74 FOUNDATIONS OF BOTANY 



1. S. Cucubalus, Wibel. Snappers, Rattlebox. A perennial 

 branched herb about 1 ft. high. Leaves opposite, smooth, ovate, or 

 ovate-lanceohxte. Calyx thin and bladdery, beautifully veined. 

 Petals white, 2-cleft. Capsule nearly globular. In fields and along 

 roadsides, especially eastward. Introduced from Europe. 



2. S. pennsylvanica, Michx. Wild Pink. A perennial with low 

 clustered stems (4-8 in.). Root-leaves wedge-shaped or spatulate, 

 those of the stem lanceolate. Flowers medium-sized, clustered. 

 Petals wedge-shaped, notched, pink, with a crown at the tliroat of 

 the corolla. Gravelly soil E. 



3. S. virginica, L. Fire Pink. A slender perennial with erect 

 stem, 1-2 ft. high. Root-leaves spatulate, the upper leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate. Flowers few, peduncled, large and showy, bright crim- 

 son. Corolla crowned, petals deeply 2-cleft. Woods. 



4. S. Armaria, L. Catchfly, None-so-pretty. A smooth, erect 

 annual or biennial, 6-15 in. high. Several nodes of the stem are 

 usually covered for part of their length with a sticky substance. 

 Leaves very smooth, with a bloom beneath, lanceolate or oblong- 

 lanceolate, clasping. Flowers showy, dark pink, nearly i in. in 

 diameter, in flat-topped clusters. Calyx club-shaped. Petals some- 

 what notched. Cultivated from Europe and introduced. 



5. S. antirrhina, L. Sleepy Catchfly. Stem smooth, slender, 

 8-30 in. high, sticky in spots. Leaves lanceolate or linear. Flowers 

 rather few and small, panicled. Calyx ovoid. Petals inversely 

 heart-shaped, pink, opening only for a short time in sunshine. Dry 

 waste ground. 



6. S. noctiflora, L. Night-flow^ering Catchfly. A tall, coarse 

 annual or biennial weed, covered with sticky hairs. Lower leaves 

 spatulate, the upper ones lanceolate and pointed. Flowers large, 

 white, opening at night or in cloudy weather. Calyx-teeth very long 

 and awl-shaped. Petals 2-parted. In fields and gardens, introduced 

 from Europe. 



VI. LYCHNIS, L. 



Plants with nearly the same characteristics as Silene, but 

 usually with 5 styles. 



1. L. chalcedonica, L. Scarlet Lychnis, London Pride. A 

 tall, hairy perennial (about 2 ft.). Leaves lance-ovate, somewhat 

 clasping. Flower-cluster flat-topped and very dense. Flowers 

 bright scarlet, not very large. Petals 2-lobed. Common in old 

 gardens ; from Russia. 



2. L. coronaria, Lam. Mullein Pink. A forking perennial 

 plant, 2 ft. high, covered with white, cottony down. Root-leaves 

 very wavy, spatulate ; stem-leaves ovate-lanceolate, wavy, clasping. 



