140 FLOBA OF PHILADELPHIA. 



4. Lychnis Coronaria (L.) Desr. Eose Campion. M. p. 392. Escaped 

 from cultivation. Summer. 



•i. SAPONAEIA L. 

 1. Saponaria officinalis L. Soapivort, Bouncing Bet. M. p. 393. Road- 

 sides and waste places. Summer. 



5. VACCARIA Medic. 

 1. Vaccaria Vaccaria (L.) Britton. Cow-herb. M. p. 394. Waate places 

 and ballast. Summer, 

 Philadelphia— y^ est Philadelphia, I. Burk (Fu.), Girard Point, Green- 

 wich Point (Te.). Bucks — SeUersville (Fr.). Northa7npton—{P.). 



Burlington— PemheTton (C). Camden— 'KB.ighn'B Point. Atlantic — 

 May's Landing (C). Mercer— Trenton, Dr. Atkinson (Ws.). Hunter- 

 don — Rosemont (C). 



New Castle — Centerville, Commons. 



6. DIANTHUS L. Pink, Carnation. 

 Annuals. 



Bracts broad, scarious. 1. D. prolifer. 



Bracts narrow, herbaceous, long-pointed. 2. D. Armeria. 



Perennials. 3. D. barbatus. 



1. Dianthus prolifer L. M. p. 394. Waste places and ballast. Summer. 



Philadelphia — Gr&y 's Ferry, Mart. (B. C), Bartram's Garden (Cr.) 

 (Te.), Wissahickou near Megargee's Mill (Je.). 



2. Dianthus Armeria L. Deptford Pink. M, p. 394. Fields and road- 



sides. Summer. 



3. Dianthus barbatus L. Sweet William. M. p. 394. Escaped from 



cultivation. Summer. 



7. ALSINE L. Chickweed, Stitchwort. 



Styles 5; leaves ovate, 2-5 cm. long. 1. A. aquatica. 



Styles 3, rarely 4, 



Leaves broad, ovate, or ovate-oblong or oblong. 



Plants glabrous, or with a few scattered hairs. 2. A. uliginosa. 

 Stems with 1 or 2 pubescent lines; petioles often ciliate. 

 Petals shorter than the calyx, lower leaves petioled. 



3. A. media. 

 Petals longer than the calyx; lower leaves rarely petioled. 



4. A. pub era. 

 Leaves narrow, linear, oblong, oblanceolate or spatulate. 



Leaves linear, acute at each end; seeds smooth. 5, A. longifolia. 

 Leaves lanceolate, broadest below; seeds rough. 6. A. graminea. 



1. Alsine aquatica (L.) Britton. M. p. 395. Ballast. Summer. 



Philadelphia— liaWast, C. A. Boice (B. C), Fairmount Park (P.). 



2. Alsine uliginosa (Murr.) Britton. Bog Starivort. M. p. 395. ("old 



brooks and springs. Summer. 



3. Alsine media L. Common Chickweed. M. p. 395. Cultivated grounds, 



meadows and woods. All year. 



