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A. verna. Spring Sand-wort. Fig. 211. 
Stems numerous, panicled above. Leaves awl-shaped. Petals the 
length of the calyx. Mountain pastures. 4 in. Perenn. May-July. 
White, (f) E.B. 1.512. E. B. 2. G45. II. fy Am. G6. Bab. 51. 
Lind. 50. 
A. rubella. Little Red Sand-ioort. Fig. 212. 
Stems tufted, downy, usually one-flowered. Leaves linear, blunt. 
Petals shorter than the calyx. 'Mountains ; very rare. 2 in. Perenn. 
May—Aug. White, anthers red. (|-) E. B. Sujip.2638. E.B. 2.646*. 
II. fy Am. 66. Bab. 51. 
A. tenuifolia. Fine-leaved Sand-wort. Fig. 213. 
Stems slender, much branched. Leaves slender, awl-shaped. Petals 
shorter than the calyx. Walls and sandy places. 5 in. Ann. June. 
White, (f) E.B. 1. 219. E. B. 2. G43. II. fy Am. 66. Bab. 51. 
Lind. 49. 
A. fastigiata. Level-topped Sand-wort. Fig. 214. 
Stem erect, densely corymbose when in fruit. Leaves very slender. 
Flowers crowded. Petals small. Alpine rocks. 4 in. Ann. June. 
White, (f) E. B. 1. 1744. E. B. 2.644. II. fy Am. 67. Bab. 51. 
Lind. 50. 
A. rubra. Red Sand-wort. Fig. 215. 
Leaves with membranous stipules. Stems prostrate, hairy. Fields 
and dry places ; common. 2-3 in. Ann. July and Aug. Purple. 
(!) E. B. 1.852. E. B. 2. 958. H. fy Am. 154. Bab. 124. Lind. 50. 
A. marina. Sea Sand-wort. Fig. 216. 
Stems prostrate. Leaves with membranous stipules, fleshy, semi- 
cylindrical. Sandy sea-shores; common. 2-4 in. Ann. June-Sept. 
Purple. (!) E.B. 1. 958. E. B. 2. 639. II. Am. 154. Bab. 124. 
Lincl. 50. 
Genus 15. Cerastium. 
C. vulgatum. Broad-leaved Mouse-ear. Fig. 217. 
Hairy, nearly erect, viscid above. Leaves roundish-ovate, pale green. 
Petals equal to the calyx, deeply cleft. Fields and road-sides ; common. 
6 in. Ann. April-June. White, (!) E.B. 1.789. E.B. 2.669. 
11. fy Am. 71. Bab. 54. Lind. 51. 
C. viscosum. Narrow-leaved Mouse-ear. Fig. 218. 
Hairy, spreading, viscid. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, dark green. 
Petals rather shorter than the calyx, deeply cleft. Fields and way- 
sides ; common. 6 in. Perenn. May-Sept, (!) E. B. 1 . 790. 
E. B. 2. 670. II. fy Am. 71. Bab. 55. Lind. 51. 
C. semidecan drum. Little Mouse-ear. Fig. 219. 
Hairy, viscid, nearly erect. Leaves oblong-ovate. Petals shorter 
than the calyx, slightly notched. Waste places and walls ; very com¬ 
mon. 1-3 in. Ann. March and April. White. (!) E.B. 1.1630. 
E.B. 2.671. H.fyArn.7l. Bab. 55. Lind. 51. 
C. tetrandrum. Four-cleft Mouse-ear. Fig. 220. 
Calyx 4-parted. Plant hairy, somewhat viscid. Probably a variety 
of the preceding. Walls near the sea. 6 in. Ann. May. White (!) 
E.B. 1. 166. E. B. 2. 672. II. Am. 72. Bab. 55. Lind. 51. 
