DICOTYLEDONS. CARYOPHYJLLE.E. Stellaria. 281 



(white) with 2 central (green) nerves twice as long as the ovate 

 petals, p. 138. Mountain rocks, rare. 



*** Stipules at the base of each pair of leaves. 



7. A. ricbra, stems prostrate, leaves narrow linear acute plane 

 somewhat fleshy tipped with a very minute bristle, stipules 

 ovate cloven, capsule as long as the cal., seeds compressed an- 

 gular roughish. p. 138. Gravelly soils. 



8. A. marina, stems prostrate, leaves semicylindrical fleshy awn- 

 less, stipules ovate cloven, caps, longer than the cal., seeds 

 compressed smooth with a broad membranous pellucid 

 border, p. 139. Sea-coast. 



12. STELLARIA. 



Cal. of 5 leaves. Pet. 5, deeply cloven. Stam. 10. Styles 3, 

 Caps. 1 -celled, opening with 6 teeth, many-seeded. 



1. S. Nemorum, leaves petiolate cordate, upper ones ovate ses- 

 sile, panicle dichotornous. p. 135. Woods. 



2. S. media, leaves ovate, stems procumbent with an alternate 

 line of hairs on one side, petals bipartite, stain. 5 10. 

 Waste places. 



3. S. holostea, stem nearly erect, leaves lanceolate much acumi 

 nated finely serrulate, petals inversely heart-shaped bifid twice 

 as long as the nerveless cal. p. 136. Woods. 



4. S. graminea, stem nearly erect, leaves lanceolate acute entire, 

 panicle much branched, petals very deeply cleft, segments li- 

 near scarcely longer than the 3-nerved leaves of the cal. p. 136. 

 Dry pastures. 



5. S. glauca, stems nearly erect, leaves linear-lanceolate entire 

 glaucous, flowers upon long solitary axillary footstalks, petals 

 very deeply cleft, their segments linear much longer than the 

 3-nerved cal. p. 136. Marshes. 



6. S. uUginosa, stem decumbent ovato-lanceolate entire with a 

 callous tip, flowers in dichotomous panicles, petals bipartite 

 shorter than the cal. p. 136. Ditches. 



7. S. cerastoides, stems decumbent with an alternate hairy line, 

 leaves oblongo-spathulate, peduncles 2 3 mostly terminal 

 and as well as the cal. which is twice as long as the bifid cor. 

 glanduloso-pilose. p. 136. Alps. 



8. S.scapigera, stem shorter than the flowerstalks, leaves linear- 

 lanceolate crowded pubescenti-scabrous at the margin, cal. 3- 

 nerved as long as the petals, p. 13/. Mountains, rare, 



