CARYOPHYLLACEJE. 
(PINK FAMILY.) 61 
Dwarf, not rigid like the foregoing, but the leaves rather fleshy. 
Corolla wide ; the obovate petals slightly notched. 
§ 2. Arenaria proper. — Valves of the capsule 2-cleft at the apex . 
4. A. serpyllifolia, L. (Thyme-leaved Sandwort.) Dif¬ 
fusely branched, roughish ; leaves ovate, acute (small) ; sepals lance¬ 
olate, pointed, 3-5-nerved, longer than the petals, equalling the ovate 
6-toothed pod. (D —Sandy fields, introduced. June-Aug._An 
inconspicuous weed. 
§ 3. Mcehringia. Valves of the capsule 2-cleft , thus appearing" twice 
as many as the styles: seeds minutely appendaged ( strophiolate ) at 
the hilum. Peduncles often appearing lateral by the prolongation of 
the stem. 
5. A, lateriflora, L. (Side-flowering Sandwort ) Spar¬ 
ingly branched, erect, minutely pubescent; leaves oval or oblong 
obtuse; peduncles 2- (rarely 3-4-) flowered, appearing lateral; se" 
pals oblong, obtuse, shorter than the petals. — Shady gravelly banks 
along streams, New England to Michigan, northward. May - June. 
Leaves to V long : corolla broad. 
HOJVK.EN1TA, Ehrhart. Sea-Sandwort. 
Sepals 5, fleshy. Disk at the base of the ovary conspicuous 
and glandular, 10-notched. Petals 5, inserted under the edge of 
the disk, obovate-wedge-shaped, tapering into a claw. Stamens 
10, inserted on the notches or glands of the disk. Styles 3-5, 
short, opposite as many of the sepals. Pod fleshy, opening by as 
many valves as styles, few-seeded. — Very fleshy perennials of 
sandy shores, forked, with solitary axillary flowers, more or less 
polygamo-dicecious. Petals white. (Named in honor of Honc- 
keny , a German botanist.) 
1. H. peploides, Ehrhart. Leaves very thick and fleshy, 
ovate, slightly pointed; sepals obtuse. — Sea-beach, Maine to New 
Jersey. May, June. — Grows in large tufts in the sands, 6'-10' high. 
Leaves f' long, partly clasping, or often minute on thickened sterile 
branches. 
? • STELLARIA, L. Chickweed. Starwort. 
Sepals 5. Petals 5, or fewer, deeply 2-cleft, sometimes none. 
Stamens 10, or 3 — 8. Styles 3-4, opposite as many sepals. 
Pod opening by as many or twice as many valves as styles, sev¬ 
eral-many-seeded. — Flowers (white) terminal, or appearing lat- 
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