CARYOPHYLLE^E. VI. SUENE. 



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tuse, fleshy, pubescent ; peduncles long, axillary, solitary, fili- 

 form, at first erect, but afterwards reflexed ; calyx very villous, 

 cylindrical at time of flowering, but afterwards clavate ; petals 

 deeply emarginate, crowned with bifid scales. () H. Native 

 of the south of Spain in the sand by the sea-side. Silene pen- 

 dula, Salzm. not Lin. Flowers rose-coloured. 



Villous Catchfly. FL June, July. PL | to J. foot. 



135 S. SEDOIDES (Jacq. coll. suppl. p. 112. t. 14. f. 1.) rather 

 scabrous ; stem much branched ; leaves rather fleshy, scabrous, 

 spatulate, obtuse ; flowers small, terminal, or in the forks of the 

 stem ; calyxes tubular, very villous ; petals emarginate, crowned 

 with bifid appendages. Q. H. Native of Crete. A pretty 

 little much-branched herb. Flowers rose-coloured above, but 

 greenish beneath. 



Stone-crop-like Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1804. PI. 

 . foot. 



136 S. RAMOSI'SSIMA (Smith, fl. grsec. t. 425.) plant beset 

 with clammy red hairs ; stem much branched ; leaves spatulate, 

 recurved, obtuse ; flowers loosely panicled, small, terminal or in 

 the forks of the stem ; petals bifid, furnished with 4-parted 

 appendages. Q. H. Native of Candia on rocks by the sea- 

 side. Calyx oblong-clavate, 10-angled. Flowers numerous, 

 rose-coloured. 



Mitch-branched Catchfly. FL June, July. PL ^ foot. 



* Small herbaceous permanent rock plants, with linear nar- 

 roni-lanceolate or lanceolate-spatulate leaves. 



137 S. LINOIDES (Otth. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 384.) plant 

 woody at the base, much branched ; stem simple, few-flowered, 

 rather hoary; peduncles 1 -flowered; leaves linear-lanceolate, 

 mucronate, rather scabrous ; calyx cylindrical, rather clavate ; 

 petals bifid, obtuse, with bifid, obtuse, entire appendages. If. . H. 

 Native of Mount Parnassus. S. linifolia, Smith, fl. graec. t. 

 433. not of Willd. Flowers of a whitish-flesh-colour above, 

 but greenish-brown beneath. 



Flax-like Catchfly. PL 1 to 1| foot. 



138 S. CRETA CEA (Fisch. in litt. ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 407.) 

 stem suffruticose, erect, branched ; leaves terete, awl-shaped, 

 spreading ; peduncles 1 -flowered, elongated ; calyx glabrous, 

 clavated. "If. . H. Native of Siberia. Flowers white. 



Cretaceous Catchfly. PL 1 foot. 



139 S. COSTA'TA (Otth. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 376.) pubes- 

 cent ; stems much branched, erect ; leaves small, linear, very 

 narrow ; flowers terminal, solitary, rarely twin ; calyx clavate, 

 scabrous, with 10 ribs ; petals semi-bifid. I/.. H. Native of? 

 Petals white, crowned ? 



Ribbed-calyxed Catchfly. Fl. June, July. PL j foot. 



140 S. PARVIFOLIA (Otth. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 376.) 

 pubescent ; stems creeping, branched ; leaves small, linear-lan- 

 ceolate, acute ; flowers terminal ; calyx cylindrically- clavated, 

 pilose ; petals bifid. If . H. Native of? Petals white ? 



Small-leaved Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. PL |. foot. 



141 S. FRUTICULOSA (Sieb. pi. ex sic. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 

 376.) plant hardly pubescent ; root woody, branched ; stems 

 simple, diffuse, filiform ; leaves small, lanceolate-spatulate ; 

 flowers terminal, on long stalks ; calyx clavate. "Jf . H. Na- 

 tive of Candia. Petals whitish on the upper surface, and greenish- 

 brown on the under ? 



Fruticulose Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. PL -J foot. 



142 S. MULTICAU'LIS (Guss. pi. rar. p. 172. t. 35.) stem as- 

 cending, dichotomously panicled ; leaves linear, narrow, pu- 

 berulous, acute, ciliately scabrous ; flowers rather panicled ; 

 calyx smooth, clavated ; petals 2-parted, crowned with bicuspi- 

 date appendages ; capsules ovate-oblong, on short pedicels. 

 If. . H. Native of Abruzzo in high gravelly mountains in moist 

 places. Stems filiform, hanging from the rocks. Peduncles 



long, 1 -flowered. Flowers white above, but dirty green be- 

 neath. 



Many-stemmed Catchfly. FL July, Sep. PI. 1 foot. 



143 S. SAXI'FRAGA (Lin. spec. 602.) plant smooth, rather 

 viscid, tufted ; stems assurgent ; leaves linear-acute ; peduncles 

 very long ; flowers terminal, solitary, rarely axillary ; calyx 

 clavate ; petals 2-parted, with ciliated claws, and bicuspidate 

 appendages. 3f . H. Native of France, Italy, Hungary, &c. 

 on cretaceous mountains. Lodd. hot. cab. t. 454. Waldst. et 

 Kit. hung. 2. t. 163. Petals yellowish on the upper surface, 

 and reddish-brown on the under. 



Saxifrage Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1640. PL | to | ft. 



144 S. PETR^A (Waldst. et Kit. hung. 2. t. 164.) tufted, 

 beset with short bristles ; stems assurgent ; leaves linear, with 

 bristly teeth ; flowers small, terminal, solitary ; calyx clavate ; 

 petals bifid, with bifid appendages. If. . H. Native of Hun- 

 gary. Petals white, but brownish on the under surface. 



Hungarian Hock Catch fly. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1822. PL 1 to | ft. 



145 S. FALCA'TA (Smith, fl. grsec. t. 436.) root fusiform ; 

 plant tufted ; floriferous stems 1 -flowered, pilose ; leaves awl- 

 shaped, falcate, pilose, numerous ; calyx cylindrically clavate ; 

 petals 2-parted, with entire 2-parted appendages. If . H. Na- 

 tive on mount Olympus in Bithynia. A tufted evergreen alpine 

 plant. Flowers largish, cream-coloured. Anthophorum very long. 



.SzeMe-leaved Catchfly. PL f foot. 



146 S. CAMPA'NULA (Pers. ench. 1. p. 500.) glabrous; stems 

 erect or assurgent, rather branched, leafy at the base ; leaves 

 lanceolate-linear, acute, lower ones spatulate ; flowers terminal, 

 solitary or twin, rather drooping ; peduncles very long ; calyxes 

 campanulate, large ; petals 2-parted, naked. If.. H. Native of 

 Piedmont on rocks. Cucubalus alpestris, All. auct. p. 28. t. 1. 

 f. 3. Very like the preceding plant. Petals whitish, but red- 

 dish-brown on the under surface. 



Cawzpanatee-calyxed Catchfly. FL June, Aug. Clt. 1 823. 

 PL | to 4 foot. 



147 S. NODULOSA (Viv. append, fl. cors. in Schlecht. Linnsea, 

 1. p. 501.) stem erect, simple, usually 1 -flowered, knotted; 

 radical leaves spatulate-lanceolate, hispid, cauline ones lanceo- 

 late, short ; calyx smooth, clavate ; petals exserted, naked, semi- 

 bifid, with obovate oblong segments. 2f . H. Native of Cor- 

 sica. S. pauciflora, Salz. ? Flowers white ? 



Knotted-stemmed Catchfly. PL ^ to 1 foot. 



148 S. CANO'PICA (Del. ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 406.) stem 

 erect, beset with glandular hairs, viscid ; branches angular ; 

 lower leaves spatulate, upper ones lanceolate, villous ; peduncles 

 axillary, remote, at length reflexed; calyx clavate. Q. H. 

 Native of Upper Egypt. Perhaps belonging to this section. 



Canopic Catchfly. PL % to 1 foot. 



149 S. VI'SCIDA (Spreng. fl. min. cogn. 2. p. 65.) very clammy 

 from glandular hairs ; stems diffuse, branched ; leaves linear- 

 lanceolate ; flowers solitary, terminal, or in the axilte of the 

 leaves ; petals toothed, "if. ? H. Native of Carniola. Petals 

 greenish-white or yellowish ? 



Viscid Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. PL | to 1 foot. 



150 S. URVI'LLII (Schott. mon. sil. ined. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 

 377.) rigid, almost glabrous ; stem suffruticose at the base, 

 branched, very leafy ; leaves horizontal, linear, pungent ; flowers 

 terminal, rarely axillary ; calyx clavated ; petals semi-bifid. 

 If. . H. Native of the island of Cos. Petals white or cream- 

 coloured. 



D'Urvill's Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. PL | foot. 



151 S. NI'VEA (Muhl. catal. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 377.) stem 

 branched above ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, powdery, pubescent ; 

 flowers solitary ; calyx campanulate, inflated, rather hairy ; 

 petals small, reflexed, bifid, with long claws. If. . H. Native 

 of North America in the vicinity of the Columbia. Nutt. gen. 



