194 CARYOPHYLLACE^. Lychnis. 



those of Stellaria. Petals not crowned. — Closely allied to S. Menziesii, but 

 a much smaller plant, not diffusely branched, the flowers twice as large, 

 and the stigmas smooth." Nuit. — The left figure of t. 30. Hook. fl. I. c re- 

 presents this species pretty well. 



§ 8. Cymes corymbose : calyx clavate, elongated, lO-striate. — Atocion, 

 Otth. 



22. »S. Armeria (Linn.) : glabrous and slightly glaucous ; stem branch- 

 ing, glutinous below each node; leaves ovate-lanceolate; petals obcordate, 

 crowned.— i;«o-. bot. t. 1398; BCprodr. 1. p. 383 ; Hook. I. c. 



Upper Canada, Hooker ; Michigan ! Massachusetts ! Introduced from 

 Europe. June-July. — Calyx and pflals purplish. 



X Doubtful species. 



23. S. axillaris (Leavenworth) : viscous-pubescent ; stem branching; 

 leaves oval, somewhat toothed, petioled ; flowers sessile, solitary, axillary. 

 Leavenworth, in Sill. jour. 7. p. 62. 



Prairies of Greene County, Alabama. Aug. — Habit of Cuphsea. Stem 8 

 inches high. Leaves ovate, acute at the base. Flowers purple. Leaven- 

 worth. — Probably not a Caryophyllaceous plant. 



9. LYCHNIS. DC. fl. Fran., ^ prodr. 1. p. 385. 



Lychnis & A grosiema., Linn. 



Calyx tubular, 5-toothed, without scales at the base. Petals 5, with slen- 

 der claws, mostly crowned. Stamens 10. Styles 5. Capsule 1-ceUed or 

 5-celled at the base. 



§ 1. Calyx ovoid, with short teeth : stipe of the ovary very short or none. 

 — Agrostema, DC. 



1. L. apetala (Linn.): pubescent ; stem simple ; calyx rather cyhndrical, 

 striate, finally inflated and including the petals ; seeds ariUed. Hook. ! 

 fl. Bar. -Am. 1. p. 91. 



*. stem short, about 1-flowered. Hook. I. c. — L. apetala, DC. prodr. 1, 

 p. 386. 



p. stem 3--6-flowered, elongated. Hook. I. c. — L. apetala, P. pauciflora, 

 DC. I. c. L. pauciflora, Fischer. 



Arctic America ! — Plant 3-12 inches high. Leaves hnear, the lower 

 ones spatulate. Petals red. — Several varieties are noticed by Chamisso & 

 Schlechtendahl in Linncea, I. c. 



2. L. alpina (Linn.) : glabrous ; stems csespitose, strict; cymes capitate ; 

 calyx campanulate ; petals bifid ; leaves linear-lanceolate, acute. — Pursh, fl. 

 1. p. 321 ; Fl. Dan. t. 65; DC. I. c. ; Hook. I. c. 



Labrador ! (Pursh, i^c. — v. s. in herb. Schweinitz.) 



§2. Calyx cylindrical-campanulatc, coriaceous ; teeth very long: stipe 

 none. — Githago, DC. 



.-^ 3, L. Githago (Lam.) : hirsute ; stem dichotomous ; flowers on long pe- 

 duncles ; leaves linear. — DC. prodr. 1. p. 387. Agrostema Githago, Linn. 

 In cultivated fields. June-July. Introduced from Europe. — @ Petals 

 purple, not crowned ; limb obeordate. Corn-Cockle. 



