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"' 15 (a). A. Benthamii (Fen/.l ! in hcrh. Rentli.) : nnnual, nearly plnbrous, 

 branched from tin; base ; stems slciuler ("2-4 Indies liigli), l-5-lluwere<l ; leaves 

 linear-ol)lon2;, cuspidate-acute, much siiorter than tlie internodes ; the lowest 

 spalulate, attenuate into a short petiole ; sepals ovate, acute, 1- (rir slightly 

 3-) nerved, as long as the capsule ; petals spatulate-obovate, shorter than the 

 calyx. 



Texas, Drunwwnd ! — This is loo insiijnifieant a species to bear the name 

 of such an excellent botanist. The leaves and stems are sometimes very 

 slightly hairy ; the petals inconspicuous. The leaves are i)unetate under a 

 lens, and cuspidate, just as in Stellaria lanuginosa ; the calyx is the same, 

 and so is the sliLjlit pubescence ; and hence we were inclined to consider it a 

 very diminutive or starved state of that species : but the testa of the seed is 

 tuberculate in this plant ; in the other, smooth and even. 



21. A. arclica (Steven!) — Add syn. Ledeh.! ic. pi. Ross.-All. t. 413. 

 Alsiue arclica, Fenzl ! I. c. 



22. A. macrocarpa (Pursli ! fide sp. in hfrli. Jianls.) — Alsine macrocarpa, 

 Fenzl ! I. c. A. hetcromalla, RudiAplii. (N. W. Coast ! Arctic sea-shore, 

 &c.) — Allied to A. arctica, but a distinct and remarkable species. Flowers 

 very large. 



25. A. Purshiana, Seringe, (A. thymifolia, PuTsh!) is Stellaria humifusa. 

 (v. sp. in herb. Banks.) 



26. A. lateriflora (Linn. !) — Add. syn. A. Ha^nkeana, Prcsl, rcl. Hfenk., 

 fide Fenzl. A. buxifolia, Poir.! (v. sp. in herh. Juss.), which therefore is to 

 be erased from the doubtful species (29). Mocheringia lateriflora, Fenzl ! I. c. 



6. STELLARIA, _?;. 183. 



5. iS. Nuttallii. — Add syn. Alsine Drummondii, Fenzl! I. c. 



12. iS. nitens. — Add syn. S. mcenchioides, Fenzl! I.e. S..6tricta (in 

 part), Hook. 



16. <S. crispa (Cham. &. Schlecht. !) is S. borcalis ft. crispa, Fenzl! I. c. 



19. S. lanuginosa. — Spergulastrum lanuginosum, Michx.! I. c. — A native 

 also of South America. 



7. CERASTIUM, p. 187-189. 



9. C. nutans. — What we consider a slender form of this is C tcnellum, 

 Fenzl! I. c. (Texas, Drummond ! Coll. III. no. 30.) 



8. SILENE, p. 189-194. 



8. .S. qninquevidnera. — The Californian plant is said to be ratlier S. Gal- 

 lica {Hook. iifArn. I. c), which howe'<'er is scarcely deemed a distinct species. 



10. .S. Drummondii (Hook.!) — To this S. multicaule. Null. (no. 13.) 

 must be united, as a less pubescent and glandular variety. 



15. S. Virginica (Linn. !) was founded on both S. Virginica and S. 

 Pennsylvanica ; specimens of the two are in his herbarium, but chiefly the 

 latter : the synonym of Gronovius belongs to the former. 



18 («). S. ^^u/c/ira : glandular ; stem erect ; leaves (upper ones) nar- 

 rowly linear, acute, 1 -nerved, closely sessile; flowers (several, large) on 



