CHICKWEED X TRIBE. 



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in the Shetland Islands, in 1837; A . verna (Vernal 

 Sand wort), a small tufted plant with awl-shaped leaves, 

 and comparatively large flowers, which grows in several 

 parts of Scotland, and at the Lizard Point, Cornwall : 

 A. rubella (Alpine Sandwort), a very rare species, con- 

 fined to the summits of some of the Scotch mountains : 

 A.tenuifolia (Fine-leaved Sandwort), a slender plant 4 

 6 inches high, with smooth forked stems and awl-shaped 

 leaves, found in sandy fields in various parts of England 

 and Scotland: andA.fastigiata (level-topped Sandwort), 

 a rare Scotch species, with tufted flowers and leaves. 



CBR4STIUM VISCOSVM (Viscid Mouse-ear Chickweed). 



12. CERASTIUM (Mouse-ear Chickweed). 



* Petals not longer than the calyx. 

 1. C. viscosum (Viscid Mouse-ear Chickweed). Stems 

 hairy, viscid ; leaves oblong, tapering ; flowers in pani- 



