ORDER XX. CARYOPHYLLACE-E PINK-FAMILY. 



into 3 5 parcels, occasionally distinct. 

 or united at base, persistent. 



Styles 8 5, separate, 



* Stamena in several sets. 



1. H. perforatum. St. John 's-ioort. 



Stem erect, 2 edged, smooth, branching; leaves elliptical, obtuse, sessile, 

 punctate with pellncid dots ; flowers numerous, bright yellow, In cymose pani- 

 cles ; sepals lanceolate, much shorter than the obovate petals and sepals, bor- 

 dered with dark-colored glandular spots. A common troublesome plant, 

 spreading rapidly In pastures and dry grounds. Introduced. June July. Per. 



2. H. corymbosum. Spotted St. John's-wort. 



Stem erect, smooth, terete, with opposite branches; leaves oval, sessile, 

 smooth, emarginate, punctate with dark spots ; flowers numerous, pale yellow, 

 rather small, In dense, terminal, corymbose cymes; petals oblong, with oblong, 

 dark spots ; styles distinct ; stigmas red, 2. In wet woods and boggy meadows. 

 Stem 13 feet high. Per. 



* * Stament distinct. 



3. H. mutilum. Small St. Johrfs-wort. 



Stem erect, smooth, 4-angled, branching above ; leaves oval, obtuse, entire, 

 sessile, 5-vetned ; flowers very small, greenish-yellow, In leafy cymes; sepals 

 lanceolate, a little longer than the petals ; stamens 6 12 ; capsule ovate, conical. 

 A small species in wet grounds. July Aug. An. 



4. H. Canadense. Canadian St. John 's-wort. 



Stem slender, erect, with the 4 angles marked by the decurrent baso of the 

 leaves ; leaves linear, attenuate at base, with black dots beneath ; flowers small, 

 pale orange, in nearly naked cymes; sepals lanceolate, very acute, longer than 

 the petals, but shorter than the red capsule. A small, delicate species, 3' 12' 

 bigh, in wet sandy soils. July Aug. An. 



5. H. Sar6thra. Slender St. Jdhn's-wrt. 



Stem Mender, square, with filiform branches; leaves minute, opposite, subu- 

 iate ; flowers very small, yellow, eessllo ; sepals linear-lanceolate, about equal to 

 the petals, } as long as the purple, acute capsule. A curious looking plant, in 

 road-sides and dry soils, from the very small size of the leaves, apparently leaf- 

 iest. July Aug. An. 



2. KLOD&A. 



ils 5, equal, somewhat united at bane. Petals 6, decidu- 

 ous, equilateral. Stamen* in 3 parcels, which alternate with 3 

 hypogynous glands. Styles 3, distinct. Capsule 3-cellcd. Per. 



\. E. Virginica. Mardi St. Jdlms-wort. 



Stem erect, smooth, sub-compressed, branching ; leaves sessile, clasping, ob- 

 long, obtuse, glaucous beneath ; flowers rather large, of a dull orange purple, In 

 axillary and terminal racemes ; petals obovate-oblong, twice longer than the 

 sepals, marked with reddish veins ; stamens united below the middle, 8 In a 

 set; glands orato, orange-colored. Grows 8' U' high, In swamps and ditches, 

 generally with foliage of a purplish hue. July Aug. 



OBDEI: XX. Caryophyllacese. Pink-f amity. 



SYNOPSIS OF THE QENEBA. 



SOBORDEU I. Silei: 



united Into a tube. Petal) with claws. Leaves without stipules. 

 Stamens Inserted below the pedicellate ovary. 



i.sr. Calyx without scales at base. Styles 3. Capsule opening by 6 

 teeth. 



2. Lrnix,,. Calyx without scales, and entire at base. Styles 0. Capsule 

 opening by 6 10 teeth. 



8. SAPOKAEIA. Calyx without scales at base. Styles 2. Capsule 1-celled, 

 opening by 4 : 



4, DlASTUua. Calyx with scales at base. Styles 2. Capsule 1-celled. 



Si HOKDEK II. AlsineiP. 



Sepals nearly or quite distinct Petals without claws, rarely none. Capsule 

 1-celled. Leaves without stipules. 



* IVials entire, or none. 



7. ARKIAEIA. Petals 5. Styles a, rarely 2 or 4. Stamens Inserted at the 

 (Mse of the ovary, r lowers i 



& HOXCKCMYA. Petals 5. Styles 5. Stamens lim-rU-d into a glandular 



. SA..IXA. Petals* a. Styles 4 5. Pod 4 5-valved. Leaves setaceous. 



* * Petals 2-clef t at apex. 



5. STELLARIA. Styles 3 4. Capsule opening by 86 valves. 



6. CEEASTIUM. Styles 5. Capsules opening by 10 teoth. 



SCBOUDEK III. Illecebresc. 



Sepals nearly or quite distinct Petals without claws, or none. Capsule 1- 

 celled. Leaves with scarlous stipules. 



10. AuYcniA. Petals none. Stamens 2 6. Styles 2, more or loss united. 

 Capsule 1-seeded. 



11. SPEEOCLA. Petals 5. Stamens 510. Styles 8 5. Capsule many- 

 seeded. 



SUBOEDER IV. Scleriiuthece. 



Sepals united at base, with the stamens inserted at the throat Petals none. 

 Capsule 1-celled. Leaves without stipules. 



12. SCLEKANTIIUS. Stamens 5 10. Styles 2. 



SUBORDER V. Mollugincaj. 



Sepals united at base. Petals none. Capsule 3-celled. Leaves without 

 stipules. 



la Muurtao. Sepals 5. Stamens 3 5. Styles 3. 



1. SILfcNE. 



Calyx tubular, swelling, without scales at base, 5-toothed. 

 Petals 5, unguiculnte, often with scales at summit. Stamens 10. 

 Styles 3. Capsule 3-celled, many-seeded, opening at the top by 

 6 teeth. 



1. S. antirrhina. 



Nocturnal Catchfly. 



Nearly glabrous ; stem simple, or branched above, erect glutinous below 

 each node ; leaves lanceolate ; upper ones linear, acute and scabrous on the 

 margin ; flowers small, pale red, nocturnal, also open in very cloudy weather, 

 peduncles few-flowered ; flowers pedicellate ; petals emarginate ; cnlyx ovate. 

 Dry sandy soils, 8' 20' high. June July. Per. 



2. S. Arm^ria. Garden Catclifly. 



Very glabrous, glaucous ; stem erect branching, glutinous, as In the last ; 

 leaves ovate-lanceolate ; flowers purple, in corymbose cymes, numerous ; petals 

 obcordate, crowned ; calyx clavate, 10-striate. A common garden flower, 12' 

 18' high. July Sep. An. 



2. LYCHNIS. 



Calyx tubular, S-toothed, without scales at- base. Petals 5, 

 nnguicnlate; claws slender. Stamens 10. Styles 5. Capsule 

 1-celled or 6-celled at base. 



1. L. Githago. 



Corn-cockle. 



Stem dlchotomons, h'rtnte; leaves sessile, soft-hairy; flowers few, light 

 purple, on long peduncles ; calyx segments twice as long as the entire petals. 

 A handsome weed, 13 feet high, In cultivated grounds, especially in grain 

 fields; leaves of a pale green color. July. An. 



2. L. Chalcedonica. Scarlet Lychnis. 



Nearly smooth ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, dark green ; flowers in 

 terminal, dense fascicles, scarlet ; calyx cylindric, ribbed, clavate ; petals -2- 

 lobed. Gardens, growing 6' high. Flowers varying to white, sometimes dou- 

 ble. June July. Per. 



3. L. Floscuculi. 



Ragged Robin. 



Subglabrons ; stem assnrgent, dichotomous and viscid above, with scabrous 

 angles; flowers fascicled, pink ; calyx brown, smooth, 10-rlhbed, campanulnte ; 

 petals deeply cut Into 4 linear segments. A beautiful Inhabitant of the garden, 

 blooming from July to September. Per. 



4. L. coronita. Chinese Lychnis. 



Glabrous; stem erect; flowers large, bright red, terminal and axillary 1 3 

 In number; calyx terete, clavate, ribbed; petals laciniate. Plant 12 feet 

 high. Gardens. July. 



5. L. ditfrna. English Lychnis. 



Stem erect, pubescent, dichotomous, paniculate above ; leaves elliptic-ovate, 

 acute ; flowers light purple, dicecious ; petals deeply-bifid, with narrow diverg- 

 ing lobes ; capsule subglobose. Almost naturalized In some places. Gardens. 

 July Sep. 



8. BAPONAEIA. 



Calyx tubular, 5-toothod, without scales. Petals 6, with 

 claws an long as the calyx. Stamens 10. Styles 2. Capsule 1- 

 celled. 



