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their base. Berry globular, red, then black, on a short stalk. 

 Seeds large, ])lack, shining. 



Isle of Dogs, near London. Perennial ; July-September. 



Sub-Order II. Alsine^. — Sepals 4-5, free or slightly united at the 

 base. Petals 4-5, equal in number to the sepals. Stamens as 

 many as the petals or twice as many. Capsule one- rarely five-celled, 

 opening by valves or by teeth,' which are as many or twice as many 

 as the styles. Embryo curved or annular, surrounding the peri- 

 sperm {albumen). 



Tribe I. SABULINEJE.— Leaves without stipules. Capsular valves en- 

 tu'e, and as many as the styles. 



Tribe II. STELLARINEJE. — Leaves without stiptdes. Valves entire 

 and as many as the styles, or cleft or bidentate (2-toothed) and 

 equal in number to that of the styles. 



Tribe III. SPERGULEjE. — Leaves stipulate. Valves as many as the 

 styles, 



Tiibe I. SABULINEJE. — Capsidar valves entire, and as many as the 

 styles. 



Sub-Tribe 1 . SAGINEM. — Sepals, petals, and styles of an equal num- 

 ber and alternate ; valves opposite to the sepals. 



Siib-Tribe 2. ^?7^i>SZV^yl'.— Calyx 4-5 -parted; styles 2-3; valves 

 alternate, etc. (See infra.) 



SYNOPSIS or THE GENERA. 



Sagina, — Leaves setaceous, filiform, or linear. Sepals opposite to the valves 



of the capsule. 

 Btiefonia,— Capstde 2-valved. Seeds 2, basilar, erect, 

 AislNE. — Sepals and petals 5 respectively, rarely 4. Seeds numerous. 

 HoNCKENTA. — Whole plant fleshy. Leaves dilated, ovate. Sepals 5. Petals 



5. Stamens 10. 



Sagina, Lin. — Annual or perennial^ herbaceous plants, with 

 linear or subulate leaves and white flowers. Sepals 4-5 (calyx 

 4-5-parted). Petals 4-5, entire, sometimes none by abortion. 

 Stamens 4-5-10. Styles 4-5, Capsule opening by 4-5 valves, 

 which are opposite to the sepals. 



t Sepals, petals, stamens, styles, and valves, 4 respectively (Floivers tetramerous) . 



S. procumbens, L. Procumbent Pearlwort. — e.b. 880. 

 L.B.S. 167. 



A. 18. C. 82. Lat. 50-61°. Alt. 0-1250 yds. Tern. 52-35°. 

 Stems tufted (matted) , prostrate and rooting, with rosettes of 

 12 "n- 



