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196 S. PUBE'SCENS (Lois. fl. gall. p. 727.) stem dwarf, much 

 branched ; leaves lanceolate, obtuse, tapering to the base, ciliat- 

 ed ; flowers terminal, erect ; calyx clavate, hairy ; petals 2- 

 parted, crowned, with very long claws. Q. H. Native of Cor- 

 sica about Ajaccio. S. hirta, Willd. hort. berl. t. 23. Petals 

 rose-coloured. 



Pubescent Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. PI. | to \ 

 foot. 



197 S. JIGYPTI'ACA (Lin. fil. suppl. 241.) plant somewhat 

 tomentose ; stems branched ; leaves obovate, stalked ; flowers 

 terminal, erect ; calyx clavate ; petals obcordate, bidentate at 

 the base. Q. H. Native of Egypt. Petals flesh-coloured, 

 furnished with obtuse, emarginate appendages. 



Var. ft, retroflexa (Pers. ench. 1. p. 500.) petals turned back- 

 wards ; leaves linear ; petals flesh-coloured. 



Egyptian Catchfly. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1800. PI. 4 to 1 ft. 



198 S. SERI'CEA (All. ped. no. 1573. t. 79. f. 3.) silky; stems 

 branched ; leaves ciliated with long hairs at the base, lower 

 ones spatulate, upper ones oblong ; flowers large, terminal, or 

 in few-flowered panicles ; calyx clavate ; petals 2-parted, 

 crowned, with long claws. O- H. Native of Corsica. Petals 

 rose-coloured, with the scales acute. 



Var. ft, minor (Otth. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 380.) leaves 

 opaque, somewhat fleshy ; flowers and plant smaller. Q. H. 

 Native of Portugal in the sand by the sea-side at the Tagus, not 

 far from Lisbon and elsewhere ; it also occurs on dry hills not 

 far from the seashore. S. littorea, Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. 186. 

 Petals dark purple, with the scales crenulated. 



Silky Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1801. PI. a 1 foot; 

 ft foot. 



199 S. PI'CTA (Pers. ench. 1. p. 498.) stems much branched, 

 hardly pubescent ; lower leaves obovate-spatulate, upper ones 

 linear, acute ; flowers loosely panicled ; calyx clavate, striped 

 with red ; petals 2-parted, reticulated, crowned? 0. H. Na- 

 tive of France near Dax. Sweet, fl. gard. 92. S. Reinwardtii, 

 Roth. S. reticulata, Hort. S. anastomosahs, Lag. gen. et spec. 

 15. Petals reticulated, with red nerves and veins. A beautiful 

 rush-like plant. 



Pamterf-flowered Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1817. PI. 

 1 to 2 feet. 



200 S. RUGO'SA (Pers. ench. 1. p. 498.) plant glabrous ; stems 

 branched ; leaves linear-lanceolate, acute ; flowers terminal or 

 somewhat panicled ; calyx clavate, rather rough from wrinkled 

 crenated stripes. O- H. Native of ? Petals reticulated, with 

 red veins. 



JFnnMed-calyxed Catchfly. Fl. June, July. PI. 1 foot. 



201 S. BI'COLOR (Thore, land. p. 174.) plant tufted, glabrous ; 

 rather clammy ; stems branched at the base ; leaves linear, 

 flowers panicled ; calyx clavate, reticulated ; petals bifid, lobes 

 lanceolate. O- H. Native in the west of France, near Dax. 

 D. C. icon. rar. gall. t. 42. S. Portensis, Bonam. prod. Petals 

 reticulated, with red nerves and veins ? 



Tn<o-cok>ured-Aowered Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. 

 PI. 1 foot. 



202 S. KAULFU'SII (Spreng. pi. min. cog. 2. p. 64. no. 123.) 

 plant very smooth ; root fusiform ; stem almost simple ; radical 

 leaves oblong, cauline ones ovate-lanceolate ; flowers panicled ; 

 calyx clavate ; petals toothed, with long claws. If. . H. Native 

 at Politz. Flowers purple ? 



Kaulfus's Catchfly. Fl. June, July. PI. 1 foot. 



203 S. ATO'CION (Murr. syst. ed. 13. p. 421.) stem branched, 

 viscid, pubescent ; leaves roundish-obovate, lower ones on long 

 footstalks, uppermost ones sessile ; panicle fastigiate, tricho- 

 tomous ; calyx long, clavate ; petals obcordate, obtuse, with an 

 acute tooth on each side at the base, crowned by 2 protuber- 

 ances. O- H. Native of the Levant. Jacq. vind. 3. t. 32. 



Flowers pink. This plant ought to follow S. orchidea, Lin. 

 p. 413. no. 245. 



Atocwn Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1781. PL \ to 1 ft. 



3. Flowers erect ; calyxes long, clavated. The plants 

 contained in this division are easily distinguished by their long, 

 narrow calyx, sometimes even an inch in length. 



204 S. RETICULA'TA (Desf. atl. 1. p. 350. t. 99.) plant gla- 

 brous, clammy ; stems branched ; leaves lanceolate-linear ; 

 flowers dichotomously panicled ; calyx very long, clavated, reti- 

 culated ; petals obcordate, crowned with bifid acute appendages. 

 Q. H. Native of Algiers. Calyx with 10 stripes, reticulated, 

 with purple veins. Flowers small, rose-coloured, fastigiate. 



Reticulated-ca\yned. Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1804. 

 PL lfoot. 



205 S. ECHINA'TA (Otth. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 380.) plant 

 pubescent ; stem slender, branched ; cauline leaves small, linear ; 

 flowers panicled ; calyx long, cylindrically-clavated, with 10 

 bristly echinated ribs ; petals bifid. Q? H. Native of? 



Echinated-calyxed Catchfly. Fl. June, July. PL 1 foot. 



206 S. PENNSYLVA'NICA (Mich, fl.bor. amer. 1. p. 272.) plant 

 clammy-pubescent ; stems procumbent ; leaves lanceolate, lower 

 ones rather spatulate ; flowers panicled ; calyx long, tubular ; 

 petals emarginate and rather crenated. I/ . H. Native of 

 North America in dry sandy woods, and on rocks from New 

 York to Virginia. Ker, hot. reg. 247. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 41. 

 Perhaps the same as S. Virginica, Willd. spec. 2. p. 702. S. 

 Caroliniana, Walt, carol. 142. Flowers purple, very handsome. 



Pennsylvanian Catchfly. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1806. PL 

 ^ to -j foot, procumbent. 



207 S. SUCCULE'NTA (Forsk. descr. p. 89.) plant clammy- 

 pubescent ; stems diffuse, thick, branched, leafy ; leaves obo- 

 vate, fleshy ; flowers panicled ; calyx long, somewhat ventricose, 

 ribbed; petals 2-parted, crowned, with very long claws. 7/? H. 

 Native of Egypt at the catacombs of Alexandria. Delile, fl. 

 aegypt. t. 29. f. 2. Flowers purple ? 



Succulent-leaved Catchfly. Fl. May. PL ^ foot. 



208 S. VALLE'SIA (Lin. spec. 603.) plant tufted, clammy, pu- 

 bescent ; root woody ; stems dwarf, assurgent, a little branched ; 

 leaves lanceolate, lower ones spatulate ; flowers terminal, rarely 

 twin; calyx very long, clavate, reticulated ; petals bifid, crowned. 

 1. H. Native in the alps of Vallais. All. ped. no. 1574. 

 t. 23. f. 2. Bocc. mus. 65. t. 54. Flowers flesh-coloured 

 or white, smelling at night, of a deeper colour beneath. 



Fallesian Catchfly. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1765. PL foot. 



209 S. CA'SPICA (Pers. ench. 1. p. 497.) plant scabrous ; 

 stems branched ; leaves spatulate-lanceolate ; flowers terminal, 

 and in the forks of the stem ; calyx oblong, cylindrical, pubes- 

 cent ; petals 2-parted, and furnished with a tooth on each side 

 at the base I/ . H. Native of Caucasus on sterile hills. S. 

 fruticulosa, Bieb. tab. no. 17. S. frutescens, Bieb. casp. 175. 

 S. suflrutescens, Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 340. Stems shrubby. 

 Petals pink. 



Caspian Catchfly. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. PL 2 feet. 



210 S. SALZMA NNII (Otth. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 381.) 

 plant tomentosely-pilose ; root woody, branched ; stems simple, 

 leafy ; leaves lanceolate-spatulate, numerous at the base ; flowers 

 densely panicled, erect ; calyx long ; petals broad, obcordate, 

 naked. I/. H. Native of Corsica. Flowers red? Perhaps 

 belonging to section Atocion. 



Salzmann's Catchfly. FL June, July. PL 1 foot. 



211 S. REQUIE'NII (Otth. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 381.) 

 plant pubescent ; root thick, woody ; stem erect, simple, leafy ; 

 leaves oblong-obovate, acuminated ; flowers few, panicled ; calyx 

 very long. I/ . H. Native of Corsica near Bonifacio. 



Requien's Catchfly. FL June, Aug. PL 1 foot. 

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