50 _ CARYOPHYLLACES. (PINK FAMILY.) 
1. S. pubera, Michx. Perennial; stems erect or diffuse, forking, hairy in 
lines ; leaves oblong, acutish, narrowed at the base, sessile; petals longer than __ 
the sepals. — Shady rocks in the upper districts and northward. April and. 
May. — Stems 6'-12' high. Flowers showy. 
2. S. media, Smith. Annual ; stems prostrate, forking, pubescent in lines; 
leaves ovate or oblong, acute, the lower ones: petioled ; petals shorter than the 
sepals. — Yards and gardens. March and April. Introduced. 
3. S. prostrata, Baldw. Smooth or nearly so ; stems forking, prostrate ; 
leaves ovate, acute, all on slender petioles, the lower ones often cordate ; petals 
twice as long as the sepals ; seeds rough-edged. — Damp shades, Georgia, Flor 3 
ida, and westward. March and April. (ij— Stems 1°-2° long. Petiole E 
mostly longer than the limb. : F 
4. S. uniflora, Walt. Smooth; stems erect from a prostrate base; leaves 
remote, narrow-linear, sessile ; peduncles very long (2! -4'), erect; petals obcor- 
date, twice as long as the calyx. — River swamps, South Carolina and North 
Carolina. May., Q)? — Stems 6/~12! high. Leaves 1! long. — Perhaps a 
species of Alsine. ; 
13. CERASTIUM, L. Movsr-rar. 
Sepals 4-5. Petals 4+5, obcordate or 2-cleft. Stamens 10. Styles 4-54 
Capsule cylindrical, 8 - 10-toothed, many-seeded. — Herbs. Flowers white, soli- - 
tary or cymose, peduneled. 
* Petals not longer than the sepals. 
1. C. vulgatum, L. Villous and somewhat clammy ; stems ascending ; 
leaves oval, remote, the lowest obovate ; cymes crowded in the bud, spreading in 
fruit ; sepals lanceolate, acute, as long as the peduncles, and half as long as the 
slender capsule. — Fields, Florida and northward. - April and May. @— 
Stems 6/-12! high. 
2. C. viscosum, L. Hairy and clammy ; stems ascending ; leaves lance- 
oblong, obtuse, the lowest wedge-shaped ; cymes loose in the bud ; sepals oblong- 
ovate, obtuse, shorter than the peduncles, — Fields, Florida and northward. 
April and May. @ — Flowers and capsules larger than in No. 1. 
* * Petals longer than the sepals. m 
3. C. arvense, L. Hairy or downy ; stems numerous, naked above ; leaves . 
narrowly or broadly lanceolate ; cymes rather few-flowered ; petals obcordate,. 
twice as long as the oblong sepals. — Rocky or dry soil, chiefly in the upper 
districts. May and June. | — Stems 6-12'high. Leaves seldom l' long. - 
Flowers j' wide. Capsule rather longer than the calyx. 
4. C. nutans, Raf. Clammy-pubescent ; stems 
lanceolate ; cymes ample, many-flowered ; peta 
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