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14. CHERLERIA. Cal. of 5 leaves. Pet. 5, extremely minute, 

 notched. Caps. 1 -celled, opening with 3 valves, many-seed- 

 ed, Sm. (3-celled, cells 2-seeded, Decand.}. 



11. SILENE. Cal. monophyllous, tubular, often ventricose, 5- 

 toothed. Pet. 5 -clawed, mostly crowned at the mouth, and 

 the limb generally notched or bifid. Caps. 3 -celled, 6-toothed, 

 many-seeded. 



4. PENTAGYNIA. 



15. COTYLEDON. Cal. 5-cleft. Cor. monopetalous, tubular, 

 5-fid. Caps. 5, with a nectariferous scale at their base. 



16. SEDUM. Cat. 4 7-cleft. Pet. 5. Caps. 5, with a necta- 

 riferous scale at their base. 



17. OXALTS. Cal. 5-partite. Pet. 5. Caps, angular, 5-celled, 

 cells 2- or many-seeded. Seeds with an elastic arillus. 



19. LYCHNIS. Cal. monophyllous, tubular, 5 -toothed. Pet. 5, 

 clawed, crowned at the mouth, their limb divided. Caps. 

 opening witb 5 or more teeth, 1- or 5-celled. 



18. AGROSTEMMA. Cal. monophyllous, tubular, coriaceous, 5- 

 cleft. Pet. 5 (clawed), their limb undivided. Caps, opening 

 with 5 teeth, 1 -celled. 



20. CERASTIUM. Cal. 5 -leaved. Pet. 5, cloven. Caps, burst- 

 ing at the top with 10 teeth (5 in Cer. aquat.). 



21. SPERGULA. Cal. 5-leaved. Pet. 5, undivided. Caps. 

 ovate, 5-celled, 5-valved. 



(Silene inflata, Ord. TRIG.) 



1. MONOGYNIA. 



1. MONOTROPA. 



1. M. Hypopltys (yellow Bird's Nest), lateral flowers with eight, 

 terminal one with 10 stamens. Lightf. p. 214. E. B. /.69. 



HAB. Beech- and fir-woods, where the ground is dry, but not common, 

 Lightf. H.July. I/. 



Root fibrous, parasitic ? Stem stout, erect, 6 9 inches high, sim- 

 ple or slightly branched ; instead of leaves having numerous ovate 

 scattered scales of the same dingy yellow colour as the stem. 

 Racemes terminal, a continuation of the stem, at first drooping, then 

 erect. Flowers on short scaly or bracteated peduncles, large, of the 

 same colour as the rest of the plant. Stam. alternately smaller. 

 Germ. 4 5-lobed, ovate. Stigma large, peltate. Seeds very mi- 

 nute, rarely perfected, enveloped in a reticulated arillus. 



2. ANDROMEDA. 



1. A. polifolia (Marsh Andromeda], leaves alternate lanceolate 

 their margins revolute glaucous beneath, flowers on short ra- 

 cemes terminal. Lightf. p. 214. E. B. t. 713. 



HAR. Peat Bogs in the Lowlands, not unfrequent j abundant on the 

 Solway Moss, Lightf. Kirkconnel Moss, Mr. Arnott. Monteith 



