438 



CARYOPHYLLE^;. XXXII. ARENARIA. 



prod. 1. p. 409.) plant tufted ; leaves oblong, obtuse, striated, 

 ciliated; stems short, puberulous, 1 -flowered ; sepals ovate, ob- 

 tuse, somewhat striated, much smaller than the corolla. If.. H. 

 Native of Kamtschatka. Petals white. 

 Moss-like Sandwort. PI. -5 foot. 



92 A. MODE'STA (Duf. ann. gen. 7. p. 291.) plant viscid, pu- 

 bescent, erect, slender, somewhat dichotomous ; leaves oblong- 

 linear, lower ones elliptical-ovate ; peduncles filiform, at length 

 divaricating ; sepals lanceolate, acute, nerveless ; petals ovate- 

 oblong, hardly the length of the sepals ; capsules ovate, of 6 

 valves, about the length of the calyx. 0. H. Native of Spain 

 about Valentia. Flowers white. 



Modest. Sandwort. Fl. June, July. PI. -j to foot. 



93 A. NEMOROSA (H. B. et Kunth, gen. et spec. amer. 6. p. 

 35.) plant branched, procumbent, puberulous ; leaves stalked, 

 oblong, acute, mucronate, veiny, membranaceous ; petals shorter 

 than the sepals ; capsules containing few seeds ; seeds even, 

 shining. If. . F. Native of South America. A. alsinoides, 

 Willd. herb, ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 1816. p. 201. Stellaria pu- 

 bescens, Willd. herb, ex Kunth, 1. c. Petals white. Seeds len- 

 ticular, kidney-shaped. 



Far. a, Quitensis (D. C. prod. 1. p. 409.) spaces of stem 

 between the leaves longer than in var. /3. Stems and branches 

 terete. I/ . F. Native of Quito in groves. Petals white. 



Var. (3, Novogranatensis (D. C. prod. 1. p. 409.) leaves ob- 

 long, half an inch long, or lanceolate, an inch long ; stems and 

 branches terete. I/ . F. Native of trie Andes in New Granada 

 in temperate places, at the height of 3000 feet. Petals white. 



Grove Sandwort. Fl. June, July. PI. -| foot. 



94 A. GALIOI'DES (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 410.) stems 

 slender, pilosely-hispid ; leaves lanceolate-linear, acute, thin, 

 ciliated, disposed somewhat in whorled bundles ; flowers in 

 dichotomous panicles ; peduncles capillary, elongated ; sepals 

 lanceolate, acute, nerveless, pilosely hispid, with the edges some- 

 what membranaceous, hardly longer than the corolla. I/ ? H. 

 Native of? Habit of Galium A'nglicum, but more slender. 

 Flowers white. 



Lady's-Bed-Straw-like Sandwort. Fl. June, July. PL \ to 

 foot. 



95 A. LANCEOLA'TA (All. ped. no. 1715. t. 26. f. 5.) plant 

 tufted, rather villous ; branches ascending ; leaves lanceolate, 

 narrow, acute, stiff, nerved ; pedicels twice as long as the 

 leaves ; sepals lanceolate, acute, nerved, hardly longer than the 

 corolla ; capsules of 3-valves, length of calyx, with the valves 

 callose at the apex. I/ . H. Native of the Alps of Piedmont 

 in stony pastures. Flowers white. 



Var. (3, cherlerioides (D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 785.) plant small; 

 stems creeping and tufted ; leaves imbricated. A. cherlerioides, 

 Vill. dauph. 4. p. 626. t. 47. f. 1. %. H. Native of Dauphiny. 

 Flowers white. 



Lanceolate-leaved Sandwort. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1 820. PI. 

 ^ foot. 



96 A. DE'NSA (Kit. ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 1816. p. 200.) 

 leaves oblong-lanceolate, scabrous ; stems tufted, branched, 

 ascending ; sterile branches short, floral ones generally bearing 

 3 flowers ; sepals ovate, rather scarious ; petals twice as long as 

 the calyx. I/ . H. Native of Croatia. Petals white. 



Dense Sandwort. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. PL ^ foot. 



97 A. PURPURA'SCENS (Ram. pyr. ined. D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 

 785. and 5. p. 611. icon. pi. rar. gall. p. 14. t. 45.) plant tufted, 

 decumbent ; branches erect, 2 or 3-flowered ; leaves ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, acuminated, glabrous ; pedicels tomentose, scarcely ex- 

 ceeding the leaves ; sepals lanceolate, smooth, with scarious 

 margins, longer than the corolla ; capsules ovately- cylindrical, 

 semi-6-valved, hardly protruding beyond the calyx ; valves 

 acute ; seeds kidney-shaped. I/ . H. Native on the higher 



Pyrenees. A. cerastioides, Pers. ench. 1. p. 502. Lapey. pyr. 

 abr. p. 252. but not of Poir. Flowers purplish. 

 Purplish-fiovrered. Sandwort. PL ^ foot. 



98 A. VIOLA'CEA (Ledeb. ex Fisch. in litt. D. C. prod. 1. p. 

 410.) leaves lanceolate, smoothish ; flowers somewhat panicled, 

 erect, terminal ; peduncles covered with clammy hairs, equal in 

 length to the calyx ; sepals oblong, beset with clammy hairs ; 

 petals narrow, obovate, twice as long as the sepals. % ? H. 

 Native of Siberia towards Ochotsk. A. purpClrea, Willd. 

 Flowers violaceous or purple. 



Violaceous-flowered Sandwort. FL June, July. PL g to ^ ft. 



99 A. ABIETINA (Presl. ex Spreng. syst. app. 181.) stem 

 tufted, ascending, few-flowered, rather villous ; leaves linear- 

 lanceolate, awned, stiff, smooth, ciliated at the base ; petals ob- 

 ovate, emarginate, longer than the acuminated sepals. I/ . H. 

 Native of Sicily. This is certainly a species of Stellaria. Per- 

 haps A. grandiftora, Lin. 



Fir-like Sandwort. PL % foot. 



100 A. MONTANA (Lin. amcen. 4. p. 272.) plant pubescent ; 

 leaves lanceolate-linear ; sterile stems very long, procumbent ; 

 peduncles terminal, very long, 1 -flowered, fruit-bearing ones 

 nodding ; sepals lanceolate, acuminated, much shorter than the 

 corolla ; capsules ovate-globose, of 6-valves, equal in length to 

 the calyx ; valves bluntish ; seeds kidney-shaped, rough. If. . 

 H. Native of the west of France and Spain, on sterile moun- 

 tains. D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 784. Vent. eels. t. 34. Sims, bot. mag. 

 1118. A. linearifolia, Poir. diet. 6. p. 366. Habit of Cerastium. 

 Root creeping ? Flowers large, white. Fruit nodding. 



Var. ft, intricdta (D. C. prod. 1. p. 410.) leaves almost linear. 

 A. intricate, Duf. in litt. 1. H. Native of Spain about Va- 

 lentia. 



Mountain Sandwort. FL April, July. Clt. 1800. PL | 

 foot. 



101 A. RUscironA (Poir. diet. 6. p. 365.) leaves coria- 

 ceous, ovate, spinose, edged, approximate ; flowers in dichotomous 

 panicles ; sepals ovate, pungent, striped, almost one-half shorter 

 than the petals ; capsules ovate, of 6 valves exceeding the calyx 

 in length ; valves narrow, acute. 1 ? H. Native ? Flowers 

 white. 



Butcher' s-Broom-leaved Sandwort. PL 5- foot. 



102 A. RE' PENS (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 410.) plant 

 hairy ; leaves ovate, almost sessile ; stems creeping ; flowers 

 solitary, axillary ; peduncles shorter than the leaves ; sepals lan- 

 ceolate, acutish, hardly longer than the corolla, with membrana- 

 ceous margins ; capsules ovate, of 6 valves, equal in length to 

 the calyx ; seeds kidney-shaped, shining, black. I/ . H. Na- 

 tive ? Alsine repens, herb. Deless. Flowers white. 



Creeping-stemmed Sandwort. Fl. May, July. PL creeping. 



103 A. WALLICHIA'NA (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 411.) 

 plant very smooth ; leaves ovate-lanceolate ; stems much branch- 

 ed, very numerous ; sepals lanceolate, acute, rather pellucid, 1- 

 nerved, longer than the corolla ; capsules ovate, profoundly 6- 

 valved, equal in length to the calyx; seeds somewhat pear- 

 shaped, rough. Q. H. Native of Nipaul at Narainhetty. A. 

 serpyllifolia, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 215. Very like A. ser- 

 pyllifblia, but distinct. Petals white. 



WatticKs Sandwort. Fl. June, Aug. PL ^ to | foot. 



104 A. URALE'NSIS (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 396.) stem much 

 branched, scabrous ; leaves ovate, acute, sessile, nerved, rather 

 pilose ; peduncles aggregate, beset with glandular pili ; sepals 

 acuminated, exceeding the corolla. O ? H. Native of Siberia 

 on the Ural mountains. 



Ural Sandwort. PL ^ foot. 



105 A. BUXIFOLIA (Poir. diet. 6. p. 362.) plant pubescent; 

 leaves ovate-oblong, sessile ; stems creeping ; peduncles dicho- 

 tomous, generally 2-flowered ; sepals linear, short, obtuse, with 



