22 XVI. CARYOPHYLLE. 
long claws, the limb entire, 2-fid or multifid. Stamens 10. 
Ovary partially 3-5-celled at base, 1-locular above. Styles 3. 
Capsules opening by 6 teeth.— FU. Cap. 1. p. 125. 
Mostly herbaceous, often annual, dispersed over the globe. Leaves 
broad or narrow, frequently pubescent or viscidly hairy.—13 Cape species. 
3. AGROSTEMMA, Linn. 
Calyx tubular, leathery, with 5 long, leafy, spreading lobes. 
Petals 5, clawed, not coronate. Stamens 10. Styles 5. 
Capsules opening by 5 teeth.—F1. Cap. 1. p. 129. 
A. Githago, Linn., the “ Corn-cockle,” a weed of cornfields, introduced 
from Europe. 
: Tripp 2. AtsinEm. (Gen. 4-7.) 
4. STELLARIA, Linn. 
Calyx 4-5-parted. Petals 2-fid or 2-parted. Stamens 8-10, 
rarely fewer. Styles 38. Capsules opening by 6 teeth.—¥F1. 
Cap. 1. p. 180. 
S. media, Vill. (common Chickweed), a cosmopolitan weed, occurs in 
cultivated ground. 
5. CERASTIUM, Linn. 
Sepals and 2-fid petals 4-5. Stamens 8-10. Styles 4-5. 
Capsules opening by 8-10 teeth.—F7/. Cap. i. p. 180. 
Weeds and weed-like plants, mostly hairy, often clammy. Sonder de- 
scribes 4 species, one of which is a weed of cultivation. 
6. SPERGULA, Linn. 
Calyx 5-parted ; sepals herbaceous, membrane-edged. Pe- 
tals 5, ovate, entire, subhypogynous. Stamens 5-10, on asub- 
hypogynous ring. Styles 5. Capsules 5-valved.—/l. Cap. 1. 
p. 185. 
Small herbs of temperate climates. 8. arvensis, Linn., is a weed in neg- 
lected fields. 
7. SPERGULARIA, Pers. 
Calyx 5-parted ; sepals herbaceous, obtuse. Petals 5, en- 
tire, subhypogynous. Stamens 10, rarely 5-3, on a subhypo- 
gynous ring. Styles 3. Capsules 3-valved.—Fl. Cap. 1. p. 
134. Lepigonum, ies. 
Small cosmopolitan herbs, found by the seashore and in salt soil, through- 
out the colony. Flowers purplish or rosy, pretty. Leaves awl-shaped, 
fleshy, with membranous stipules. 
TrIBE 3. Potycarrpem. (Gen. 8-10.) 
8. DRYMARIA, Willd. 
Calyx 5-parted. Petals 5, deeply 2—4-lobed or parted. 
