Ord. 2.~] DECANDRIA DIGYNIA. 93 



231. SCLERiNTHUS. Knavvel. 



1. S. annuus, 5. 351. (Annual Kn.) Calyx of the fruit with taper, 



acute, spreading segments. Stems spreading. 

 Sandy fields. 0.7. L. opp. linear, with a fringed border. Fl green. 



2. S.perennis, 5. 352. (Perennial Kn.) Calyx of the fruit with con- 



verging, obtuse segments, edged with a broad membrane. Stems 

 procumbent. 

 Sandy plains. If. 10, 11. Of a glauc. glistening hue. Cal. with 

 white edges. 



232. SAPONARIA. Soapwort. 



1. S. officinalis, 15. 10G0. (Common S.) Calyx cylindrical. Leaves 

 elliptic-lanceolate. 

 Mead, and hedges. If. 8, 9. Creeping, smooth, 1^—2/. Fl. large, 

 rose-col. 



233. DIANTHUS. Pink. 



Flowers aggregate. 



1. D. Armeria, 5. 317. (Deptford P.) Flowers aggregate, tufted. 



Scales of the calyx lanceolate, downy, as long as the tube. Petals 

 serrated. 

 Gravelly soil. © . 7, 8. Downy. Fl. small, pink and white. 



2. V.prolifer, 14. 956. (Proliferous P.) Flowers aggregate, capi- 



tate. Scales of the calyx ovate, obtuse, pointless, membranous ; 

 overtopping the tube. 

 Gravelly past. rare. . 7. Smooth, rushy. Pet. rose-col. notched. 



** Flowers solitary, several on the same stem. 



3. D. Caryophyllus, 3. 214. (Clove P. or Carnation.) Flowers soli- 



tary. Scales of the calyx almost rhomboid, very short. Petals 

 notched, beardless. 

 Old walls, very rare. If . 7- L. glauc. channelled. Fragr.,pale red. 



4. D.deltoides, 1.61. (Maiden P.) Flowers solitary. Scales of the 



calyx ovate-lanceolate, acute, generally two. Leaves bluntish, 

 somewhat downy. Petals notched, smooth. 

 Gravelly past. If. . 7—10. L.Jlat. Fl. small, pale rose-col. icith 

 a purple circle. 



*** Stems single-flowered, herbaceous. 



5. D. casius, 1. 62. (Mountain P.) Stems single-flowered. Scales 



of the calyx short, roundish. Leaves rough-edged. Petals hairy, 

 unequally notched. 

 Cheddar rocks, Somersets. If.. 6, 7. Glauc. Fl.fragr.,pale rose-col. 



