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2. Leaves awl-sjiaped or linear. 



19 A. SQUARRO'SA (Mich. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 273.) plant 

 tufted ; lower leaves squarrosely-imbricated, channelled, gla- 

 brous ; stems simple, few-leaved ; flowers dichotomously pa- 

 nicled, erect ; sepals ovate, roundish ; petals obovate, thrice as 

 long as the calyx ; capsules oval, exceeding the calyx, 3-valved ; 

 valves obtuse. If . H. Native of New Jersey and Carolina 

 in sandy pine-barrens. A. Caroliniana, Walt. fl. carol. 141. 

 Flowers white. 



Squarrose-leaved Sandwort. Fl. July, Aug. PL foot. 



20 A. IMBRICA'TA (Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 344. but not of Rafin- 

 isque) leaves linear-awl-shaped, ciliated, crowded ; stems creep- 

 ing, hairy ; peduncles 1 -flowered, terminal ; petals longer than 

 the calyx, which is bluntish, striated, and hairy ; capsules 3- 

 valved. 2f . H. Native of the alps of Caucasus near Kobi. 

 Stev. in mem. soc. mosq. 3. p. 263. Leaves short, stifF, spread- 

 ing, ciliated, in bundles in the axillae of the older leaves. Flowers 

 white, about the size of those of A. laricifolia. 



Imbricate-lesived Sandwort. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1820. PL ift. 



21 A. JUNIPE'RINA (Lin. mant. 72.) leaves awl-shaped, stiff", 

 spinose, lower ones in bundles, upper ones distant ; stems erect, 

 firm ; sepals ovate, generally 1 -nerved ; petals obovate, almost 

 twice as long as the calyx ; capsules ovate-roundish, S-valved, 

 hardly exceeding the calyx, If . H. Native of the Levant as 

 well as in Eastern Siberia. Smith, icon. ined. p. 35. t. 35. Poir. 

 diet. 6. p. 378. A. acicularis, Fisch. in litt. Flowers white. 



Juniper-like Sandwort. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1800. PL \ ft. 



22 A. STRI'CTA (Mich, fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 274.) plant erect, 

 glabrous, many-stemmed ; leaves awl-shaped-linear, erect, and 

 in axillary fascicles ; panicle few-flowered ; sepals oval-lanceo- 

 late ; petals conspicuously-striped, much longer than the calyx. 

 y. . H. Native of North America on rocks in New England 

 and Canada, and on the high mountains of Carolina. Hook. fl. 

 bor. amer. t. 33. Very like A. striata, but much larger and 

 more erect. Flowers white. 



Straight Sandwort. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1812. PI. | foot. 



23 A. OBTU'SA (Torrey. in ann. lye. new york, vol. 2. 1827.) 

 tufted, many-stemmed ; leaves linear-awl-shaped, bluntish, keeled, 

 rather secund ; stem simple, commonly 1 -flowered ; peduncles 

 clothed with glandular hairs ; sepals oblong, obtuse, 3-nerved ; 

 petals oblong, twice the length of the calyx ; capsule ovate, 

 shorter than the calyx ; seeds orbicularly-kidney-shaped. If . H. 

 Native of North America on the Rocky Mountains. 



Obtuse-leaved Sandwort. PI. ^ foot. 



24 A. PRO'CERA (Spreng. ex Horn. hort. hafn. p. 424.) stem 

 erect, simple, few-flowered ; calyxes obtuse ; petals emarginate, 

 thrice as long as sepals. TJ. . H. Native ? Flowers white. 



Tall Sandwort. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. 



25 A. LARICIFO'LIA 

 (Lin. spec. 607.) leaves 

 awl-shaped, denticulate- 

 ly-ciliated ; stems as- 

 cending, 1-3 or 6-flow- 

 ered, somewhat sca- 

 brous ; calyx cylindri- 

 cal ; sepals bluntish, 

 triple-nerved, hairy ; pe- 

 tals twice as long as the 

 sepals ; capsules 3- 

 valved, exceeding the 

 calyx, if. . H. Native 



on the alps of Switzerland and France, &c. 



Far. a, multiflora (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 404.) stems 

 weak, many-flowered ; younger leaves in bundles, arcuate, ax- 

 VOL. i. PART v. 



Flowers white. 



illary ; calyx and peduncles hairy. A. laricifolia, Vill. dauph. 4. 

 p. 629. t. 47. f. 5. Jacq. aust. 3. p. 39. t. 272. 



Far. ft, striata (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 404.) stems 

 stiff", few-flowered ; leaves straight, long ; peduncles and calyxes 

 clothed with clammy hairs. A. striata, Vill. dauph. 4. p. 630. 

 t. 47. f. 6. A. Iinifl6ra, Jacq. coll. 2. t. 3. f. 3. 



Var. y, Chamisoni ; leaves smooth ; cauline ones ciliated at 

 the base. Native of Eschscholtz Bay. 



Larch-leaved Sandwort. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1816. PI. | ft. 



26 A. ROSTRA'TA (Waldst. et Kit. hung, ex Willd. enum. 

 481.) leaves linear-awl-shaped, recurved ; flowers twin, terminal; 

 sepals acute, 3-nerved, shorter than the corolla, pubescent ; 

 steins diffuse, pubescent. Tf. . H. Native of Hungary in alpine 

 places. A. macrocarpa, Kit. et Hort. Goett. Flowers white. 



Beaked Sandwort. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. PI. \ foot. 



27 A. LYCOPODIOI'DES (Willd. herb, ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 

 1816. p. 212.) plant much branched, creeping, glabrous; leaves 

 rather imbricated, mucronate, - stiff, 1-nerved; petals shorter 

 than the calyx; capsules many-seeded. If. H. Native of 

 Mexico near Moran, at the height of 3990 feet. Flowers white. 



Lycopodium-like Sandwort. PI. creeping. 



28 A. A'RCTICA (Stev. in litt. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 404.) plant 

 small, tufted ; leaves linear-lanceolate, obtuse ; stems 1 -flowered ; 

 peduncles covered with glandular hairs ; sepals oblong, obtuse, 

 hardly nerved ; petals obovate, double the length of the calyx. 

 If. . H. Native of Siberia, on the icy shores, also in the Bay of 

 St. Lawrence. Hook, fl. bor. amer. t. 32. A. bryoides, Fisch. 

 in litt. A. Altaica, Fisch. in litt. A. serpens, Fisch. in litt. 

 Plant with the habit of Silene acaulis or Cherleria seddtdes. 

 Flowers whitish. 



Arctic Sandwort. PI. J foot. 



29 A. AUSTRIA ACA (Jacq. austr. 3. p. 39. t. 270.) leaves linear- 

 awl-shaped, 3-nerved ; stem tufted, rather panicled ; peduncles 

 terminal, very long, twin, puberulous ; petals obtuse, emarginate ; 

 sepals 3-nerved, very acute, spreading. Ij. . H. Native of 

 Austria and Italy, on the alps. All. ped. no. 1 700. t. 64. f. 2 . 

 A. elongata, Schlecht. berl. mag. 1816. p. 200. Stellaria 

 biflbra, Jacq. coll. 1. p. 251. t. 18. A. stellarioldes, Pers. ench. 

 1. p. 503. Flowers white. Capsule longer than the calyx. 



Var. j3, glabra (D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 787.). A. Villarsii, Balb. 

 misc. 21. exclusive of the variety hirsuta. A. triflora, Vill. dauph. 

 4. p. 623. t. 47. A. mixta, Lapeyr. abr. 255. Plant glabrous. 



Austrian Sandwort. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1793. PI. -J foot. 



30 A. GLOBULOSA (Labill. pi. syr. dec. 4. p, 6. t. 3. f. 1.) 

 plant very much branched ; leaves awl-shaped, nerved, pilose ; 

 flowers numerous, disposed in racemes ; sepals unequal, longer 

 than the petals ; capsules profoundly 3-valved ; seed kidney- 

 shaped, rough around. I/ . H. Native of Syria. 



Globulose Sandwort. Fl. June, Sept. PI. -j to \ foot. 



31 A. CAPILLA V CEA (All. ped. no. 1705. t. 89. f. 2.) leaves 

 setaceous, rigid, scabrous ; flowers erect ; petals larger than the 

 calyx. O- H. Native of Piedmont on the tops of the moun- 

 tains called Tenda. Petals white. Stem hairy. 



Capillary-leaved Sandwort. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. PI. 

 ^ to | foot. 



32 A. GRANDIFLORA (Lin. spec. 608.) leaves awl-shaped, 

 broadish, flat, 3-nerved, ciliated, radical ones crowded ; stems ge- 

 nerally 1 -flowered ; peduncles very long, pubescent ; sepals ovate, 

 awned, 3-nerved, one-half smaller than the petals ; capsules 

 ovate, 6-valved, hardly exceeding the calyx in length. I/ . H. 

 Native of France on the alps and mountains. All. ped. no. 1 7 1 1 . 

 t. 10. f. 1. A. triflora, Cav. icon. 3. t. 249. f.- 2. A. mixta, 

 Lapeyr. abr. p. 255. Flowers white. 



Var. j8, multiflora (D. C. prod. 1 . p. 404.) stems 3-4-flowered ; 

 peduncles very long; leaves hardly ciliated. A. juniperina, 

 Vill. dauph. 4. p. 624. All. ped. no. 1715. t. 26. f. 5. 

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