Caryophyllacese. 



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V^.— STELLAR I A. 



Sepals 5, petals 5 deeply cloven, stamens 10, styles and stigmas usually 3, 

 capsules i -celled many-seeded, with 6 teeth. 



Flowers under \ inch in diameter, 183 

 Flowers ^—f inch in diameter, 184 



183 Stem with alternate lines of hairs be- 

 tween each pair of leaves, ..... S. media 



183 Stem nearly glabrous, S. uliginosa. 



184 Sepals shorter than the petals, 185 



184 Sepals as long as the petals, ..... S. graminea. 



185 Lower leaves with long petioles, 187 



185 Leaves sessile, 186 



186 Sepals nerveless, S. Holostea. 



186 Sepals 3-nerved, . S. glauca. 



187 Most of the flowers with 5 styles, • . S. aquatica. 



187 Styles 3, , . S. nemorum. 



STELLA'RIA ME'DIA (112). Chickweed. 

 (223) upper ones sessile, stem alternately hairy. 



Everyjvhere. 



3 — 9. Leaves ovate, 

 A very variable plant. 



STELLA'RIA ULIGINO'SA (107). Bog Stitchwort. 5- 

 (228) leaves ovato-lanceolate, petals minute. Wd places. 



-6. Glaucous, 



STELLA'RIA GRAMIN'EA (107). Lesser Stitchwort. 5—8. Stem 

 (227) I — 3 feet glabrous, 4-angled, leaves very narrow sessile ciliate, 

 petals narrow deeply cleft as long as the 3-nerved sepals. Dry places. 



Stella'ria nem'orum (44). Wood Stitchwort. 5 — 6. Lower leaves cordate 

 (222) petiolate, upper ones ovate sessile. [G. {Trcyw Gill^ Rat/imell.) 



STELLA'RIA HOLO'STEA (106). Greater Stitchwort. 4—6. Stem 

 (225) erect rigid, leaves ovato-lanceolate, petals twice as long as the nerve- 

 less sepals. Hedges. 



Stella'ria glau'ca (48). Marsh Stitchwort. 5 — 7. Glaucous, leaves very 

 {226) narrow, flowers solitary. [G. {Malham Tarn), Tb. C. 



STELLA'RIA AQUAT'ICA (55). Water Stitchwort. 7—8. Stems 

 (221) I — 3 feet brittle slender, branches of lower leaves petiolate, upper 



leaves sessile ovato-cordate, petals narrow deeply cleft, styles 5, rarely 3. 



Borders of ditches. 



