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CARYOPHYLLE^E. XXVIII. SPERGULARIA. XXIX. DRYMARIA. 



margins ; petals very blunt, shorter than the calyx ; peduncles 

 after flowering deflexed; seeds somewhat pear-shaped, black. 

 Q. H. Native of Spain. Capsules of 3 lanceolate, acute 

 valves. A neat little plant with fine purple flowers. 



Purple Sand-spurry. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1823. PI. to ft. 



12 S. RU'BRA (Lin. spec. 606.) stems prostrate, hairy ; leaves 

 linear, bristle-pointed, shorter than the spaces between the 

 leaves ; stipulas membranous ; sepals lanceolate, bluntish, with 

 scarious margins ; peduncles deflexed after flowering ; seeds 

 compressed, angular, roughish at the edge, without a margin. 

 . H. Native abundantly throughout Europe, as well as the 

 north of Africa and California, in sandy fields. Smith, engl. 

 bot. t. 852. A. campestris, All. ped. 2. p. 114. Flowers light- 

 purple ; capsules 3-valved, as long as the calyx. 



-fted-flowering Sand-spurry. Fl. July, Aug. Britain. PI. 

 prostrate. 



13 S. SALI'NA (Presl. fl. cich. p. 23.) leaves semi-cylindrical, 

 fleshy, pointless, longer than the spaces between the leaves; 

 stipulas membranaceous, sheathing ; capsules oblong, larger than 

 the calyx ; seeds compressed, angular, roughish. O- H. Na- 

 tive of Bohemia in salt pastures. Arenaria salina, Ser. mss. 

 in D. C. prod. 1. p. 401. Flowers light purple. This plant is 

 said to be like A. marina, and probably is not distinct. 



.Soft-marsh Sand-spurry. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. prostr. 



14 S. GLUTINOSA (Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 344.) plant villous, 

 clammy ; leaves oblong, bluntish ; stem erect, few-flowered ; 

 petals obovate, longer than the calyx. Q. H. Native between 

 Astracan and Kisljar. A little plant with the appearance of a 

 Cerastium, and flowers size, form, and colour of S. rubra. 



Clammy Sand-spurry. Fl. June, Aug. PI. -j foot. 



15 S. SPE'RGULA (Duf. ann. gen. 7. p. 293.) plant prostrate, 

 pubescent ; leaves linear, fleshy, longer than the spaces of the 

 stem between the leaves ; peduncles rather leaning to one side, 

 at length twisted backwards ; sepals somewhat acute, shorter 

 than the capsules ; petals scarcely the length of the calyx ; seeds 

 girded by a membranaceous border. Q. H. Native of humid 

 sandy fields near St. Filipe. Petals red. An intermediate 

 plant between S. rubra and S. marina. 



Spurry-\ike Sand-spurry. Fl. July, Aug. PI. prostrate. 



16 S. ME'DIA (Lin. spec. 606.) stems prostrate, villous ; leaves 

 semi-cylindrical, fleshy, pointless, equal in length to the spaces of 

 the stem between the leaves ; sepals lanceolate, bluntish, with sca- 

 rious margins ; peduncles deflexed after flowering ; seeds girded 

 by a membranaceous margin. 0. H. Native of many parts 

 of Europe on the sandy sea-coast and pastures adjacent. A. 

 marina, fl. dan. t. 740. Smith, engl. bot. t. 958. A. marginata, 

 D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 793. icon. rar. gall. t. 48. A. glandulosa, Jacq. 

 hort. schcenbr. 3. p. 355. A. rubra /3, Lin. spec. 606. A. 

 rtibra y, Huds. 193. A much stouter and more succulent plant 

 than S. riibra. The border round the seeds is very variable in 

 colour and width, even in the same capsule. Flower light-purple. 



Intermediate Sea-spurry. Fl. Ju. Jul. Brit. PI. prostrate. 



17 S. RADI'CANS (Presl. ex Spreng. 2. p. 400.) stem prostrate, 

 glabrous ; leaves filiform, semi-cylindrical, obtuse ; stipulas ovate, 

 scarious ; flowers axillary ; capsule equal in length to the calyx ; 

 seeds compressed, i;. H. Native of Mount Etna. Arenaria, 

 Spreng. 1. c. Flowers red. 



Rooting Sea-spurry. PI. prostrate. 



18 S. GRA'NDIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. et spec. amer. 6. p. 

 30. in a note) leaves linear, acute, in whorls, longer than the 

 spaces of the stems between the leaves ; cymes corymbose, many- 

 flowered ; sepals oblong, acutish, longer than the petals ; seeds 

 girded by a membranaceous white wing. Q. H. Native about 

 Monte Video. Spergula grandis, Pers. ench. 1. p. 522. Poir. 

 diet. 7. p. 305. Stems thick. Flowers white, purple at 

 the tip. 



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Great Sand-spurry. PI. 1 foot. 



19 S. CANADE'NSIS (Pers. ench. 3. p. 504.) plant pilose, 

 rather hispid ; leaves filiform, longer than the spaces of the 

 stem between the leaves ; sepals lanceolate, bluntish, with broad 

 scarious margins ; stamens 5 ; peduncles deflexed after flower- 

 ing; seeds somewhat semicordate, compressed. 0. H. Native 

 of North America on the sea-coast, and in salt marshes from 

 Canada to Carolina. A. rubra /3, Mich. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 274. 

 Flowers pale red. Capsules rather globose, 3-valved, longer 

 than calyx ; valves broad, blunt. 



Canadian Sand-spurry. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1812. PI. trailing. 



20 S. CERVIA'NA (Cham, in Schlecht. Linnaea. 1. p. 52.) 

 smooth ; stems spreading, dichotomous ; leaves Linear, thick, 

 mucronate, stipulate ; flowers dichotomously-panicled, glomer- 

 ate ; capsule 3-valved, exceeding the calyx ; seeds kidney- 

 shaped, angular, tubercled. %. G. Native of Chili. Habit 

 of S. rubra. 



Cenian's Sand-spurry. PI. 3 foot. 



21 S. VISCOSO-PUBE'SCENS (Lois, in Lin. trans, par. vol. 4.) 

 root thick ; stems prostrate ; leaves linear-awl-shaped, rather 

 longer than the internodes ; stipulas membranous, sheathing a 

 little ; flowers in racemose panicles ; petals and capsule shorter 

 than the calyx ; sepals obtuse, margiuate. I/ . H. Native 

 of Corsica. Flowers red ? 



Clammy-pubescent Sand-spurry. PI. prostrate. 



22 S. RUPE'STRIS (Camb. in St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. ,p. 172.) pu- 

 berulous ; leaves linear, awl-shaped, longer than the spaces of 

 the stem between the leaves ; cymes few-flowered ; sepals obtuse, 

 equal in length with the petals. If. . F. Native of Brazil in 

 the province of Cis-platine, in the fissures of rocks. Root 

 woody, thick. The whole plant is beset with glandular hairs. 

 Petals white. 



Rock Sand-spurry. PI. J foot. 



23 S. LE'VIS (Camb. in St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 176.) smooth ; 

 leaves linear, awl-shaped, longer than the internodes; cymes few- 

 flowered ; petals 4 times shorter than the acute sepals. If. . F. 

 Native of Brazil in the Eastern part of the province of Cis-pla- 

 tine. Stems numerous from the root, which is the case with 

 most of the species. Flowers white. 



Smooth Sand-spurry. PI. 1 foot. 



24 S. RACEMOSA (Camb. in St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 178.) pu- 

 berulous ; leaves linear-awl-shaped, lower ones longer than the 

 spaces of the stem between the leaves, but the upper ones are 

 much shorter ; cymes racemose, many-flowered ; petals 3-times 

 shorter than the oblong-lanceolate bluntish sepals. If. . F. Na- 

 tive about Monte-Video. Flowers white. 



Racemose- flowered Sand-spurry. PI. 1-^ foot. 



Cult. None of the species are worth cultivating for orna- 

 ment ; they will all thrive well on rock-work in any common 

 garden soil. The Brazilian species will require shelter during 

 winter. 



XXIX. DRYMA'RIA (from Spvpoe, drymos, a forest; ha- 

 bitation of most of the species). Willd. herb, ex Rcem. and 

 Schult. syst. 5. p. 406. H. B. et Kunth, gen. et spec. amer. 6. 

 p. 21. D. C. prod. 1. p. 395. 



LIN. sysT. Pentdndria, Trigynia. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 

 5, bifid. Stamens 5. Styles 3. Capsules 3-valved even to 

 the base, 5 and many-seeded. Embryo perepheric, rather an- 

 nular. Diffuse-branched, glaucous herbs, with petiolar, twin, and 

 many stipulas. 



1 D. FRANKENIOI'DES (H. B. et Kunth, gen. et spec. amer. G. 

 p. 21. t. 515.) plant much branched, viscid from glandular hairs, 

 hoary ; leaves on short footstalks, lanceolate-oblong ; peduncles 

 1 -flowered ; petals shorter than the calyx, 6-cleft, with the 4 

 intermediate segments capillaceous ; ovary containing about 50 



