Vor. II.] PINK FAMILY. 17 
2. Gypsophila paniculata L. Tall Gypsophyll. (Fig. 1464.) 
Gypsophila paniculata I. Sp. Pl. 407. 1753. 
Perennial, glabrous or sometimes pubes- 
cent below, stem slender, erect, much 
branched, 1°-2° tall. Leaves lanceolate, those 
of the stem 1’ long or more, 2//-4’’ wide, 
acuminate at the apex, narrowed at the base, 
those of the branches much smaller, the 
bracts and bractlets minute; flowers 1 %4//-2/’ 
broad, very numerous in panicled cymes; 
pedicels 2’/-5’’ long; calyx campanulate, 1/’ 
high, deeply 5-lobed, the segments with 
broad scarious margins; petals white or pink, 
slightly emarginate, one-fourth to one-half 
longer than the calyx. y 
Near Emerson, Manitoba (according to Ma- 
coun). Fugitive from northern Europe or Asia. 
Summer. 
6. TUNICA Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 255 ee OSs 
Rigid and slender mainly perennial herbs, with small glomerate panicled or solitary 
flowers, bracted at the base. Calyx top-shaped or campanulate, 5-toothed, 5-15-nerved. « 
Petals 5, long-clawed, the limb emarginate or bifid. Stamens 10. Styles 2. Capsule ovoid 
or oblong, dehiscent by 4 apical teeth or valves. Seeds compressed, laterally attached; 
embryo straight, eccentric. [Latin, a cloak, in allusion to the Wh 
bracts at the base of the calyx. ] ea | 
A genus of about 20 species, natives of southern Europe and 
western Asia. @ 
1, Tunica Saxifraga (L.) Scop. Tunica. Saxi- ~ Al 
‘ frage Pink. (Fig. 1465.) 
Dianthus Saxifraga I, Sp. Pl. 413. 1753. 
Tunica Saxifraga Scop. Fl. Carn. Ed. 2, 300. 1772. 
Perennial, tufted, sparsely pubescent or glabrous; stems dif- 
fuse or ascending, 4’—8’ long, terete, branching. Leaves linear- 
subulate, erect, very acute, 3/’-5’’ long, less than '%4’’ wide, 
connate at the base, the lower imbricated, the upper distant, 
their margins scabrous or ciliate; flowers panicled, about 3// Ve 
broad, pink or purple; calyx campanulate, 5-ribbed, 3/’ long, \\ IN 
twice the length of the scarious-margined acute bracts. WV : 
Roadsides, Flushing, Long Island, N. Y., and London, Ontario. 
Adventive from Europe. Summer. 
7. SAPONARIA L,. Sp. Pl. 408. 1753. 
Annual or perennial, erect or diffuse herbs, mostly with broad leaves and large flowers. 
Calyx ovoid, oblong or tubular, 5-toothed, obscurely nerved. Petals 5, entiré or emarginate, 
long-clawed. Stamens 10. Ovary 1-celled or incompletely 2-4-celled; styles 2. Capsule 
ovoid or oblong, dehiscent by 4 short apical teeth or valves. [Latin, soap; its juices abound 
in saponin, and have cleansing qualities. ] 
About 35 species, natives of Europe, Asia and northern Africa. 
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