66 CARYOPHYLLALES 



Glabrous, the upper nodes glutinous. 4. S. antirrhina. 



Hirsute or pubescent. 



Flowers in a loose panicle, night blooming. 5. S. noctiflora 



Flowers in one-sided spike. 6. S. dichotoma 



Perennials, flowers axillary and terminal. 7. S. menziesii 



1. Silene stellata (L.) Ait. Starry campion 

 Common in the eastern part of the state, mostly in woods and thick 

 ets. Ashland; Cass County; Crete; Lincoln; Neligh; Nemaha; Nio 

 brara; Pierce; Richardson County; Wahoo. 



2. Silene nivea (Nutt.) Otth. 



In the eastern part of the state. Lincoln. 



3. Silene vulgaris (Moench.) Garcke. Bladder campion. 

 Silene latifolia (Mill.) Britton & Rendel. 



Frequent in alfalfa fields. Kennedy; Royal; Valentine; Wood River. 



4. Silene antirrhina L. Sleepy catchfly. 

 In prairies, meadows and waste places throughout the state. Belmont; 

 Brunswick; Crete; Fairbury; Lincoln; Pulman-; Thedford; Valentine; 

 Weeping Water; Vv^eston. 



5. Silene noctiflora L. Night-flowering catchfly. 

 Common in w^aste places over most of the state. Grand Island; Lin- 

 coln; Minden; Valentine. 



6. Silene dichotoma Ehrh. 



Mostly in alfalfa fields. Royal; Weeping Water. 



7. Silene menziesii Hook. 



In dry soil in the western part x)f the state. War Bonnet Canon. 



3. Lychnis. 391. 

 1. Lychnis drummondii (Hook.) S. Wats. 



Common in the foothills in the western part of the state. Harrison; 

 Pine Ridge; Plummer Ford; Sheridan County; Sioux County. 



4. Saponaria. 393. 

 1. Saponaria officinalis L. Bouncing bet. 



Frequently escapes from flower gardens. Hat Creek Basin; Long 

 Pine; Lincoln; O'Xeil; Plainview; Red Cloud; Richardson County. 



5. Vaccaria. 393. 

 1. Vaccaria vaccaria (L.) Britton. Cow-herb. 



Saponaria vaccaria L. 

 A common weed in grain-fields. Crete; Emerson; Lincoln; Plainview; 

 Valentine. 



6. Alsine. 394. 

 Leaves ovate, the lower petioled. . 1. L. media. 



Leaves linear, or nearly so, sessile. 2. A. longifolia. 



1. Alsine media L. Chickweed. 



Introduced but rare. Red Cloud. 



2. Alsine longifolia (:\Iuhl.) Britton. 



In the western part of the state. Dismal River; Plummer Ford. 



7. Cerastium. 397. 



Sepals about half as long as the petals. 



Leaves linear or linear-oblong, narrowed at the base. 



4. C. Arvense. 



