3^ Caryophyllaceae. 



^l.—SPERGULA. 



SPER'GULA ARVEN'SIS (in). Corn Spurrey. 6-8. Sepals 5, 



(247) petals 5 entire, stamens 5—10, styles 5, capsule i-celled many-seeded, 

 leaves linear whorled, stipules minute. Cornfields, 



VW.—SPERGULARIA. 

 Sepals 5, petals 5 entire, stamens 5 — 10, styles 3, leaves linear. 



SPERGULA'RIA RU'BRA (92). Sandwort-Spurrey. 6—9. Leaves 



(248) flat, capsule not longer than the sepals. Dry places, 



Spergula'ria mari'na (43). Seaside Sandwort-Spurrey. 6 — 8. Leaves 

 (249, 250, 251) linear fleshy, capsule longer than the calyx. Sea-coast. [CI. 



^\\\.—ARENARIA. 



Sepals 5, petals 5 entire, stamens usually 10, styles usually 3, capsule 

 I -celled many-seeded opening with 6 teeth at the top. 



Leaves ovate, 180 



Leaves linear, 181 



180 Leaves thick and fleshy, .... A. peploides. 



180 Leaves thin, 182 

 181 Petals longer than sepals, ....... A verna. 



181 Sepals twice as long as petals, A. tenuifolia. 



182 Leaves under ^ in., A. serpyllifolia. 



182 Leaves longer than ^ in., .... A. trinervis. 



ARENA'RIA SERPYLL'IFOLIA (loi). Thyme-leaved Sandwort. 

 (234) 6 — 8. Leaves ovate acute sessile {\ — \ inch long), sepals longer than 

 the petals hairy. Dry places. 



ARENA'RIA TRINER'VIS (96). Three-nerved Sandwort. 5—6. 

 (233) Leaves ovate acute petiolate {\ — i inch long) nerved, sepals longer 

 than the petals. Damp places. 



Arena'ria ver'na (27). Vernal Sandwort. 5 — 7. Leaves linear subulate 

 (229) {\ — \ in. long), petals longer than the lanceolate sepals. 



[G. {Malham, Lead-mines between Settle and Malham.) 



ARENA'RIA PEPLOI'DES (68). Sea-Purslane. 5—8. Creeping 

 (237) fleshy, leaves dark green glabrous ovate acute, margins cartilaginous. 

 Sandy shores. 



Arena'ria tenuifo'lia (33). Fine-leaved Sandwort. 6 — 8. Stem slender 

 (232) erect 3 — 4 in. much-branched, leaves subulate, sepals lanceolate twice 

 as long as the petals. L '^ • C. CI. 



