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THALAMI FLORAE 



2. D. prolifer (Proliferous Pink). Stem smooth ; leaves roughish 

 at the edge ; flowers in heads ; calyx-scales membranous, pellucid. 

 An erect wiry plant, 6-12 inches high, with narrow leaves ; readily 

 distinguished by its heads of rose-coloured flowers, only one of 

 which opens at a time, and by the brown dry scales in which the 

 heads of flowers are enclosed. Gravelly pastures, rare, but not a 

 native. Fl. June to September. Annual. 



3. D. ccesius (Cheddar Pink). Flowers mostly solitary; calyx- 

 scales 4, blunt, one-fourth as long as the calyx; petals jagged; 

 leaves linear glaucous, with rough edges ; flowers rose-coloured, 

 fragrant. Limestone cliffs at Cheddar, Somersetshire. Fl. July. 

 Perennial. 



4. D. deltoides (Maiden Pink). 

 Flowers solitary, or 2 on a 

 stalk ; calyx-scales 2-4, tapering 

 to a point, half as long as the 

 calyx ; petals notched ; stem 

 and leaves roughish. A much 

 branched plant, with ascending 

 stems 6-12 inches high, and rose- 

 coloured flowers with white spots, 

 and a dark ring in the centre, 

 scentless. Gravelly bdnks and 

 pastures, but not common. Fl. 

 July, August. Perennial. A white 

 variety sometimes found. 



2. Saponaria (Soapwort) 



1. S. officinalis (Common Soap- 

 wort). A robust plant, 2-4 feet 

 high, with broad, pointed, smooth 

 leaves, and corymbs or heads 

 of large handsome pink flowers 

 Saponaria Officinalis (Common which are often double) sometimes 



white. It is generally found in 

 the neighbourhood of cultivated ground, and is not considered a 

 native. Fl. August, September. Perennial. 



3. Silene (Catchfly) 



1. S. acaulis (Moss Campion). Stem much branched, tufted ; 

 leaves narrow, fringed at the base ; petals crowned, slightly notched. 

 Confined to the loftiest British mountains, where it forms a densely 

 matted turf, copiously decorated with bright purple flowers. 

 Fl. June, Ji'ly Perennial. 



