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CARYOPHYLLEJE. XXXII. ARENARIA. 



Far. y, triflora (D. C. prod. 1. p. 404.) steins 2-4-flowered ; 

 leaves narrower and recurved. A. triflora, Lin. mant. 240. 

 D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 788. 2. H. Native on sandy hills near Fon- 

 tainebleau. 



Var. S, stolomfera (D. C. prod. 1. p. 404.) stems much 

 branched ; lower leaves broadish, short, dense ; upper ones very 

 narrow, very long, and distant ; sepals very narrow. If. . H. 

 Native of Dauphiny, and Siberia on rocks at Tschussowaja. A. 

 stolomfera, Vill. ex herb. D. C. A. laxa, Fisch. in litt. 



Great-lowered Sandwort. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1783. PL 

 to | foot. 



33 A. HE'IMII (Fisch. in litt. D. C. prod. 1. p. 404.) plant 

 clothed with glandular hairs ; leaves linear, bluntish, 3-nerved, 

 radical ones crowded ; stems 1-3-flowered ; peduncles very long; 

 sepals ovate, somewhat mucronate, obsoletely 3-nerved ; petals 

 obovate, twice the length of the sepals ; capsules ovate, in length 

 exceeding the calyx. If. . H. Native of the Ural mountains 

 in Siberia. Flowers white. 



Helme's Sandwort. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1822. PI. ^ to| ft. 



34 A. SCANDINA'VICA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 399.) leaves awl- 

 shaped ; branches 2-flowered ; petals entire ; ovary oblong ; sepals 

 oblong, obtuse, striated. 7. H. Native of Lapland on the alps. 

 A. biflora, Cham. etSchlecht. Linnsea. 1. p. 52. but not of Lin. 

 Stellaria biflora, Lin. spec. 604. Oed. fl. dan. t. 12. Alsinella 

 biflora, Swartz, et Wickstroem. A small plant, with the ap- 

 pearance of a species of Sagina. Petals white. 



Scandinavian Sandwort. PI. -J foot. 



35 A. LINIFLORA (Lin. spec. 608.) stem suffruticose, distorted ; 

 leaves filiform, strictly appressed ; peduncles twin, terminal, 

 short ; sepals lanceolate, striated, shorter than the corolla. 

 Tf. . H. Native of Austria, Hungary, and Caucasus. Perhaps 

 A. pinifblia, Bieb. Flowers white. 



Flax-flowered Sandwort. PI. \ to -| foot. 



36 A. MACROCA'KPA (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 316. but not 

 of Horn.) plant tufted ; leaves crowded, awl-shaped-linear, flat, 

 with ciliated margins ; peduncles terminal, 1 -flowered, leafy ; 

 sepals linear ; petals ovate, twice the length of the sepals ; 

 capsules oblong, thrice the length of the calyx. If. . H. Native 

 of the north-west coast of America and of Chamisso's Island. 

 Flowers white. This plant approaches near to A. grandiflbra, 

 but differs in the long capsule and shape of the sepals materially. 

 Habit of a species of Cerdstium. 



Var. fi ; habit of Cherleria sedoides. Native of the island of 

 St. Lawrence. 



Long-fruited Sandwort. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1810. PI. 

 | to foot. 



37 A. HI'RTA (Wormsk. in fl. dan. t. 1646.) leaves linear- 

 awl-shaped, obtuse, with 2 furrows, hairy; stems hairy, 1-2-3- 

 flowered; sepals 3-nerved, acute, shorter than the capsule ; petals 

 oblong, rather shorter than the calyx. 1^ . H. Native of the south 

 of Greenland, Lapland, island of St. Paul, and Kamtschatka. 

 A. sulcata, Schlechtend in berl. mag. 1816. p. 212. A. villosa, 

 Ledeb. A small plant with reddish flowers. 



Var. (l,glabrata (Cham, in Schlecht. Linnaea. 1. p. 56.) plant 

 smooth. Native of the island of St. Lawrence. 



Hairy Alpine Sandwort. Fl. June, July. PI. to foot. 



38 A. RUBE'LLA (Smith, engl. fl. 4. p. 267.) plant tufted; 

 leaves awl-shaped, obtuse, quite smooth, 3-nerved ; peduncles 

 1 -flowered, elongated, pubescent; sepals very acute, 3-nerved, 

 longer than the elliptical petals ; capsule 4-valved, sometimes 

 3-valved, longer than the sepals. If. . H. Native of Melville 

 Island ; in Scotland on the summit of the Breadalbane moun- 

 tains ; on Craig Challeach, and on BenLawers. A small plant, 

 forming a dense tuft. Calyx brownish-purple. Corolla white. 

 Anthers red. Alsine rubella, Wahl. lapp. 128. t. 6. Alsinella 

 rubella, Swartz. sum. veg. scand. p. 1 7. A. quadrivalvis, R. 



Br. in append, to Parry's voy. p. 13. D. Don, in eng. bot. 

 suppl. t. 2638. 



Red Alpine Sandwort. Scotland. PI. 1 to 2 inches. 



39 A. Ro'ssn (R. Br. 1. c.) quite smooth ; leaves triquetrous ; 

 awl-shaped, bluntish, awnless, nerveless, scarcely equalling the 

 flower in length ; peduncles 1 -flowered, elongated; petals ob- 

 long, a little longer than the obsoletely 3-nerved sepals. Tf.. H. 

 Native of Melville Island. A small tufted herb. Calyx pur- 

 plish. Corolla white. Ovary 1 -celled. The A. Rassii of 

 Richardson in Franklin's journey, p. 738. differs from this in its 

 larger stature, and in the capsule being 3-valved. Alsine stricta 

 differs from it in its larger size and in the leaves being acute. 



Ross's Sandwort. PI. 1 to 2 inches. 



40 A. VE'RNA (Lin. mant. 72.) plant tufted, many-stemmed ; 

 leaves awl-shaped, bluntish ; stems panicled, elongated ; sepals 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, with 3 remote equal ribs, longer 

 than the obovate petals ; capsules cylindrical, of 3 valves, 

 longer than the calyx. I/ . H. Native of the mountainous 

 parts of Europe. In Britain about the lead-mines in Derby- 

 shire, as well as in Yorkshire, Westmoreland, and Wales. In 

 Scotland on Arthur's Seat, and many other hills near Edinburgh. 

 Smith, engl. bot. t. 512. Jacq. austr. t. 404. A. saxatilis, 

 Huds. ed. 1. p. 168. Penn. tour, in Wales, t. 2. f. 1. A. 

 juniperina, With. p. 424. A. laricifolia, With. p. 404. A. 

 divaricata, Adams, ex Fisch. in litt. A. flaccida, Schleich. 

 Flowers small, white. 



Var. ft, ccespitosa (D. C. prod. 1. p. 405.) stems very leafy; 

 calyxes and peduncles smoothish. A. caespitosa, Ehrh. herb. 

 55. D. C. fl. fr. 5. p. 613. 



Far. y, minor (D. C. prod. 1. p. 405.) stem dwarf, 1-flowered. 

 l/.H. 



Spring Sandwort. Fl. May, Aug. Brit. PI. -| to | foot. 



41 A. GERA'RDI (Willd. spec. 2. p. 729.) plant erect, 

 branched; leaves linear-awl-shaped, 3-nerved; peduncles twin, 

 terminal, 1-flowered; sepals acuminated, 3-nerved, with mem- 

 branaceous margins. If. . H. Native of the alps of Austria 

 and France. A. liniflora, Jacq. aust. t. 445. Gerard, gallo- 

 prov. 405. no. 7. t. 15. f. 1. ? Flowers white. Perhaps only 

 a variety of A. verna. 



Gerard's Sandwort. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1822. PI. \ foot. 



42 A. RAMOSI'SSIMA (Willd. enum. suppl. p. 24.) stems very 

 much branched, elongated, panicled ; leaves awl-shaped, bluntish, 

 nerved, recurved ; petals ovate, hardly equalling the sepals in 

 length ; sepals acuminated, striated, and are hispid as well as 

 peduncles ; capsules of 3 valves. $ . H. Native of Hungary. 

 Horn. hort. hafn. p. 964. Link. enum. 1. p. 431. This is very 

 like A. verna, but it is of a more loose habit. 



Most-Branched Sandwort. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1816. Pl.i 

 to I foot. 



43 A. E'LEGANS (Cham, in Schlecht. Linnsea. 1. p. 57.) 

 tufted, many-stemmed, smooth ; leaves linear, obtuse, thickish ; 

 peduncles terminal, solitary ; sepals lanceolate, awl-shaped, 

 acuminated, rather keeled ; petals exceeding the calyx ; cap- 

 sule 3-valved. If. . H. Native of the Bay of St. Lawrence. 

 Plant smooth. Like A. verna. 



Elegant Sandwort. PI. i foot. 



44 A. HI'SPIDA (Liu. spec. 608.) plant tufted, erect, many- 

 stemmed, pilose, hispid ; panicle dichotomous ; leaves awl- 

 shaped, and are hispid as well on the under surface of the 

 sepals, hardly striated ; corolla exceeding the calyx ; capsules 

 somewhat globose, of 3 valves, hardly longer than the calyx. 

 If. . H. Native about Montpelier in chalky places. Habit of 

 Spergula. Stems simple, with a few scattered hairs. Flowers 

 white. D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 789. 



Hispid Sandwort. Fl. June, July. Pi. \ to| foot. 



45 A. SUBUL.&FO'LIA (Presl. ex Spreng. syst. 1. p. 182.) stem 



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