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FLORA OF JAMAICA 



Spergula 



Erect annual. Leaves 1-5-3-5 cm. 1., not quite 1 mm. br. Seixih 

 2-5-3 mm. 1. Petals a little longer than the sepals. S^-eds black, about 

 1 mm. 1. 



Said to be good fodder for cattle, sheep and poultry. 



Fig. li.—Spergxda arvensis L. 



A, Apex of branch x ^. 



B, Flower x 5. 



C, Capaule open -x 5. 



D, Seed seen edgewise x 15. 



E, Seed cot lengthwise x 15 ; e, endo 



sperm ; c, cotyledons ; r, radicle. 



6. SILENE L. 



Herbs. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed, 10-nerved. Petals 5, 

 with a narrow claw, and with or without a corona. Stamens 

 10. Receptacle elongated above the petals. Ovary 1-celled ; 

 styles 3, distinct from base. Capsule 3-4-celled at base, dehis- 

 cing at apex by six teeth. Embryo peri pherical. Catch-fly. 



Species 300, natives of Europe, temperate and subtropical 

 Asia, Africa and America. 



Plant villose. Flowers racemose 1. S.galUca, 



Plant glabrous. Flowers corymbose 2. S.Armeria. 



1. S. galliea L. Sp. PI 417 (1753) form quinquevulnera 

 JRohrb. Sil. 96 (1868); villose; leaves sessile, oblanceolate ; 

 flowers racemose ; petals red or purple with a white edge ; 

 corona-scale white,- hifid.-^-Bohrh. Fl. Bras. xiv. pt. 2, 290 ; 



