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5. acaulis, L., Moss Campion (PI. i8); densely caespi- 

 tose, flowers small, solitary, calyx campanulate, seed- 

 vessel oblong, longer than calyx ; one of the prettiest of 

 the common alpine plants. 6". exscapa^ All. ; resembling 

 the last, but petals light pink, seed-vessel oval, scarcely 

 longer than corolla ; Switzerland, local. 6". ciliatay Pourr. ; 

 flowers solitary or in a unilateral cyme, petals bifid, 

 leaves soft, hairy, ciliate ; Pyrenees. 



6. CUCUBALUS, Gaert. 



Petals 5, with scales at the throat forming a corona; 

 stamens lo; styles 3 ; fruit a berry. Not alpine. 



C. bacciferusy L. ; flowers pale green, petals deeply 

 bifid, berry black when ripe, subtended by the cup-hke 

 calyx ; damp places in the lowlands. 



7. Lychnis, L. 



Flowers often dioecious; petals 5, divided, with one 

 or two scales at the base of the lamina, red or white; 

 styles 5. 



L. diurna, Sibth. {Melandriuin diurnuniy Crep.), Red 

 Campion ; vespertitta, Sibth. ; and Flos-cuculiy Ragged 

 Robin, are common English plants. L. Viscaria, L. 

 {Viscaria vulgaris ^ Roehl), (PI. 19); stem viscid at the 

 nodes, flowers crowded, calyx swollen, petals pink, 

 notched, lower leaves lanceolate, upper narrower; dry 

 hill-sides ; sub-alpine. L. Flos-Jovis, Lam. {Agrostemma 

 Flos-Jovis^ L.) ; flowers crowded, petals deeply divided, 

 pink, leaves thick, lanceolate-acuminate, stem and leaves 

 covered with a white down ; exposed sub-alpine pastures ; 



