12 CARYOPHYLLE^E. [Silene. 



in the County of Sligo. On trap rocks at Magilligan, County of 

 Derry ; Mr. Templeton, and Mr. D. Moore. Fl. June, July. % . 

 — Stems short, two to three inches high, much hranched and tufted. 

 Leaves patent. Flowers beautiful purple.— One of the greatest orna- 

 ments of our mountains. 



* * Stems elongated. Flowers solitary or panicled. Calyx in- 

 flated, bladdery. 



2. S. inflata, Sm. Bladder Campion. Flowers numerous, 

 panicled ; petals deeply cloven with narrow segments, scarcely 

 crowned ; calyx inflated, reticulated ; stem erect ; leaves ovato- 

 lanceolate. Br. Fl. 1. p. 201. E. Fl. v. ii. p. 292. E.Bot.t. 

 164. 



Fields, gravelly banks, and road-sides, common. Fl. June — Aug. 

 %.— Whole plant glaucous, variable in the size and shape of its 

 flowers. Petals pure white. 



3. S. maritima, With. Sea Campion. Panicles few flowered ; 

 petals with a shallow cleft, and broad segments, crowned ; calyx 

 inflated, reticulated ; stems spreading ; leaves ovato-lanceolate 

 or spathulate. Br. Fl. 1. p. 202. E. Fl. v. ii. p. 293. E. Bot. 

 t. 957. 



Frequent upon the sea-shore and on mountain cliffs. Plentiful on 

 the shore at Killiney and Howth, and on Ben Bulben and other moun- 

 tains in the County of Sligo. FL June— Aug. If..— This, although it 

 has smaller stems and leaves than the last, has larger flowers ; Sir 

 James E. Smith says that it is certainly distinct, and that its characters 

 are preserved in cultivation, which I have long observed to be the 

 case. 



* * * Stems elongated, branched. Flowers in leafy racemes, 

 alternate. 



4. S. anglica, Linn. English Catchfly. Hairy and viscid; 

 petals (small,) crowned, slightly bifid ; calyces with setaceous 

 teeth, ovate in fruit ; and sometimes reflexed. Br. Fl. I. p. 202. 

 E. Fl. v. ii. p. 291. E. Bot. t. 1178. 



Sandy and gravelly fields. Fields near Castletown, Bearhaven ; 

 Mr. J. Drummond: In rye fields, Benone, County of Derry ; Mr. 

 D. Moore. Fl. June, July. ©. 



^ * * * Stem elongated. Flowers corymbose. Calyx clavafe. 



5. S. Armaria, Linn. Common or LobeVs Catchfly. Panicles 

 forked, corymbose, with crowded flowers ; petals notched, and 

 crowned with awl-shaped scales; calyx clavate, and as well as 

 the leaves, glabrous; leaves ovato-lanceolate ; stem viscid. Br. 

 FL 1. p. 203. E.Fl. v. ii. p. 296. E. Bot. t. 1398. 



Sandy corn field by the river Roe, County of Derry, sparingly ; Mr. 

 D. Moore. Field near Kilrush, County of Clare ; Mr. Andrews. 

 Fl. July, Aug. 0.—" A doubtful native," extremely common in gar- 



