11 CAKVOl'llVLLACK-E. (iMNK FAMILY.) 



♦ ♦ Petals loiiijcr than the scjkiIs. 



.'}. C. arvense, I^- Hairy or downy; stems iiuiiicruus, naked above; 

 leavi's narrowly or Ijroadly laueeulale; cynics r.iUicr fi'W-Howered ; petals 

 oheurdatc, twice as long as the oblong sepals. — Kocky or dry soil, cliietly in 

 the upper districts. May -June. "21 — Stems G' - 12' high. Leaves seldom 

 r long. Flowers J' wide. Capsule ratiier longer than the calyx. 



4. C. nutans, liaf. C'lammy-puliescent; stems tufted, furrowed ; leaves 

 lanceolate ; cymes ample, many-liowereii ; petals oblong, emarginate, ratlier 

 longer than the obloug sepals. — Low grounds in the upper districts, (l) — 

 Stems l^ high. Peduncles long. Cai)siile curved, three times as long as the 

 calyx. 



9. STIPULICIDA, Michx. 



Sepals 5, emarginate, wliite-niargined. Petals 5, spatulate, 2-toothed near 

 the l)ase, longer than the sepals, withering-persistent. Stamens 3, o])posite 

 the inner sepals. Style very short, 3-parted. Capsule 1-ceDed, 3-valved, 

 many -seeded. — A small perennial, with an erect forking stem. Stem leaves 

 minute, subulate, with adnate pectinate stijjules. Radical leaves spatulate, 

 clustered, growing from a tuft of bristly stipules. Flowers white, iu a 

 terminal cluster. 



1. S. setacea, Miciix. — Low sandy jiine l)arreMs, Florida to North 

 Carolina. April- June. — Stem 3'— 6' iiigli, the iminclies spreading and 



curving. 



10. SPERGULARIA, I'ers. 



Sepals .5. Petals .5, oval, entire. Stamens 2-10. Styles 3 - 5. Capsule 

 3 - 5-valved ; the valves when 5 alternate with the sepals. — A low maritime 

 herb, witli opposite fleshy leaves, and conspicuous .scarious stij)ules. Flowers 

 axillary, solitary, rose-colored. 



1. S. salina, Presl. Stems difTusely branched, glandular, 4' -6' high; 

 leaves linear ; sepals oblong, about as long as the pedicels ; petals red; seeds 

 roundish, roughened with raised points. — Sandy coast. April. 



11. SPERGULA, L. Siihuy. 



Sepals .5. Petals .5, entire. Stamens ,5 or 10. Styles .5. Capsule 5-valved, 

 the valves opiiosite the sepals. Embryo forming a ring around the albumen. 

 — Leaves whorled. Flowers cymose, white. 



1. S. arvensis, L. Stem erect; leaves fle.shy, narrow-linear, several in 

 a whorl ; cyme loose, long-peduncled ; fruiting pedicels reflexed ; stamens 10; 

 seeds rough. — Cultivated fielils. Introduced. (T). 



12. POLYCARPON, L. 



Se}>als 5, carinate. Petals 5, emarginate, shorter tlian the sepals. Stamens 

 3-5. Styles 3, very short. Capsule .3-valved. — Low annuals, witli whorled 

 leaves, and minute flowers, in terminal cymes. 



1. P. tetraphyllum, T>. Stems (3' -6') forking, diffuse; leaves spatu- 

 late-obovatc, the lower ones 4 in a whorl, the upper opposite; sepals acute; 

 stipules coDispicuous. — Near Charleston. Introduced. May- June. 



