L. Sweet William Catchfly. 



An occasional escape from cultivation ; known from a few collec- 

 tions in New Castle and Sussex Counties. Adv. from Europe. 



S. dichotoma Ehrh. 



Rare: Rock Springs (Ce), J. J. Carter, 5 Aug. 1905 (A); Salis- 

 bury (Wi), J. J. Carter, 15 July 1904 (A). Introd. from Europe. 



S. noctiflora L. Night-flowering Catchfly. 



Infrequent in cultivated ground. Nat. from Europe. 



S. caroliniana Walt. var. pensylvanica (Mx.) Fernald. Wild Pink. 

 Frequent in dry sandy soil, Sussex County and southward. 

 May, June. 



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