106 BRITISH BOTANY. 



bescent^ glandular in their upper part. Leaves linear -subulate, 

 mucronate, slightly fleshy, usually with axillary tufts of small 

 leaves. Stipules entire, united in pairs. Flowers rosy-purple, in 

 one-sided leafy clusters on short pedicels. Sepals herbaceous, 

 glandular, scarious only at the margin. Petals about as long 

 as the sepals. Seeds triangular-ovate (pyriform), not winged, 

 rough. 



Sandy places. Annual ; June-September. 



Var. /3. medium, Fr. — This variety was printed by mistake be- 

 tween Alsine rubella and A. strida (p. 93), under var. media. 

 We repeat both the description and the localities, viz. — Root 

 woody. Stems numerous, thickly covered with glandular hairs. 

 Leaves rather more fleshy, tipped with a minute, horny point. 

 Capsule slightly longer than the calyx. Seeds with a thickened, 

 rough border. 



Cliff" at Tenby; slate at Ilfracombej limestone, Plymouth and 

 Torquay. Mr. F. J. A. Hort, in ' Phytologist,' November, 1848. 



L. marinum, Fr. Sea Pmyle Sandwort. — e.b. 958. Spergu- 

 laria marina, e.b.s. 174. 'Cybele,' 183. 



A. 18. C. 50. Lat. 50-61°. Alt. 0- yds. Tern. 52-46°. 



Stems spreading, erect. Leaves fleshy, ^«^ on one side? (sub- 

 cylindrical) . Flowering branches erect, leafy. Sepals lanceo- 

 late, obtuse, scarious at the margin, without the dorsal nerve. 

 Petals obovate, longer than the sepals. Capsule much larger 

 than in L. rubrum. Seeds variable (Sm.). — This eminent autho- 

 rity considers the seaside state of L. rubrum a distinct species. 



On muddy shores of the sea and tidal rivers. Annual ; June- 

 August. 



Grenier describes two varieties, viz. — 



Var. a. Spergularia heterosperma, Fenzl. — Stamens 5, or fewer. 

 Two or three seeds at the base of the capsule, winged, the rest 

 without wings. 



Var. /3. S. marginata, Fenzl. — Stamens 10. All the seeds, or 

 nearly all of them, surrounded with a membranous wing. 



Var. a. Some seeds with a border. 



Var. /3. Nearly all the seeds bordered ! ! ! 



PoLYCARPON, Lin. — Annual plants, with obovate-oblong leaves, 

 the lower ones in verticils of 4. Flowers small, in forked cymes. 

 Sepals 5, slightly cohering at the base. Petals 5, entire or notched, 

 shorter than the sepals. Stamens 5, or fewer by abortion. Styles 



