22 XVI. CARYOPIIYLLE-E. 



long claws, the limb entire, 2-fid or multifid. Stamens 10. 

 Ovary partially 3-5-celled at base, 1-locular above. Styles 3. 

 Capsules opening by G teeth. — Fl. Cap. i. ;;. 125. 



Mostly herbaceous, often annual, dispersed over the globe. Leaves 

 broad or narrow, frequently pubescent or viscidly hairy. — 13 Cape species. 



3. AGROSTEMMA, Linn. 



Calyx tubular, leathery, with 5 long, leafy, spreading lobes. 

 Petals 5, clawed, not coronate. Stamens 10. Styles 5. 

 Capsules opening by 5 teeth. — Fl. Cap. i. p. 129. 



A. Githago, Linn., the "Corn-cockle," a weed of cornfields, introduced 

 from Europe. 



Tribe 2. Alsixe^. (Gen. 4-7.) 



4. STELLARIA, Linn. 



Calyx 4-5-parted. Petals 2-fid or 2-parted. Stamens 8-10, 

 rarely fewer. Styles 3. Capsules opening by 6 teeth. — Fl. 

 Cap. i. p. 130. 



S. media, Yill. (common Chickweed), a cosmopolitan weed, occurs in 

 cultivated ground. 



5. CERASTIUM, Linn. 



Sepals and 2-fid petals 4-5. Stamens 8-10. Styles 4-5. 

 Capsules opening by 8-10 teeth. — Fl. Cap. i. p. 130. 



Weeds and weed -like plants, mostly hairy, often clammy. Sonder de- 

 scribes 4 species, one of which is a weed of cultivation. 



6. SPERGULA, Linn. 



Calyx 5-parted ; sepals herbaceous, membrane-edged. Pe- 

 tals 5, ovate, entire, subhypogynous. Stamens 5-10, onasub- 

 hypogynous ring. Styles 5. Capsules 5-valved. — Fl. Cap. i. 

 p. 135. 



Small herbs of temperate climates. S. ai'vensis, Linn., is a weed in neg- 

 lected fields. 



7. SPERGULARIA, Pers. 



Calyx 5-parted ; sepals herbaceous, obtuse. Petals 5, en- 

 tire, subhypogynous. Stamens 10, rarely 5-3, on a subhypo- 

 gynous ring. Styles 3. Capsules 3-valved. — Fl. Cap. i. p. 

 134. Lepigonum, Fries. 



Small cosmopolitan herbs, found by the seashore and in salt soil, through- 

 out the colony. Flowers purplish or rosy, pretty. Leaves awl- shaped, 

 fleshy, with membranous stipules. 



Teibe 3. PoLTCARPE^. (Gen. 8-10.) 

 8. DRYMARIA, WiUd. 

 Calyx 5-parted. Petals 5, deeply 2-4-lobed or parted. 



