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* Calyx bladdery, nerves reticulate. Capsule incompletely septate. 



1. S. inflata, Sm. ; stem erect, panicle many-flowered, bracts scarious, 

 petals deeply cloven, scales obscure. Oucubahis Behen, L. 



Roadsides and waste places; ascending to near 1,000 ft. in Yorkshire; fl. June- 

 Aug. Perennial, branched, 2-3 ft., glaucous, glabrous or downy. Leaves 

 1-3 in., variable, ovate obovate or oblong. Flowers \ in. diam., drooping, 

 white. Capsule globose, top conical. DISTEIB. Europe (Arctic), N. Africa, 

 Siberia, W. Asia to N.W. India ; introd. in the U. States. 



VAR. puber'ula, leaves downy. Rarer. 



2. S. marit'ima, L. ; stems diffuse, flowers 1-4, bracts herbaceous, 

 petals shortly cleft, segments broad with two scales at the base. 

 Sea-shores, abundant, more rare by Alpine streams ; ascending to 3,000 ft. 



in the Highlands ; fl. June- Aug. Very nearly allied to S. injtata, 

 easily recognized by the above characters. DISTRIB. Shores of Europe 

 (Arctic), from Italy westward to the Canaries, and northward to Norway 

 and Finland. 



** Calyx cylindric, strongly many-ribbed, closing tightly over the capsule at the top. 

 Capsule incompletely septate. 



3. S. con'ica, L. ; hairy and glandular, erect, dichotomously branched, 

 flowers many erect. 



Pastures and sandy heaths, local ; Kent, Norfolk, Suffolk, Haddington and 

 Forfar ; fl. May-July. Annual, 6-12 in. Leaves linear, upper acute and 

 ribbed. Calyx % in., ampulliform, 30-ribbed, intruse at the base ; teeth 

 subulate. Petals small, rosy or purple, cleft, with 2 scales at the base of 

 the blade ; gynophore very short. DISTRIB. Europe, N. Africa, Siberia, W. 

 Asia to India. 



*** Calyx with 10 broad nerves. Capsule incompletely septate. 



4. S. an erlica, L. ; everywhere hairy and viscid, lower leaves spathu- 

 late, flowers in leafy racemose cymes, calyx-teeth setaceous, petals and 

 scales small entire or slightly 2-fid. 



Gravelly places from Moray southwards, not rare, probably often an escape ; 



tt. June-Oct. Annual, 1-2 ft., erect or diffusely branched. Leaves variable. 



Calyx b in., membranous with green pubescent ribs. Capsules ovoid, on 



usually deflexed peduncles. DISTRIB. Europe, N. Africa, Siberia, N. Asia 



toX.W. India. 

 VAR. 1, gal'lica, Koch (sp.) ; flowers white or pink, petals 2-fid. VAR. 2, 



quinquevul'nera, L. (sp.) ; petals entire white with a red spot. 



5. S. acau'lis, L. ; densely tufted, sub-dioacious, leaves small linear- 

 subulate close set, flowers shortly peduncled solitary erect, calyx tubular 

 teeth obtuse, petals notched and with a notched scale. Moss Campion. 

 Wet Alpine rocks, ascending to 4,300 ft. ; fl. June-Aug. Perennial, forming 



bright green, moss-like cushions. Leaves $-$ in., channelled above, keeled 

 below, ciliate. Flowers pink, in. diam., peduncles lengthening after 

 flowering. Calyx faintly nerved ; teeth with scarious margins. Capsule 

 exserted, subcylindric, 5-toothed. DISTRIB. Alps of Europe, N. Asia, N. 

 America ; all Arctic regions. 



0. S. Oti tes, L. ; flowering stems erect viscid simple few-leaved, 

 radical leaves narrow-spathulate, cymes panicled, flowers small sub- 

 dioecious erect whorled, calyx-teeth obtuse, petals linear, scales 0. 

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