CARYOPHYLLACEJE. (PINK FAMILY.) 45 
Orper 21. CARYOPHYLLACEUJE. (PK FaAwiLY.) 
Herbs with tumid joints, entire opposite or whorled, often connate leaves, 
and regular hypogynous or perigynous cymose flowers. Stipules dry and i 
scarious, or none. — Sepals 4 — 5, imbricated in the bud, persistent. Petals 
4 —5, often stamen-like or none. Stamens as many as the sepals and op- 
posite them (except Mollugo), or twice as many, or by abortion fewer. 
Ovary free, 1—5-celled, with the amphitropous or campylotropous ovules 
attached to a central placenta. Styles 2—5, distinct or partly united, 
stigmatic along thé inner side. Fruit valvate or indehiscent, 1— — many- 
seeded. Embryo curved, or forming a ring around mealy albumen. 
Synopsis. 
Tree I. ILLECEBREZJE, Sepals distinct or united below. Petals often stamen- i 
like or wanting. — Leaves with scarious stipules. 
* Fruit indehiscent, 1-seeded (utricle). 
1. PARONYCHIA. Sepals united at the base. Stamens inserted on the base of the sepals. 
Style long. Utricle included. 
2. ANYCHIA. Sepals distinct. Stamens inserted on the base of the sepals, par 
short. Utricle partly exserted. — 
3. SIPHONYCHIA. Sepals united into a tube below the middle. "Stamens inserted on the 
Ue ce cy aee ad 
; + Leaves opposite. 
4. . STIPULICIDA. Stem-leaves minute; the lowest spatulate. Flowers in terminal clusters. 
5. SPERGULARIA. Leaves all linear. Flowers solitary, axillary. 
+ + Leaves whorled. 
6. SPERGULA. Styles 5. Stamens 5-10. Capsule 5-valved. 
7. POLYCARPON. Styles 3. Stamens 3-5. Capsule 3-valved. 
Tere IL. MOLLUGINEZJE. Stamens alternate with the sepals, when of the same 
number ; when three, alternate with the cells of the ovary. — Stipules none. 
8. MOLLUGO. Capsule 3-celled. Leaves whorled. 
Tre III. ALSINEA. Sepals separate or nearly so. Stamens opposite the sepals 
. when of the same number. Ovary sessile. — Stipules none. 
: * Valves of the capsule as many as the styles. 
9. SAGINA. Styles and valves 4-5. 
10. ALSINE. Styles and valves 3. 
* ok Valves or teeth of the capsule twice as many as the styles. 
11. ARENARIA. Valves of the capsule 2- 4, each soon 2-cleft. Petals entire. 
12. STELLARIA. Valves of the capsule 6-10. Petals 2-cleft. 
13. CERASTIUM. Capsule 8- 10-toothed. 
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Teme IV. SILENEJE. Sepals united into a tube, Petals and stamens inserted the — 
stipe of the ovary.—Stipules none. — - 
M. SILENE. Styles 3. Capsule 6-toothed. — 
. SAPONARIA. Styles 2. joome bostak 
