CARYOPHYLLE.E. VI. SILENE. 



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branched ; lower leaves ovate ; flowers almost sessile, solitary 

 twin or tern ; calyx cylindrical ; petals narrow, bifid. O- H. 

 Native of Algiers in corn-fields. Petals white. 



Grey Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. PL to 1 foot. 



63 S. BRACHYPE'TALA (Rob. et Cast. mem. ined. in D. C. fl. 

 fr. suppl. 607.) stem simple ; leaves obovate-spatulate, obtuse, 

 hairy, ciliated at the base ; flowers secund, erect ; calyx some- 

 what cylindrical, hairy, with very long teeth ; petals small, bifid. 

 O- H. Native about Marseilles. Petals white or reddish. 



Short-petalled Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Clt. ? PL | to 1 ft. 



64 S. CRYPTA'NTHA (Viv. fl. lyb. ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 406.) 

 stem humble, branched ; leaves obovate, acutish, connate, hairy ; 

 flowers axillary, sub-sessile ; calyx cylindrical. O- H. Native 

 about Tripoli. Perhaps belonging to this section. 



Hidden-flonered Catchfly. PL ^ to 1 foot. 



65 S. HIRSUTI'SSIMA (Otth. mss. and D. C. prod. 1. p.. 372.) 

 plant beset with long white hairs ; stem branched ; leaves linear- 

 lanceolate ; bracteas long ; flowers secund, erect ; calyx cylin- 

 drical; anthophorum short. O- H. Native of Spain. S. 

 hirsuta, Lag. varied, de cienc. 1805. p. 212. Petals reddish. 



Very-hairy Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1821. PL 1 foot. 



66 S. MICROPE'TALA (D. C. cat. monsp. 146. but not of Lag.) 

 hairy ; stem much branched, leafy ; leaves linear-lanceolate ; 

 flowers terminal, or in the forks of the stem ; calyx cylindrical ; 

 petals bifid ; anthophorum short. () H. Native? Petals red. 



Small-petalled Catchfly. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1821. PL | to | ft. 



67 S. MICRA'NTHA (Link, in Cav. herb. D. C. prod, 1. p. 

 372.) hairy ; flowers sessile, secund ; calyx cylindrical, appres- 

 sed ; petals small, profoundly emarginate. O- H. Native of 

 Portugal. S. micropetala, Lag, gen. et spec. 15, but not of 

 D. C. Petals red ? 



Small-flowered Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. PL | 

 to -| foot. 



68 S. INCLU'SA (Horn. hort. hafn. 1. p. 413.) hairy ; flowers 

 stalked or sessile ; calyx pilose ; common peduncle flexuous ; 

 fruit erect ; petals emarginate. O- H. Native of Europe. 

 This plant does not appear to us to differ from S. micropetala, 

 D. C. The flowers are probably reddish. 



Inclosed Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1817. PL | to | foot. 



69 S. ARTICULA'TA (Viv. fl. lyb. icon, ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 

 409.) stem erect, knotted ; leaves oblong, rather hairy, ciliated ; 

 racemes few-flowered ; calyx striped, hispid ; petals bifid, ex- 

 ceeding the cylindrical calyx. Q. H. Native of the north of 

 Africa in the Great Syrtis. Flowers red? 



Jointed- stemmed Catchfly. PL 1 foot. 



70 S. LIGULA'TA (Viv. fl. lib. icon, ex Spreng. 1. c.) stem 

 erect, rather hairy ; leaves linear, ciliated ; racemes few-flowered ; 

 flowers stalked, hispid ; petals 2-parted, obtuse, crowned by 

 spatulate scales. O- H. Native of Tripoli. 



Ligulate-crested Catchfly. PL -J to 1 foot. 



71 S. CANARIE'NSIS (Spreng. neue. endt. t. 3. p. 60.) stem a 

 little branched, leafy, hairy; leaves large, ovate-lanceolate, 

 ciliated ; flowers secund, rather drooping ; calyx long, cylin- 

 drical, hairy. Q. H. Native of the Canary Islands. Petals 

 red, with deeper veins. 



Canary Island Catchfly. Fl. June, July. PL 1 to If foot. 



72 S. SETA'CEA (Otth. mss. and D. C. prod. 1. p. 372.) stems 

 numerous, diffuse, usually simple ; leaves obovate, obtuse, very 

 closely beset with bristly hairs ; flowers lax, secund ; calyx 

 cylindrical, hairy ; petals bifid, narrow, with their claws exceed- 

 ing the calyx. O- H. Native of the island of Melos, and the 

 north of Africa. Petals red. 



J5m%-haired Catchfly. Fl. June, July. PL ^ to 1 foot. 



2. Calyxes club-shaped when in flower. 



73 S. VILLO'SA (Forsk. descr. pi. cent. 3. p. 88.) clammy- 



pubescent ; stems numerous, procumbent, leafy ; leaves oblong, 

 obtuse ; flowers lax, secund ; peduncles deflexed after flowering ; 

 calyx cylindrically-clavated ; petals bifid, with very long claws. 

 % ? F. Native of Egypt near the pyramids about Gizah. Petals 

 violaceous. 



Villous Catchfly. PL procumbent. 



74 S. HI'SPIDA (Desf. atl. 1. p. 348. but not of Gardener's.) 

 plant beset with long white hairs ; stems much branched ; leaves 

 broad-lanceolate, bluntish, ciliated ; bracteas short ; flowers se- 

 cund, rather erect ; spikes usually dichotomous ; calyx clavated ; 

 petals semi-bifid. O- H. Native of Barbary in corn-fields. 

 S. hirsuta, Poir. diet. 7. p. 169. Petals red. 



Hispid Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1817. PL to 1 ft. 



75 S. LAXIFLORA (Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. 188.) hairy ; stems 

 erect, jointed, branched ; lower leaves lanceolate, upper ones 

 almost linear ; flowers secund, rather remote ; calyx somewhat 

 clavated; petals bifid ; capsules cylindrical. O- H. Native of 

 Portugal in sandy fields near Coimbra, and elsewhere in northern 

 Biera. Petals flesh-coloured. 



Lax-flowered Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. PL 1 to 

 1 foot. 



76 S. CANE'SCENS (Tenore, prod. 25.) hairy-canescent ; stems 

 prostrate, branched ; leaves obovately-spatulate, ciliated at the 

 base ; flowers secund, erect ; calyx bladdery, somewhat cylin- 

 drical; petals bifid. I/. H. Native of Naples. Petals red? 



Canescent Catchfly. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1822. PL trailing. 



77 S. STATICIFO'LIA (Smith, fl. graec. t. 434.) smooth, woody 

 at the base ; leaves in tufts, linear-lanceolate, mucronate, rather 

 glaucous ; floriferous stem simple ; flowers erect, on short pedi- 

 cels ; calyx long, clavate ; petals 2-parted ; lobes obtuse, in- 

 curved, with short bifid entire appendages. If, . H. Native of 

 the Morea. Flowers rather large, white above, and rusty be- 

 neath. 



Thrift-leaved Catchfly. PL 1 foot. 



78 S. DECU'MBENS (Bern, sicul. cent. 1. p. 75.) pubescent ; 

 stems numerous, decumbent, diffuse, branched ; leaves small, 

 spatulate-1 anceolate ; flowers inclinate ; spike dichotomous ; 

 calyxes clavated when in fruit ; petals 2-parted, with long claws, 

 crowned. O H. Native of Spain and about Naples. Flowers 

 flesh-coloured. 



Decumbent -branched Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. PL ^ foot. 



79 S. OLIVERIA'NA (Otth. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 373.) 

 somewhat pubescent; stem erect, almost simple ; leaves linear, 

 ciliated at the base ; flowers few ; calyxes clavated ; petals semi- 

 bifid, rather narrow. 0. H. Native between Aleppo and 

 Mossul. Petals red ? 



Oliver's Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1828. PL 1 foot. 



80 S. DIANTHIFO'LIA (Otth. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 373.) 

 almost glabrous ; stem much branched, leafy ; leaves linear, 

 acute ; flowers terminal or axillary ; calyxes clavated ; petals 2- 

 parted ; stamens very long. $ . H. Native of Siberia. S. 

 fruticosus, Pall. Petals red or white. 



Pink-leaved Catchfly. PL 1 foot. 



81 S. DIFFU'SA (Otth. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 373.) pubes- 

 cent ; stems diffuse, branched ; leaves small, spatulate, obtuse, 

 ciliated at the base ; flowers rather erect ; spike 2-5-flowered ; 

 calyx clavated, rather narrow ; petals bifid, with long claws. 

 I/ ? H. Native of France on the sea-shore about Masin. S. 

 sericea, Bert, in litt. but not of All. 



Z>j$use-branched Catchfly. PL J to 1 foot. 



82 S. IBE'RICA (Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 335.) stem branched, 

 pubescent; leaves lanceolate, pubescent; spikes secund, dicho- 

 tomous ; calyx short, ovate, clavated, glabrous ; petals bifid. 



$ . H. Native of Tartary and Iberia. Flowers white. Like 

 the following. 



Iberian Catchfly. FL June, July. PL | to 1 foot. 



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