CARYOPHYLLEjE. XXXI. STELLARIA. 



the leaves ; calyx glabrous ; stem decumbent, herbaceous. If. ? 

 H. Native of Japan. Petals white. Peduncles 2-3 together. 

 Undulate-leaved Stitchwort. PI. decumbent. 



39 S. TETRA'GONA (Blum, bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnaea. 1. p. 

 647.) leaves lanceolate, acuminated, undulated, sessile ; pedun- 

 cles 1 -flowered, axillary, umbellately aggregate ; sepals lanceo- 

 late, acuminated, twice the length of the petals ; stem herba- 

 ceous, tetragonal. I/. S. Native of Java. Flowers white. 

 Allied to S. undulata. 



Square-stemmed Stitchwort. PI. 1 foot. 



40 S. CERASTIOI V DES (Lin. spec. 604.) leaves oblong, bluntish, 

 glabrous ; stems with a hairy lateral line ; peduncles downy, in 

 pairs, 1 -flowered, fruit- bearing ones deflexed ; petals larger 

 than the calyx ; capsules oblong, almost twice as long as the 

 obtuse sepals, which have a single hairy line ; stems tufted, 

 procumbent, rooting. It H. Native of humid grassy places, 

 on the Alps of Europe and the Pyrenees. In the Highlands of 

 Scotland ; on Ben Nevis, on the mountains to the north of Inver- 

 cauld, and on the mountains about Killin. Smith, engl. bot. t. 

 911. Fl. dan. 96. Cerastium trigynum, Vill. delph. 3. p. 645. 

 t. 96. Cerastium refractum, All. ped. no. 1728. Cerastium 

 stellarioides, Hartm. Flowers small, white. Stamens 8 or 10, 

 when the styles are more than their proper number. 



Var. ft, triflora (D. C. prod. 1. p. 398.) leaves broader, nu- 

 merous, glabrous. If.. H. Native of Carinthia on the Alps. 

 S. cerastioides, Wulf. in Jacq. coll. 1. p. 254. t. 19. S. multi- 

 caulis, Jacq. Stem erect. Peduncles 2-3 together. 



Chickrveed-like Stitchwort. Fl. June. Scotland. PI. creeping. 



41 S. IJE'TA (Richards, in Frankl. 1st jour. ed. 2. app. p. 

 16.) stem erect, and is as well as the leaves quite smooth, glau- 

 cous ; leaves linear-lanceolate, keeled, acute ; peduncles subge- 

 minate, terminal ; petals a little longer than the obscurely 3- 

 nerved, smooth, or pubescent calyx. 3/ . H. Native of Arctic 

 America from the great Bear Lake to the shores of the Arctic 

 sea and on the Rocky Mountains. Leaves erect. Anthers 

 white, or when dry, yellowish-brown. 



Fruitful Stitchwort. PI. decumbent. 



42 S. GRA'CILIS (Richards, ex Spreng. syst. app. 1. p. 180.) 

 stem slender, quadrangular, and are, as well as the lanceolate 

 leaves, nerveless and very smooth ; sterile branches terminated 

 by a leafy bud ; flowers solitary, nearly terminal ; sepals 3- 

 nerved, rather shorter than the calyx. 7J..H. Native of Hud- 

 son's Bay. 



Slender Stitchwort. PI. | foot. 



43 S. HUMIFU'SA (Swartz, nov. act- holm. 1787. p. 111. t. 

 4. f. 1 .) leaves ovate, rather leaning to one side, sessile ; stems 

 procumbent, square ; peduncles solitary, short ; sepals ovate, 

 obtuse, with membranaceous margins, scarcely equalling in 

 length the corolla ; petals profoundly 2-parted. If. . H. Na- 

 tive of Sweden and Norway. Vahl. fl. dan. t. 978. Petals white. 



Trailing Stitchwort. Fl. My. Ju. Clt. 1816. PI. procumbent. 



44 S. ? GRCENLA'NDICA (Retz, prod. fl. scand. ed. 2. no. 552.) 

 leaves linear, a little ciliated at the base, rather fleshy ; petals 

 emarginate ; sepals very blunt ; fruit globose ; stems decum- 

 bent, 2-flowered. ^.H. Native of Greenland. This plant is 

 perhaps referable to the genus Arenaria. 



Greenland Stitchwort. Fl. June. PI. decumbent. 



45 S. MARGIN A'TA (Cham, in Schlecht. Linnaea. 1. p. 50.) 

 tufted, densely leafy, smooth ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, connate 

 at the base, with cartilaginous margins, hooked at the apex ; 

 flowers solitary, axillary ; petals and capsule equal in length 

 with the calyx. If.. H. Native of North-west America in 

 St. Schischmareff Bay. Petals white, equalling the calyx in 

 length. An elegant procumbent smooth species. 



Marginated-leaved Stitchwort. PI. procumbent. 



46 S. CRI'SPA (Cham, in Schlecht. Linnaea. 1. p. 51.) smooth; 



stem diffuse ; leaves on very short petioles, ovate, acuminated 

 with repandly waved margins ; flowers solitary, axillary ; petals 

 much shorter than the calyx ; capsule equalling the calyx. 

 I/ ? H. Native of Unalaschka. Stem tetragonal, decumbent. 

 Flowers the size of Arenaria trinervia. 

 Curled Stitchwort. PI. decumbent. 



47 S. ? ARENA'RIA (Lin. spec. 604.) leaves spatulate ; stem 

 erect, bifid, clammy, with alternate branches ; petals emarginate. 

 O H. Native of Spain. This plant is also perhaps referable 

 to the genus Arenaria. Petals white. 



Sand Stitchwort. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1799. PI. | foot. 



48 S. SCAPI'GERA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 716.) stems angular, 

 erect ; leaves linear-lanceolate, much crowded, with rough mar- 

 gins, and ciliated at their base ; peduncles elongated, filiform, 1- 

 flowered, and disposed in something like umbels ; petals deeply 

 divided, about the length of the calyx ; sepals lanceolate, 3-nerved, 

 ciliated. If.. H. Native of Scotland by sides of rivulets on 

 the mountains ; in Perthshire, and about Loch Nevis, Inver- 

 ness-shire. Smith, engl. bot. t. 1269. Don, herb. brit. 10. 

 Petals white. 



Scape-bearing Stitchwort. Fl. June, July. Scotland. PI. \ ft. 



49 S. FISCHERIA'NA (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 398.) 

 leaves lanceolate, acute, distant, smoothish ; peduncles in pairs, 

 very long, capillary ; petals hardly equalling the calyx in length ; 

 sepals lanceolate, 1 -nerved. %.. H. Native of Siberia. Very 

 like S. scapigera, according to Fischer. Flowers white. 



Fischer's Stitchwort. Fl. June. PI. -^ foot. 



50 S. FLO'RIDA (Fisch. in litt. D. C. prod. 1. p. 399.) leaves 

 lanceolate, acute, firm, ciliated ; peduncles terminal and lateral, 

 very long, and generally solitary, stiff; petals exceeding the 

 calyx ; sepals lanceolate, somewhat 3-nerved ; capsules exceed- 

 ing the calyx, with rather revolute valves. Tj. ? H. Native of 

 Kamtschatka. Flowers white. 



Florid Stitchwort. PI. i foot ? 



51 S. PALLASIA'NA (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 399.) 

 leaves ovate, sessile, and are as well as the forked stems pubes- 

 cent ; fruit-bearing peduncles reflexed, almost double the 

 length of the leaves. If. ? H. Native of Siberia. S. dicho- 

 toma, Willd. herb, ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 1816. p. 194. but 

 not of Lin. Flowers white. 



Pallas's Stitchwort. PI. ^ foot. 



52 S. STEI'HANIA'NA (Willd. herb, ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 

 1816. p. 194.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, sessile, and 

 are as well as the forked stems villous ; flowers axillary, solitary, 

 and terminal ; fruit-bearing peduncles erectish, length of leaves. 

 If. ? H. Native of Siberia. Very like S. dicholoma, but every 

 part is much smaller. Flowers white. 



Stephan's Stitchwort. PI. -j foot. 



53 S. SCHLECHTENDALIA'NA (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 399.) 

 leaves ovate, cordate, clasping the stem, and are as well as the 

 forked stems villous ; flowers solitary, axillary, and terminal, on 

 short stalks; fruit-bearing peduncles reflexed. Tf. ? H. Native 

 of Siberia. S. villosa, Willd. herb, ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 1816. 

 p. 194. but not of Poir. 



Schlechtendahl's Stitchwort. PI. | foot. 



54 S. RUSCIFOLIA (Pall. Willd. herb, ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 

 1816. p. 194.) leaves ovate-cordate, glabrous, acute, clasping 

 the stem, marginated ; flowers axillary, solitary, and terminal, 

 or somewhat aggregate, on long peduncles. 7/ ? H. Native 

 of Siberia. Flowers white. 



Butcher's Broom-leaved Stitchwort. PI. foot. 



55 S. DIFFU'SA (Willd. herb, ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 1816. p. 

 195.) leaves linear, acutish, glabrous ; stems creeping, diffusely 

 branched; panicle dichotomous, axillary, naked. 7f ? H. Na- 

 tive of Siberia. Flowers white. 



D^use-branched Stitchwort. PI. creeping. 



