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5 or 10 teeth. Name from the Greek Ujchnos, a lamp; the cottony down on 

 the leaves of some species having been used as wicks for lamps. 



5. Corn-cockle {Agrostdmma). — Calyx naked at the base, tough, with 5 

 teeth. Name signifying, in Greek, crown of the field. 



Sab-order II. CiiiCKWEED Group (Jklnm). 



Sepals distinct ; stamens inserted into a ring beneath the capsule, which 

 is not stalked. 



6. Pearlwort (Sagina). — Sepals 4 — 5, spreading Avhen in fruit ; petals 

 4 — 5, sometimes wanting ; stamens 4 — 10 ; styles 4 — 5 ; capsule 4— 5-valved. 

 The name, in Latin, signifies fattening meat, but is inappropriate. 



7. McENCHiA. — Sepals 4, erect ; petals 4 ; stamens 4 ; styles 4 ; capsule 

 opening at the top with 8 teeth. Named in honour of Conrad Moench, 

 Professor of Botany at Hesse Cassel. 



8. Jagged Chickweed (Holdsfeum). — Sepals 5 ; petals 5, toothed at the 

 margin ; stamens 3 — 5 ; styles 3 ; capsule opening at the top with G teeth. 

 The name in Greek signifies all bone, but the reason of its being so applied 

 is doubtful. 



9. Spurrey (Spergula). — Sepals 5; petals 5, entire; stamens 10 or 5; 

 styles 5 ; capsule 5-valved. Named from spargo, to scatter, from the seeds 

 being so widely scattered. 



10. Stitchwort (Stelldria). — Sepals 5; petals 5, deeply 2-cleft; stamens 

 10; styles 3 ; capsule opening with 6 valves or teeth. Name from sfella, a 

 star, from the form of the flowers. 



11. Sea-Purslane {Honckenya). — Sepals 5; petals 5 ; stamens 10; styles 

 3 — 5 ; capsule with 3, 4, or 5 valves. Name from Honckeny, a German 

 botanist. 



12. Sandwort {Arendria). — Sepals 5; petals 5, entire; stamens 10; 

 styles 3 ; capsule opening with 6 valves. Name from the Latin arena, sand, 

 from the soil on which most of the species grow. 



13. Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerdstium). —Se-pah 5; petals 5, 2-cleft; 

 stamens 10 or 5 ; styles 3 or 5 ; capsule tubular, opening at the top with 



6 or 10 teeth. Name from the Greek ceras, a horn, from the shape of the 

 capsule in some of the species. 



14. Cyphel {CherUria). — Sepals 5 ; petals or 5, exceedingly minute, 

 notched; stamens 10, the 5 outer ones with glands at the base; styles 3; 

 capsule 3-valved. Name from J. H. Cherler, an eminent botanist. 



15. BuFFONiA. — Sepals 4; petals 4, entire; stamens 4; styles 2; 

 capsule 1 -celled, 2-valved, 2-seeded. Name from the celebrated naturalist, 

 Buffon. 



1. Pink {Didntlms). 



* Flowers clustered. 



1. Deptford Pink (D. armiria). — Stem and leaves downy; flowers in 

 close tufts ; calyx scales very narrow, downy, as long as the tube. Plant 

 annual. This is not generally a common plant in England, but it grows in 

 many counties ; it is rare in Scotland and altogether unknown in Ireland. 

 The author once gathered about twenty specimens, on a hedge bank between 



