Lychnis. XXIIl. CARYOPHYLLACEiE. 191 



3-flo\vered ; pet. emarc:inate ; cal. ovate. — %. Road-sides and dry soils, Can. and 

 rj. S. Stem slender, hrayching, with opposite leaves, about a loot in height. 

 Leaves about 2' long, the upper ones verv narrow, all .sessile and scabrous on 

 the margin. A lew of the upper intcrnodes are viscidly pubescent above their 

 middle. Flowers small, red, in loose, erect cymes. Jl. 



G. S. NOCTURNA. Nudurtial Catck-Jlij. 



St. branching, hairy below; ^r5. pubescent, with long cilise at ba.se, low- 

 er ones spatulate, vppcr lance-linear; Jl$. appressed to the stem, in a den.se one- 

 sided spike; cal. cylindrical, almost <»labrous, reticulated between the veins; 

 pet. narrow, 2-parted. — ® Near New Haven, Ct., Robbing, to Penn, Va. Flowers 

 white, greenish beneath. Jl. ^f 



7. S. NocTiFLORA. Nli^ht-Jlmocrlng Catch-fly. 



Viscid-pubescent ; U. erect, branching ; lower Ivs. spatulate, upper linear ; 

 cal. cylindrical, ventricose, the alternate veins veinleted ; teeth subulate, very 

 long; ;?e/. 2-parted. — From Europe, introduced into our cultivated grounds! 

 Flowers rather large, white, expanding only in the evening, and in cloudy 

 weather. ^ f 



8. S. Pennsylvanica. Michx. Pennsylvanian Catch-fly. 

 Viscid-pubescent; 5^5. numerous; Ivs. from the root spatulate or cuneate, 



of the stem lanceolate ; cyme few-flowered ; pet. slightly emarginate, sub-crenate. 

 —% Dry, sandy soils, N. Eng. ! to Ky. and Ga. Stem decumbent at base, near- 

 ly If high, with long, lanceolate leaves, and terminal, upright bunches of flow- 

 ers. Calyx long, tubular, very glutinous and hairy. Petals wedge-shaped, 

 red or purplish. Jn. 



9. S. ViRGiNiCA. Virginian Catch-fly. 



Viscid-pubescent ; st. procumbent or erect, branching ; fls. large, cymose ; 

 cal. large, clavate; pet. bifid, broad, crowned. — % Gardens and fields, Penn. to 

 to Ga. Stem 1 — 2f high, often procumbent at base. Leaves oblong, a little 

 rough at the margin. Cymes dichotomous. Stamens and pistils exserted. 

 Petals red, large. Jn. f 



10. S. REGiA. Sims. Splendid Catch-fly. 



Scabrous, somewhat viscid ; st. rigid, erect ; Ivs. ovate-lanceolate ; cyme 

 paniculate ; pet. oblanceolate, entire, erose at the end ; sta. and stig. exserted. — 

 % A large species, beautiful in cultivation, native Ohio, Sullivant! to La. 

 Stems 3 — 4f high. Leaves 2 — 3', by 8 — 15". Flowers very large, numerous. 

 Calyx tubular, lO-striate, I' long. Petals bright-scarlet, crowned. Jn. Jl.-f 



11. S. Armeria. Garden Catch-fly. 



Very smooth, glaucous ; st. branching, glutinous below each node ; Ivs. 

 ovate-lanceolate ; fls. in corymbose cymes ; pet. obcordate, crowned ; cal. cla- 

 vate, 10-striate. — Introduced from Europe. A popular garden flower. Stem 

 1 — 1 if high, many-flowered. Leaves \h — 2h' long, I as wide; internodes elon- 

 gated. Calyx I' long, a little enlarged above. Petals purple, laminae half as 

 long as calyx. JL— Sept. <^-\ 



8. LYCHNIS. 



Gr. \o-)(yoi, a lamp : some cottony species having been used as lamp-wicks. 



Calyx tubular, 5-tootlied, ovoid or cylindrical ; scales ; petals 5, 

 unguiculate, limb slightly cleft; stamens 10; pistils 5; capsule 1- 

 celled, or 5-celled at the base, with a 5-toothed dehiscence. — Corolla 

 sometimes crowned. 



1. L. GiTHAGO. Lam. (Agrostemma Githago. Linn.) Corn CockU. 



Hairy ; st. dichotomous ; ped. elongated ; lis. linear ; cal. longer than 

 the corolla ; pet. entire, without the corona. — A well known handsome weed, 

 growing in fields of wheat, or other grains, and of a pale green color. Stem 

 2 — 3f high. Leaves 3 — 5' by i — J', fringed with long hairs. Flowers few, 

 large, of a dull purple, on long, naked stalks. Seeds roundish, angular, purplish- 

 black. Jl.^ 



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