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19. Annual Peakl-weed — {Sag'ina apitala.) 

 Walls near Marple ; Rose Hill, Bowdon ; and garden-walks at 

 Prestwich and Sedgley, plentiful. FI. sunimer. Annual. 

 Curtis ii. 300 ; E. B. xiii. 881. 



20. Corn Spttrket — {Spergula arvensis.) 

 Cultivated ground, especially cornfields, wherever the soil is sandy. 

 Plentiful at Prestwich, and about Bowdon and Lymm. Fl. June, July. 

 Annual. 



Curtis, ii. 323; E. B. xxii. 1535 ; Baxter, v. 388. 



21. Dwarf Spukrey — {Spergula nodosa.) 



Wet, sandy, and boggy places, but rare. Hale Moss. Borders of 

 Rostheme Mere. Pond-sides at Baguley. Canal banks below Worsley 

 Hall. About Middleton, in two or three places. (Mr. John Turner.) 

 Fl. July, August. 



Curtis, ii. 254 ; E. B. x. 694. 



22. False Chickweed — {Arendria trinervia.) 

 Damp and shady hedgebanks, frequent. Fl. May, June. Annual. 

 Curtis, ii. 251 ; E. B. xxi, 1483. 



23. Red Sandwort — [Arendria rubra.) 

 Sandy lanes and commons, rather rare. Hough End ; Hale Moss ; 

 Monton Green ; Kersal Moor ; Bowdon ; Knutsford race-ground. 

 Frequent about Stockport. Fl. June — August. Annual. 



E. B. xii. 852. 



24. Thyme-leaved Sandwort — [Arendria serpyllifblia.) 

 Walls and dry, sandy places, and sometimes in cornfields, but very 

 unusual. On Clifton Aqueduct, annually ; RainsaU, and at Bowdon. 

 Fl. July. Annual. 



Curtis, ii. 252 ; E. B xiii. 923. 



The cultivated Caryophyllacece partake much of the character of the wild 

 Lychnis, one of the handsomest, the refulgent "scarlet," with petals of fire, 

 helonging to the same genus. Rose-campions, Silenes of different species, and 

 Gypsdphilas, are not infrequent, while the most charming of the famUy are 

 universal. These are the sweet-william, nature's play-ground of red and white ; 

 the pink, the Indian pink, and the spicy carnation. The pink and carnation are 

 generally double, and in numerous varieties, especially the latter, of which there 



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