94 DECANDRIA TRIGYNIA. [CI. 10. 



DECANDRIA TRIGYNIA. 



234. SILeNE. Catchfly, or Campion. 

 * Stem racemose, occasionally somewhat forked. 



1. S. dnglica, 17. 1178. (English C. ) Hairy and viscid. Petals slightly 



cloven. Flowers lateral, alternate, erect. Lower capsules spread- 

 ing or reflexed. 

 Sandy fields. 0.7- L. linear -lanceol. Fl. white, or pale rose-col. 



2. S. quinquevulnera , 2. 86. (Variegated C.) Hairy. Petals roundish, 



entire. Flowers lateral, alternate, erect, as well as the capsules. 

 Calyx somewhat shaggy. 

 Sandy corn-fields, not native. 0.6, 7. L. ellipt. -lanceol. Disk 

 of the pet. crimson. 



** Stem forked; branches panicled. 



3. S. infldta, Cucubalus Behen. 3. 164. (Bladder C.) Flowers copi- 



ously panicled, drooping. Petals cloven half way down, mostly 



without scales. Calyx smoo;h, inflated, reticulated. Stem erect. 



Fields. If. 7. L. glaucous, ovate, acute. Fl. white. Caps, ovate. 



4. S. maritima, 14. 957. (Sea C.) Flowers slightly panicled or soli- 



tary, terminal. Petals cloven, each with a cloven acute scale. 

 Culyx smooth, inflated, reticulated. Stem recumbent. 

 Stony sea-coasts. If. 8, 9. L. lanceol. Caps, almost globular. 



*** Stem, and branches if any, forked, leafy. 



5. S. conica, 13. 922. (Striated Corn C.) Stem forked. Petals cloven, 



each with a cloven acute scale. Leaves softly downy. Calyx of 

 the fruit conical, with thirty furrows. 

 Sandy fields, Kent. 0.7. Fl. from the forks of the stem, fra- 

 grant, rose-col. 



6. S. noctifiora, 5. 291. (Night-flowering C.) Stem forked. Petals 



cloven, each with a cloven abrupt scale. Calyx with ten hairy 

 ribs ; its teeth linear, almost as long as the tube. 

 Sandy soil. 0.7. L. soft. Fl.from the forks, reddish; expanding 

 and fragrant at night. 



**** Panicle forked, corymbose, leafless. 



7. S. Armeria, 20. 1398. (Common C.) Panicles forked, level-topped, 



many-flowered. Petals cloven, each with a double awl-shaped 

 scale. Upper leaves heart-shaped, and, as well as the calyx, 

 smooth. Capsule not longer than its stalk. 

 Fields and banks, rare. 0. 7, 8. Stem viscid. L. glauc. Fl. red. 



***** Stem panicled, imperfectly forked. 



*/. S. itdlica, Suppl. 2748. (Italian C.) Flowers panicled, nearly 

 erect. Branches opposite. Calyx long, clavate. Petals deeply 

 bifid, not crowned, the segments broad. Radical leaves spath- 

 ulate, on long stalks. Cauline ones sessile, linear-lanceolate. 



