SAGINA 99 



Var. laevis, S. Gibs. 1. c, a smooth upright form, which is probably 

 the var. glabra, Schultz, Bot. Zeit. Apr. (1849}, 269, has also been seen. 

 S. apetala occurs in all the bordering counties. 



S. ciliata, Fries, in Liljbl. Svensk. Fl. ed. 3, 713 (1816;. 



Top. Bot. 70. Syme, E. B. ii. 119, t. 247. Nyman, 121. Fl. Oxf. ^6. 

 Native. Ericetal. Dry sandy fields, heaths, roadsides, &c. Locally 



common, but rare in the north of the county. A. May- August. 

 First record. S. ciliata. Bagshot Heath, Mr. H. C. Watson in Britt. 



Contr. 1 87 1. 



2. Ock. Boar's Hill. Frilford. Eadley. Besilsleigh. 



3. Pang. Cold Ash Common. Bucklebury. Oare Common. 



4. Kennet. Mortimer. Inkpen. Greenham Common. Wickham 



Heath. Snelsmore. Padworth. Ufton. Twyford. 



5. Loddon. Bagshot Heath, Watson, 1. c. Ambarrow. Wellington 



College Grounds. Windsor Park. Coleman's Moor. Sonning 

 Cutting. Long Moor. Bracknell. Sandhurst. 

 S. ciliata is recorded for all the bordering counties. 



S. procumbens, Linn. Sp. PI. 128 (1753). Pearlwmi. 



Top. Bot. 71. Syme, E. B. ii. 120, t. 248. Nyman, 121. Baxt. t. 199. 



Fl. Oxf. 57. 

 Native. Viatical, &c. Moist places, fields, heaths, &c. Generally distri- 

 buted, but not very common. Probably absent from a considerable 

 area of meadow land, from the chalk downs, and from portions of 

 arable land. P. April-September. 

 First record. S. procicmbens. Chickweed breakstone, Dr. Noehden, 

 Mavor's Agr. Berks, 1809. 

 The glabrous plant is the more frequent form. 



Var. SPLNOSA, S. Gibson, in Phyt. (1842), 179, has been noticed at 

 Marcham. In this variety the leaves are ciliate, but it merges 

 gradually into the ordinary form. 



S. procumbens occurs in all the bordering counties. 



S. subtilata, Presl, Fl. Sic. 158 (1826). 



S. procumbens, var. b., Linn. Sp. PI. 185. Spergula subulaia, Swartz, 

 Stockh. Trans. (1789). S. saginoicles, Curt. Fl. Lend. iv. t. 35. 



Top. Bot. 71. Syme, E. B. ii. 122, t. 250. Nyman, 120. Fl. Oxf. 56. 



Native. Ericetal. Heaths. Very local. A. or P. June-August. 



First record. Spergula subulata. Ditch-banks near Bray [Mr. J. Woods]. 

 Newton. Newbury [Mr. Bicheno], Winch Add. in New Bot. Guide, 



1835. 



4. Kennet. Newton, Newbury, Bicheno. Burghfield Heath, near 



the Three Firs. 



5. Loddon. Near Bray, Woods. Bagshot Heath, Watson. Near 



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