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CARYOPHYLLE.&. IX. AOROSTEMMA. 



abundantly if planted out in the open border in spring ; but it 

 requires to be taken up in the autumn and potted, or the frost 

 will kill it. All the species may be reared by cuttings, planted 

 under a hand-glass, or by seeds, which generally ripen in abund- 

 ance. The L. cceli-rosa is an elegant hardy annual plant, 

 the seeds of which only require to be sown in the open border 

 in spring. 



IX. AGROSTE'MMA (from aypoe, agros, afield, and irre^fia, 

 stemma, a crown ; alluding to the beauty of the flowers, which 

 were formerly made into crowns or garlands). Lin. gen. no. 231. 



LIN. SYST. Decandria, Pentagynia. Calyx egg-shaped or 

 campanulate, with 5 short teeth. Petals 5, unguiculate, crowned. 

 Stamens 10. Styles 5. Capsule 1 -celled. Anthophorum very 

 short, or wanting. Evergreen plants with broadish leaves and 1- 

 flowered peduncles. 



1 A. APE'TALA (Lin. spec. 626. under Lychnis,) stem straight, 

 1 -flowered ; flower nodding ; calyx inflated, bladdery, striated, 

 hairy ; petals shorter than the calyx ; anthophorum very short ; 

 leaves linear, lower ones spatulate. I/ . H. Native of the alps 

 of Lapland and Siberia. Lin. fl. lap. t. 12. f. 1. There are 

 numerous varieties of this plant, but probably as many distinct 

 species. 



Far. a, hortensis (Cham, in Schlecht. Linnaea. 1 . p. 43.) stem 

 simple, 2 feet high, 1 -flowered, pubescent ; flower nodding. 



Var. ft, pauciflbra (D. C. prod. 1. p. 386.) stem bearing 1-2 

 or 3 flowers ; petals hardly longer than the calyx. L. unifldra 

 and pauciflora, Fisch. in litt. L. brachypetala, Cat. hort. berl. 

 ex Horn. hort. ham. suppl. p. 51. Petals white. 



Var. y, gentianoides (Cham. 1. c.) stem di-trichotomous, 8 

 inches high, smooth, one of the stems bearing 7 flowers the other 

 4 flowers. Native of Eschscholtz Bay. 



Var. S, genulna (Cham. 1. c.) pubescent, but when in fruit 

 smooth, or a little pubescent. If. . H. Native of Europe. 



Var. c, mollis (Cham. 1. c.) plant densely tufted, 9 inches 

 long and trailing, glaucous, and of a more soft habit than the 

 other varieties ; calyx more inflated ; young leaves ciliated, but 

 smooth in other respects. Native of? 



Var, , macrocephala (Cham. 1. c. p. 44.) root woody, with 

 numerous stems rising from it, forming a dense tuft; leaves 

 narrower than in the preceding, pubescent ; stems 3-4 inches 

 high ; flowers deep red. Native of the island of St. Lawrence. 



Two species are described by Ledebour in the Petersburg 

 Transactions. L. pauciflbra and unifldra, which do not appear 

 to differ from some of the above varieties. 



Apelalous Rose-campion. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1810;/31S17. 

 PI. ^ to 1 foot. 



2 A. INVOLUCRA'TA ; plant smooth at the base and pubescent 

 at the apex ; radical leaves linear; stems filiform, 1 -flowered ; 

 with some narrow elongated leaves in the middle and some 

 smaller ones approximating the flower in the form of an in- 

 volucre; petals longer than the calyx ; calyx bladdery. TJ..H. 

 Native of? Lychnis brachypetala, var. involucrata, Cham. 1. c. 



Involucrate Rose-campion. PI. J foot. 



3 A. VARIEGA'TA (Desf. cor.Tourn. 74. t. 56. under Lychnis,) 

 plant glabrous ; flowers terminal ; calyx inflated ; petals emar- 

 ginate, variegated ; stamens protruding ; leaves roundish, fleshy, 

 glaucous; footstalks connate at the base. 3{.. H. Native on 

 Mount Ida. Flowers variegated. 



Variegated-flowered Rose-campion. PI. J foot. 



4 L. SYLVE'STRIS (Hop. cent. exs. 3. no. 33. D. C. fl. fr. 4. 

 p. 763. under Lychnis,) hairy and viscid ; flowers dichotomously- 

 panicled, generally dioecious ; petals cloven ; lobes narrow, di- 

 verging ; capsules roundish, with recurved teeth ; leaves ovate 

 or lanceolate. }/ . H. Native almost throughout the whole of 

 Europe in humid shady places. In Britain in moist shady places 



and under hedges, frequent. L. diurna, Sibth. oxon. 145. L. 

 dioica a, Lin. spec. 626. L. dioica flore-rubro, Smith, engl. 

 bot. 1579. Curt. lond. fasc. 2. t. 32. Flower scentless, rose- 

 coloured or purple. Petals crowned with 4 teeth. Calyx inflated. 



Var. /3, flare-plena; flowers double, red. y.. H. Cultivated 

 in gardens, where it is called Bachelors' buttons. 



Var. y, pygmae~a (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 386.) small ; 

 leaves rather imbricated ; stems bearing, only 1 or 2 flowers. 

 If. . H. Native on Mount Margazola. Flowers red. 



Wild Red-campion. Fl. May, June. Britain. PI. a 1 to 2 

 feet ; /3 1 and y | foot. 



5 L. DIOICA (Lin. spec. 626. var. /3. D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 762. 

 under Lychnis,) hairy and viscid ; flowers dichotomously-pani- 

 cled, dioecious ; petals cloven ; lobes broad, approximating ; 

 capsules conical, with erect teeth ; leaves ovate. If. . H. Na- 

 tive throughout the whole of Europe in fields, hedges, and by 

 way-sides; plentiful in Britain. L. vespertina, Sibth. oxon. 146. 

 L. alba, Mill. diet. no. 4. L. dioica flore-albo. Smith, engl. bot. 

 t. 1580. Fl. dan. t. 792. Flowers white, sweet-scented in the 

 evening. Petals crowned with 4 teeth. Calyx inflated. 



Var. ft, multiplex (D. C. prod. 1. p. 386.) flowers white, 

 double, sweet-scented in the evening. I/ . H. Cultivated in 

 gardens, but rare. 



Var. y, rbsea ; flowers blush-coloured, often with stamens 

 and pistils together. Bearing white and red flowers on the 

 same plant w r hen transplanted. ~lj. . H. Native of Britain in 

 hedges and fields, but rare. 



Var. c, viridiflbra (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 386.) flowers 

 double, with green petals. 



Dioecious Rose-campion. Fl. June, Sept. Brit. PI. 2 to 

 3 feet. 



6 A. DECLINIS (Lag. gen, et spec. 15. under Lychnis,) plant 

 pilose ; stems tufted, dichotomous, leafy ; flowers dioecious, on 

 long pedicels, terminal and axillary ; calyx terete, striped ; fruc- 

 tiferous ones rather globose, teeth small ; petals emarginate ; 

 stamens not protruding ; leaves and bracteas ovate-lanceolate ; 

 anthophorum none. I/ . H. Native of Spain in the province 

 of Valentia. Agrostemma dioica, L. Duf. in litt. Flowers 

 white or red. 



Declining Rose-campion. Fl. June, July. PI. 1 to li foot. 



7 A. L#'TA (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 118. ed. 2. vol.3, p. 134. 

 under Lychnis,) flowers solitary ; calyxes with 10 ribs; petals bifid; 

 leaves linear-lanceolate, rather ciliated. O- H. Native of Por- 

 tugal in bogs and moist meadows, particularly about Coimbra. 

 L. palustris, Brot. fl. lus. 2. p. 221. phyt. lus. fasc. 1. A pretty 

 little plant with rose-coloured flowers. 



Joyful Rose-campion. Fl. July. Clt. 1778. PI. J to | ft. 



8 A. CORSICA (Lois. not. 73. under Lychnis,) stem erectish, 

 branched, somewhat dichotomous ; peduncles elongated, 1- 

 flowered ; petals oblong, somewhat emarginated ; leaves linear- 

 lanceolate, glabrous. Tf.. H. Native of Corsica. Perhaps 

 distinct from L. Ice'ta. A beautiful little plant with red flowers. 



Corsican Rose-campion. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1818. PI. ft- 



9 A. NIVA'LIS (Kit. in litt. under Lychnis. Spreng. syst. 2. 

 p. 421.) smooth; radical leaves oblong, ciliated, tapering into 

 the petiole; scape 1 -flowered; bracteas linear, elongated, ci- 

 liated ; calyx campanulate, equal, obtusely-toothed ; petals 

 large, lobed, crowned in the throat. 1 . H. Native of the Carpa- 

 thian mountains. 



Snow Rose-campion. PI. -y foot. 



10 A. SIBI'EICA (Lin. spec. 626. under Lychnis,) stems tufted ; 

 flowers in dichotomous bundles and solitary in the forks of the 

 stem on long stalks ; calyx campanulately-globose ; lobes very 

 short, obtuse ; petals bifid ; anthophorum none ; leaves linear, 

 and are as well as stems hairy. 7. H. Native of Siberia. 

 Stature of Silene rupestris. Flowers pink. 



