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/3. smaller, stems procumbent few-flowered, petals crowned. 

 Silene arncena, Lighlf. p. 227. S, mariiivia, E. B. t. 957. 



Hab. Pastures and road-sides, common. /3, Common on the coast 



among small loose stones. FL Jvuie — Aug. 1/. 

 Wliole plant glaucous, varying much from situation. Mr. Hopkirk 

 mentions a var. with narrower leaves, and every where thickly co- 

 vered with glandular hairs, as found on the banks of the Clyde at 

 Old Kilpatrick, and at the ferry, Clyde Iron-works. I inost will- 

 ingly join with Waldenberg in uniting the S. mar'itbna with the bi- 

 Jiata. The p. is occasionally found at a great elevation on the moun- 

 tains ; and then is the S. unifiora of Dccand. In both, the flowers 

 are large and white, more or less bifid in each petal. The stijles 

 ni-e very variable in ninnber. 



2. S. acaulis {Moss Campion), c;espitose, leaves linear ciliated 

 at the base, pediuicles solitary single- tiowcred, petals slightly 

 notched crowned. Light f. p.2Zl. I. 12. E. B. t. lOSI. 



Hab. Abundant upon all tlie elevated mountains. Ft. June, July. 1/ . 



atems short, 2 or 3 inches high, much branched and tufted. Leaves pa- 

 tent. Flowers beautiful purple. — One of the greatest ornaments of 

 the Alps. Mr. Murraij finds it with a white flower on Ben Lomond. 

 ** Cal/jx pubescent. 



3. S. nutans {Nottingham Catch-Jhj), flowers panicled scciind 

 cernuous, petals deeply bifid their segments linear, leaves (ot 

 the stem) lanceolate pubescent. E. B. /. 465. 



Hab. Hills at N. Queen 's-ferry, Mr. Brown. Rocks between Mon- 

 trose and Arbroath^ G. Don. Fi. July. "}/ . 



Stems 1 or \4t f. high. Radical leaves obovate, acute, tapering into a 

 long stalk. Flowers white, rather large, crowned. 



S. 7ioct/Jlora [Night-Jlowering Catcli-Jly), cal. with 10 angles 

 veined, teeth nearly as long as the tube, stem dichotomous, 

 petals bifid. E.B.t.2^\. 



Hab. Corn-fields, on the coast of Angus-shire, G.Don. fV. July. ©. 



One foot or more high. Leaves much like the last, pul^escent. Upper 

 part of the stem frequently dichotomous, each branchlet terminated 

 with a single flower, and a solitary flower in the axil of the fork. 

 Flowers rather large, sweet-scented^ pale reddish, almost white. 

 Fedunclcs viscid. 



12. STELLARIA, 



1. S. Nemorum {JVood Stitchwort), leaves petiolate cordate 

 upper ones ovate sessile, panicle dichotomous. Ligktf.p. 228. 

 E.B.t. 92. 



Hab. Woods and shady places j frequent in the Lowlands, Lightf.: as 

 banks of the N. and S. Esk, Maugh. Woods at Castlemilk, Wood- 

 hall, and Hamilton, Hopk. Ft. May, June. 1/ . 



One or ojie foot and a half tall. Stems weak, pubescent above. Leaves 

 very large, glabrous but rough with extremely minute elevated dots, 

 sometimes ciliated at the margin. Cal. leaves erect, white at the 

 margin. Petals narrow, deeply bifid, pure white. 



2. 8. media {common Chickweed), leaves ovate, stems procum- 



