40 CARYOPllYLLACE.K. (I'lNK KAMIl.V.) 



10. SPKRGULARIA. LeavM all linear. Flowers aoliUry, axillary. 



*- -t- Jvcaves wliorled. 



11. SPERGUL.\. Styles 5. Btaiuens 5 - 10. Capsule 5-valved. 

 IJ. I'DLVCAUrON. Styles 3. Staiueus 3 - 5. Capsule 3-valveiL 



1. SILENE, L. Catchfly. 



Sepals imitcd iiiiu a a-looilii-il iiiliu. Petals .'3, long-clawed, inserted with 

 tlie 10 stamens on the stipe of the ovary, t(jnnnonly crowncil with two scales 

 at the l)a.se of the limb. Styles 3. Capsule 1 -celled, or 3-celled at the base, 

 opening by 6 teeth, niany-seeiled. — Leaves mostly connate. Flowers cy- 

 mose, often shuwy. 



* Perennials : Jlowers showy. 



•^-~ Petals gash-Jiiiihriate, crownless. 



1. S. stellata, Ait. Leaves in whorls of four, lance-ovate, acuminate, 

 the uppermost oj)pi)site ; flowers white, in a large spreading panicle; calyx 

 inflated, bell-shaped. — Dry woods in the upper districts, and northward. 

 June -August. — Steins 2° -3° high, downy, branching above. 



2. S. ovata, Pur.sli. Rough-pubescent; leaves large (4' -.5'), opposite, 

 oblong-ovate, acMiminate : flowers white, in a contracted lanceolate panicle ; 

 calyx tubular. — Moimtains of Georgia and Carolina. July. — Stems stout, 

 2° -4° high. 



3. S. Baldwinii, Xutt. Villims; stems low, slender, bearing runners 

 at the creeping base; leaves opposite, spatulate; the upper ones oblong, 

 sessile; cymes few-flowered; flowers very large, white or pale rose-color, on 

 slender pedicels ; calyx tubular. — Low shady woods, Georgia and Florida. 

 April- May. — Stems 6'- 12' high. Leaves thin. Flowers 2' wide. 



H— -i— Petals emarginate or 2-cleft, crowned. 



4. S. Virginioa, L. Clammy-pul)escent ; leaves abruptly pointed, the 

 lowest ones clustcrtNl, spatulate-obovatc, on fringed petioles, the upper small, 

 remote, lanceolate, sessile ;. cymes loosely few-flowered ; caly.x tubular-club- 

 shaped, ol)l()ng and nodding in fruit; petals crimson, lanceolate. — Rich open 

 woods, chiefly in the uj)])er districts. June -July. — Stems l°-2° high. 

 Flowers 1' wide. 



5. S. regia, Sims. Viscid-pubescent and roughish ; stem tall (3° -4°) 

 and erect, branched above ; leaves ovate, the Tipper ones acuminate ; flowers 

 bright scarlet, short-stalked, clustered and forming a strict panicle ; calyx 

 long, cylindrical, .striate, dilated in fruit; petals oblanceolate ; stamens and 

 style exserted. — Upper districts of Georgia and westward. July. 



6. S. rotundifolia, Nutt. Hairy and viscid; stems weak, decumbent, 

 branched ; leaves thin, roundish, abruptly acuminate at each end, the lowest 

 obovate ; flowers few, large, bright scarlet ; calyx cylindrical ; petals 2-cleft, 

 with the lobes cut toothed. — Shady rocky banks, Alabama and Tennessee. 

 June - August. — Stems 2° long. Flowers showy. 



7. S. Pennsylvanica, Michx. Clammy-pubescent ; stems low, clus- 

 tered ; lowest leaves spatulate-obovate, the upper lance-oblong, mostly obtuse ; 



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