PINK FAMILY 225 
Famity. CARYOPHYLLACEAE. Tut Pink Famity 
Sepals united to form a calyx tube . Trispe Silenoideae 
Sepals distinct or united only at the base 
Pl es oe eee) ee ee Rep. Alsinomdéae 
Tribe SILENOIDEAE 
Calyx segments united, with ribs at the commissures. Stamens and 
petals situated, each in a circle below the ovary and free from it. 
Styles distinct from each other. 
Calyx ribs between the united sepals at least twice as many as the teeth. 
Styles 5, alternate with the calyx teeth . . . . Agrostemma 
Styles 5, opposite the calyx teeth. 
Capsule with a single cell extending to the base . . Lychnis 
Styles 3 or rarely 4 Srgiter Ch te) tees he eee) (we. Pei ene 
Calyx ribs only 5. 
Segments of calyx connected by a rather broad intermediary 
membraneous band rth Se . .  Gypsophila 
Segments of the calyx not united by membraneous intermediary 
band. 
Petals with a lip-like SE: at the base of the spread- 
ing blade ters . - +. + Saponaria 
Petals without appendage. 
Leafy bracts enclosing the base of the calyx . Dianthus 
1. AGROSTEMMA, L. 
Herl with narrow, grass-like leaves which are without leaf-stems. 
Whole plant hairy. Flowers large, terminal, not grouped. Calyx divided 
above, the long narrow divisions or teeth exceeding the length of the 
rounded petals. The blades of the petals without appendages. 
A. Githago, L. (Fig. 8, pl. 39.). Corn CockLE. Corn CAMPION. 
Plant from | to 3 ft. high, quite erect, with few branches. Leaves quite 
narrow, slightly united at the base with those opposite. Whole plant 
hairy. Flowers red, from 13 to 23 in. broad. Found mostly in fields of 
grain or in waste places. Introduced from Europe. Not common. 
2. SILENE, L. 
Herbs with annual or perennial roots. Leaves opposite or crowded, 
generally long and narrow, with simple margins. Calyx tubular or much 
inflated; teeth 5 with twice as many nerves or ridges. Base of the 
flower without bracts. Petals 5, each with a lip-like appendage at the 
throat of the flower. Stamens 10. Styles 3 or rarely 4. 
