CARYOPHYLLACE^. 87 



L. vespertina. Sib. — L. dioica, Lin. — Silene pratensis, Gre- 

 nier and Godron. White Campion. — e.b. 1580. l.b.s. 164. 

 A. 17. C. 75. Lat. 50-58°. Alt. 0-350 yds. Tern. 52-43°. 



Stem ascending, round, bairy, sbghtly glandular, and branch- 

 ing above, leafy. Leaves pubescent or hairy, the root-leaves and 

 lower stem-leaves tapering at the base ; the uppermost lanceolate. 

 Flowers in a lax cyme, white. Calyx turgid in the fertile flowers 

 (ovate), cylindrical in the barren ones. Petals cleft. Capsule 

 ovate, sessile, with erect teeth. (This last character cannot be 

 detected till the seeds are ripe and when the capsule opens.) 



Fields and waste places. Perennial ; June-Oct. 



I<. diurna, Srbthorp. — Silene diurna, Gren. Red Campion. — 

 —E.B. 1579. L.B.S. 163. 



A. 18. C. 81. Lat. 50-61°. Alt. 0-900 yds. Tern. 52-38°. 



Stems erect or ascending, hairy, leafy. Root-leaves attenuated 

 towards the base ; the upper ovate-oblong , acuminate, hairy. 

 Flowers roseate or purple, smaller than they are in L. dioica. 

 Calyx-teeth lanceolate, acute (in L. dioica the calyx-teeth are 

 triangular, blunt) . Capsule ovate, sessile, teeth strongly reflexed. 



Woods and shady places. Perennial ; May-July. 



L. Githago, Lam. — Agrostemma Githago, Lin. Corn Cockle. 

 — E.B. 744. L.B.S. 165. 



A. 18. C. 80. Lat. 50-60°. Alt. 0-200 ? yds. Tem. 52-46°. 



Root annual. Stems erect, 2-3 feet high, branching above, 

 and covered with long silky hairs. Leaves linear, very long, 

 covered with hairs like those on the stem. Flowers large, 

 reddish- violet or purplish, on very long peduncles (flower-stalks) . 

 Divisions of the calyx linear, much longer than the petals. Petals 

 entire, slightly obcordate, the throat is without a crown (the 

 claAvs are not crowned with the scaly appendages common in this 

 genus), and with tapering claws. Capsule ovate, sessile, 1 -celled, 

 with prominent ribs, hairy, like all the other parts of the plant. 



Cornfields and rubbish. Annual ; July-September. 



Ii. Viscaria, Lin. Red German Catchfly. — e.b. 788. l.b.s. 161. 

 A. 3. C. 6. Lat. 52-57°. Alt. 0-300 yds. Tem. 47-46°. 



Root perennial, woody, with rosettes of radical, oblong leaves. 

 Stem erect, simple, fistular, smooth, viscid at the top and junc- 

 tions, leafy. Leaves of the stem linear-lanceolate, thick. Flowers 

 in paniculate tufts, on short peduncles. Calyx glabrous, with 

 short, triangular teeth, ultimately unibilicate at the base. Petals 



