20 N. C. Kindberg, , 



usque (Linné, Wahlenh., Blytt et hb. Lindblom); Dauia haucl raro (hb. 

 Lange); Anglia v. c. ad Lewes fWoods in hb. Sonder), Forfarsliii-e (Car- 

 negie ill hb. Sander); Scotia f Domina Harvey in hb. ac. scient. Holm,. J; 

 Grallia multis in locis v, c. ad Telonem fHe Cand. in hb. Fries et hb. 3Ius. 

 Paris.) ad Monspelium fauctorj; Germania etiam in saliiiis v. c. ad Halam 

 fJRchb.J ad Ai'tern Thuriugise fMirich in hb. ac scient. Holm.); Rossia 

 merid. ad Astracan (hb. Mus. Berol.J et Bessarabia (^Nordmann in lib. M. 

 Berol.); Italia [Savi in lib. Holm.) ad Vicenza {Turra in lib. Holm.), ad 

 Tergestum ÇPidow ibid.J ad Genovam fDe Not. ibid.J; Hispauia v. c. Murcia 

 (hb. LangeJ, Aranjuez fGuiraoJ; Lusitania ad Setuval (^Forssell in hb. 

 Holm.J, Grsecia ad Modon (^Bory de St. Vincent in hb. Berol.J ., in Cypro 

 CL^efevre ibid.J. In aliis partibus orbis terrarum distiibutio liujus speciei 

 non est satis nota; prsesertim quum quam ssepissime cum aliis confusa sit: 

 specimina certa vidi in Africa lecta v. c. ad Gabes (^lù-alik PI. Tunet.J 

 ad Alesandriam fHedenborg in hb. Holm, et ups.)., ad Tripolin (^Rothman 

 in hb. Holm.J, ad Algiriam fJamin in hb. Paris.J, in deserto Libyco 

 fd'Fscayrac ibid.J, Abyssinia (Schimp. in hb. Berol.J ., in prom. b. spei 

 (^Drege in hbb. Fries, Berol. et Paris.; Wallich in hb. Holm.J; in AMERICA 

 boreali ad Boston fSwartz in hb. Holm.J, austi'ali v. c. ad Montevideo 

 fGaudichaud in hb. Berol.; Arsène Isabelle in hb. Paris.J; in NoVA HOL- 

 LAKDlA, ins. Halmatm-or. (Baudin in hb. Paris) 



Radix crassa, fere simplex, peremiis. Caules ssepe spithamales et 

 ulti'a, erecti, apice nutantes v. prostrati, aliquantulum compressi, glabre- 

 scentes v. rarius ex parte glanduloso-pubescentes. Folia semiteretia, lineari- 

 filiformia, apice subulata, iuterdum mucronata, Isete virentia, glabrescentia, 

 internodiis raro longiora. Stipulas breves, late ovatse, bre^^ter acuminatse, 

 fere integrse parum uitidse. Pedunculi floriferi fere omnes foliis destituti, 

 infimi interdum foliis fulti, demum capsula vix duplo longiores. Sepala 

 acuminata, margine anguste v. latins scarioso. Petala late ovata, ob- 

 tusa, calycem fere sequantia, albida, apice rosea. Capsula magna, ca- 

 lyce fere duplo longior, ovata, obtusa. Semina rufofusca, Isevia, compla- 

 nata, rotuudata, margine parum elevato prsedita, ssepissime late alata (v. v. 

 sp. et cult.). 



Si ad Patres scientise animum attenderimus, facile inveniemus, banc 

 speciem lis optime cogiiitam fuisse. Dalechampius, qui eam primus distinxit 

 et delineavit, et post eum illustilssimus fere quisque botauicorum, ante Lin- 

 nseum viventiuiu, nomen Spergulae (v. Alsines) marinae ei iniposuit. Nee 

 dubitemus boc nomen tarn bene fundatum retinere. Linnaeus quidem eam 

 cum Arenaria rubra ut varietatem conjungit, retinet tarnen nomen ma- 



