74 FOUNDATIONS OF BOTANY 
1. S. Cucubalus, Wibel. SNAppERS, RarTLeBox. A perennial 
branched herb about 1 ft. high. Leaves opposite, smooth, ovate, or, 
ovate-lanceolate. 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. Witp 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 throat of 
the corolla. Gravelly soil E. 
3. S. virginica, L. Fire Prnx. 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. Armeria, L. Carcuriy, 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 } in. in 
diameter, in flat-topped clusters. Calyx club-shaped. Petals some- 
what notched. Cultivated from Europe and introduced. 
5. S. antirrhina, L. Steepy Carcuriy. 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. NiGutT-FLOWERING 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. Scartet Lycunis, LoNpDON PripE. 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. Muxiirern Pinx. A forking perennial 
plant, 2 ft. high, covered with white, cottony down. Root-leaves 
very wavy, spatulate ; stem-leaves ovate-lanceolate, wavy, clasping. 
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