60 CARYOPHYLLE^E. [ARENAUTA. 



Jin. diam. Sepals with narrow margins, longer than the petals. >'./.< 

 rough, shining. DISTRIB. Europe (Arctic), N. Africa, Siberia, W. Asia t<> 

 the Himalaya ; introd. in the U. States. 



VAR. Ij&phcerocar'pa, Tenore (sp.) ; rigid, sepals ovate-lanceolate, capsule ovoid 

 its pedicel ascending. VAR. 2, Lloyd'ii, Jord. ; shorter, stouter, more glan- 

 dular, capsule more swollen below. Isle of Wight. VAR. 3, leptoda'dos, 

 Gussone (sp.) ; weak, sepals lanceolate, capsule narrower its pedicel 

 spreading. 



7. A. cilia ta, L. ; pubescent, procumbent or ascending, leaves oblong- 

 spathulate obtuse 1 -nerved ciliate, flowers subsolitary, bracts foliaceous, 

 sepals oblong-lanceolate with 3 hairy ribs much shorter than the petals. 

 Mountains of Sligo, alt. 1,000-1,700 ft. ; fl. June-July. Perennial, dark 



green, pubescent with reflexed hairs. Stems 3-6 in., numerous, matted, 

 tips ascending. Leaves i jf in., petioled. Floicers nearly ^ in. diam. Sepals 

 subacute, margins membranous. Petals spathulate. Capsule ovoid, as long 

 as the sepals. Funicle without an appendage. DISTRIB. Arctic Europe to 

 the Mediterranean and eastwards to Crete. 



8. A. norve pica, Gunner ; procumbent, almost glabrous, leaves fleshy 

 short broadly oblong-spathulate 1 -nerved, flowen 1-2, bracts herbaceous, 

 sepals obloug acute with 3 glabrous ribs much shorter than the petals. 

 Balta Sound, Shetland, and N. Ronaldshay, Orkney ; fl. July- Aug. Habit, &c. 



of A. cUiata, of which it may be an Arctic variety, but succulent, with 

 shorter, closer-set leaves, short peduncles, and broader sepals. Funicle 

 without an appendage. DISTRIB. Norway, Lapland, Finmark, Iceland. 



SKIT i ox 3. Ammode'nia, Gmcl. (gen.). Fl.owcrs polygamous. Disk 

 glandular, 10-lobed. Capsule fleshy, usually 3-valved. Seeds 1-2, large. 

 Honcken'ya, Ehr. 



9. A. peploi des, L. ; creeping, fleshy, leaves ovate acute recurved, 

 flowers 1-3 together axillary subsessile, sepals obtuse. Sea Purslane. 

 Sandy and pebbly shores ; fl. May- Aug. Perennial, dark green and glabrous. 



Rootstock creeping ; branches 4-8 in., ascending. Leaves |-J in., decussate, 

 margins cartilaginous. Flowers % in. diam., pedicels compressed. Sepals 

 with membranous margins. Petals of male fl. as long as the sepals, of 

 female shorter. Stamens 10, the alternate shorter. Styles 3-5. Capsult 

 globose. Seeds obovoid, concavo-convex. DISTRIB. Shores of W. Europe 

 from the Arctic regions to Spain, Arctic America. Used as a pickle in 

 Yorkshire. 



SECTION 4. Cherleria, L. (gen.). Flowers polygamous. Sepals united 

 at the base. Petals or minute. Disk with 5 glands. Seeds few, 

 minute. 



10. A. Cherle'ria. Fcnzl (sub. Alsine) ; densely tufted, leaves closely 

 imbricate linear-subulate 3-gonous, flowers solitary, sepals obtuse. CypJiel. 

 Lofty Scotch mountains, alt. 2,500-5,000 ft. ; fl. June-Aug. Perennial, form- 

 ing mossy, yellow-green cushions, 6-12 in. diam., with a very long tap root. 

 Leaves i-| in., obtuse, ciliate, grooved above. Flowers sessile. Sepals 

 3-nerved, margins membranous. Petals 0, or in the male fl. subulate. 

 (lands large. Capsule ovoid, shorter than the sepals. Seeds smooth. 

 DISTBIB. Alps of Central and S. Europe, Pyrenees. 



