Caryophyllaceae. 35 



176 Flowers white, ,, . ... L. vespertina. 



176 Flowers red, 177 



1 77 Petals deeply 4-cleft, ... . . L. Flos-cuculi. 



1 7 7 Petals bifid, ...... . L. diurna. 



LYCH'NIS GITHA'GO (97)- Corn-cockle. 6—8. Calyx-teeth pro 

 (209) jecting beyond the corolla, flowers solitaiy purple. Coynfields. 



LYCH'NIS DIUR'NA (III). Rose Campion. 6—7. Calyx-teeth short 



(205) triangular, leaves ovato-lanceolate, peduncle and calyx covered with 

 hairs, flowers dioecious, those on some plants containing stamens only, 

 and those on others pistil only. Danip banks. 



LYCH'NIS VESPERTI'NA (94). \\Tiite Campion. 6—9. Similar to 

 (204) L. diurna, but with white flowers which are fragrant in the evening. 



LYCH'NIS FLOS-CU'CULI (iii). Ragged Robin. 5—6. Leaves 



(206) lanceolate, petals in 4 linear segments. Moist meadows. 



V —SAGINA. 



Sepals 4 — 5, petals 4 sometimes wanting, leaves subulate, small tufted 

 herbs. 



Petals 4 or o, 178 



Petals 5, 179 



178 Petals o, S. apetala. 



178 Petals 4, S. procumbens. 



179 Petals longer than sepals S. nodosa. 



179 Petals equalling sepals, S. subulata. 



SAGI'NA PROCUM'BENS (112). Procumbent Pearl wort. 3—9. 

 (242) Sepals stamens and styles 4, stems many glabrous procumbent, sepals 

 longer than the very small petals. Dry places. 



SAGI'NA NODO'SA (95). Knotted Pearlwort. 7—8. Stems numerous 

 (246) nearly erect, flowers few rather large, stamens lO, sepals petals and 

 styles 5j petals twice as long as the sepals. Damp places. 



SAGI'NA APET'ALA (62). Stems erect branching 2—3 in., petals 

 (239, 240, 241) usually absent. Dry banks, walls, etc. 



SAGI'NA SUBULATA (59). 6-8. Sepals petals and styles 5, 

 (245) stamens 10, petals longer than the obtuse sepals. Heaths, dry 

 pastures, etc. 



