190 XXII. CARYOPHYLLACE. Stans. 
— numerous, filiform, 2—4’ high. Sepals acute, shorter than the capsule. 
ay Jn. 
6. MOLLUGO. 
Calyx of 5 sepals, inferior, united at base, colored inside; corolla 
0; stamens 5, sometimes 3 or 10; filaments setaceous, shorter than, 
and opposite to the sepals; anthers simple ; capsule 3-celled, 3-valved, 
many-seeded ; seeds reniform.—Lwvs. at length apparently verticillate, 
each whorl consisting of 1 or 2 large, substipulate leaves, with several 
axillary, smaller ones, 
M. verRTICcILLATA. Carpet-weed. : 
ws. cuneiform, acute ; st. depressed, branched; pedieels 1-flowered, sub- 
umbellate ; sta. mostly but 3—@ A small, prostrate plant, in dry places through- 
out N. Am. Stems slender, jointed, branched, lying flat upon the ground. At 
every joint stands a whorl of wedge-shaped or spatulate leaves of unequal size, 
usually five in number, and a few flowers, each on a solitary stalk which is 
very slender and shorter than the petioles. Flowers small, white. Jl,—Sep. 
Trize 2.—SILENEZ. 
Sepals wnited into a cylindrical tube. Petals clawed, inserted with the stamens 
upon. the stipe of the ovary. 
7. SILENE. 
Silenus was a drunken divinity of the Greeks, covered with slaver, as these plants are with a viscid secretion. 
Calyx tubular, swelling, without scales at base, 5-toothed ; petals 5, 
unguiculate, often crowned with scales at the mouth, 2-cleft ; stamens 
10; styles 3; capsule 3-celled, many-seeded. 
* Calyx vesicular, inflated ; petals scarcely crowned. 
1. S. acaunis, Stemless Campion. 
Low and densely cespitose; dvs. linear, ciliate at base; ped, solitary, 
short, 1-flowered; cal. campanulate, slightly inflated; pet. obcordate, crowned. 
—1, A little turfy plant, 1—3’ high, on the White Mts., N. H., and throughout 
Arctic Am. Stems scarcely any. Leavesnumerous, 4’ long. Flowers purple. 
2. S. stetuita, Ait. (Cucubalusstellatus. Linn.) Stellate Campion. 
Erect, pubescent; Jvs. in whorls of 4s, oval-lanceolate, acuminate; cal. 
loose and inflated; pet. fimbriate—2| An elegant plant, woods and prairies, 
Can. to Car., W. to Ill.! and Ark. Stem 2—3fhigh, paniculately cymose. Leaves 
2—3’ long, } as wide, tapering to a long point, sessile. Calyx pale-green, with 
more deeply colored veins. Petals white, lacerately fringed, claws webbed 
at base. Jl. 
3. S. nrvea. DC. (Cucubalusniveus. Nuit.) Snowy Campion. 
Minutely puberulent, erect, simple or dichotomous above; lvs. oblong- 
lanceolate, acuminate; fis. few, terminal; cal. inflated, with short and obtuse 
teeth; pet. 2-cleft, with a small bifid crown; caps. stiped.—2 in moist places, 
Penn., Ohio, near Cincinnati, (Clark!) Ill. Stem slender, leafy. 13—3f high, 
generally forked near the top. Leaves 2—3/ by 4—¥#’, tapering to a very slender 
point, floral ones lance-ovate. Flowers 1—3. Calyxreticulated. Petals white. 
4. S.iriata. Smith. (CucubalusBehen. Linn.) Bladder Campion. 
Glabrous and glaucous; lvs. ovate-lanceolate; fls. in cymose panicles, 
drooping; cal. ovoid-globular, reticulated with veins.—2 in pastures about 
fences, Charlestown, Ms.! &c. Stemerect, about 2f high. Leaves 14—3’ long, 
4.as wide, rather acuminate. Petals white, cleft half-way down. Calyx re- 
markably inflated, and reticulated with pale purple veins. Jl—The young 
shoots and leaves may be used as a substitute for asparagus. 
** Calyx not inflated. Petals crowned. 
5. S. Antirrnina. Snap-dragon Catch-fly. 2 . 
Nearly smooth; st, erect; lus. lanceolate, acute, sub-ciliate; ped. trifid, 
