440 



CARYOPHYLLE^l. XXXII. ARENARIA. 



ex Horn. fl. dan. t. 1269.) plant glabrous; stems terete, pro- 

 cumbent, 1-2-flowered; leaves spatulate, glabrous; flowers 

 terminal, rather globose ; sepals ovate, obtuse, hardly nerved, 

 with the margins rather membranaceous, equal in length with 

 the corolla ; capsule ovate-globose, of 6 valves at the apex, 

 hardly exceeding the calyx. Tf.H. Native of Norway. Petals 

 white. 



Norwegian Sand wort. Fl. June, July. PL \ foot. 



122 A. TRINE'RVIA (Lin. spec. 605.) stern slender, branched; 

 leaves ovate, acute, 3-nerved, stalked, ciliated ; peduncles 

 long, becoming deflexed after flowering ; sepals lanceolate, 

 acute, obscurely 3-nerved, with a rough keel and membra- 

 naceous margins, much longer than the corolla ; capsules ovate, 

 of 6 valves, equal in length to the calyx ; seeds kidney-shaped, 

 black, and smooth. O- H. Native of most parts of Europe 

 in shady bushy places, where the soil is rather moist. Smith, 

 engl. bot. t. 1483. Curt. lond. fasc. 4. t. 31. Fl. dan. t. 429- 

 Petals white. Habit of Alsme media. 



Three-nerved-leaved Sandwort. Fl. May, June. Britain. 

 PI. | to 1 foot. 



123 A. MURALIS (Sieb. ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 397.) plant 

 clothed with glandular pubescence ; leaves spatulate, acutish, 

 rather fleshy ; stem much branched ; flowers racemose ; petals 

 emarginate, equal with the acute sepals. Q t H. Native of 

 Candia. Petals white. 



Wall Sandwort. PL i foot. 



124 A. OXYPE'TALA (Smith, fl. graec. t. 437.) hairy; stem 

 slender, erect, branched; leaves ovate, acute, stalked, 1 -nerved; 

 peduncles terminal, panicled, dichotomous; calyx hairy, obso- 

 letely 5-nerved ; petals acuminated. O- H. Native of Greece. 

 Plant very like common Chichrreed, but erect. Flowers white. 



Sharp-petalled Sandwort. PI. \ to foot. 



125 A. UMBELLA'TA (Sol. in Russ. allepo, ed. 2. p. 252.) 

 stems ascending, leafy, jointed, smooth ; leaves obovate, ciliated ; 

 flowers umbellate ; petals rather torn. () H. Native of Asia 

 Minor. Smith, fl. grsec. t. 439. Plant glaucous. Habit of 

 Holosteum umbellatum. Flowers white. 



Umbellate-fiowered Sandwort. PL 2 to 3 inches. 



126 A. LATERIFLORA (Lin. spec. 605.) stem slender, branch- 

 ed ; leaves broad-ovate, obtuse, ciliated, nerved ; peduncles 

 lateral, long, 1-2-flowered; sepals ovate, obtuse; petals twice 

 as long as the sepals ; capsules ovate, obtuse, twice as long as 

 the calyx (of 3-6 valves?) valves obtuse. If, ? H. Native of 

 the islands of Kamtschatka and St. Lawrence. Hook, fl. bor. 

 amer. t. 34. Similar to A. trinervia, but very distinct. Petals 

 white. 



Lateral-flowered Sandwort. PL \ to foot. 



127 A. CERASTHFOLIA (Ram. in D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 783.) plant 

 tufted, rather woody, branched ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, 3- 

 nerved, pubescent ; peduncles terminal, 1 -flowered, clothed with 

 glandular hairs ; sepals lanceolate, bluntish, nerved, shorter 

 than the corolla ; capsules ovate, of 3-valves, hardly exceeding 

 the calyx in length ; valves callose at the apex. I/ . H. Native 

 of the Pyrenees in the chinks of rocks. A. Ramondi, Poir. 

 suppl. 5. p. 3. Flowers white. 



Chickneed-like Sandwort. PL J foot. 



128 A. MACROPHY'LLA (Hook, fl. bor. amer. t. 37.) smooth; 

 leaves lanceolate, or ovate-lanceolate, tapering to both ends ; 

 peduncles lateral, 2-3-flowered ; sepals ovate-lanceolate, acu- 

 minated ; petals oblong, obtuse, much shorter than the sepals ; 

 capsule 6-valved at the apex ; valves obtuse ; stem erect, terete. 

 If. . H. Native of North America on the western coast. Flowers 

 white. 



Long-leaved Sandwort. PL -| foot. 



129 A. CALYCA'NTHA (Ledeb. ex Fisch. in litt. and D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 412.) leaves oblong, acute, sessile, hardly ciliated at 



the base ; flowers nodding ; sepals oblong, acute, with membra- 

 naceous margins ; petals perhaps always wanting ; stamens 

 longer than the calyx. O- H. Native of Eastern Siberia. 

 Calyx-flowered Sandwort. PL -| foot. 



130 A. ROTUNDIFOLIA (Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 343.) leaves orbi- 

 cular, hardly ciliated at the base ;. stems filiform, procumbent ; 

 peduncles lateral, 2-leaved, somewhat dichotomous ; sepals 

 lanceolate, acute, with membranaceous margins ; petals obovate, 

 length of calyx. I/. H. Native on the Alps of Caucasus. 



Round-leaved Sandwort. Fl. March, Aug. PL foot. 



131 A. BALEA'RICA (Lin. syst. nat. ed. 12. app. 230.) plant 

 tufted, creeping ; leaves ovate, shining, rather fleshy, ciliated ; 

 peduncles elongated, 1 -flowered ; flowers drooping ; sepals ovate, 

 bluntish, nerveless, much shorter than the corolla ; capsules 

 ovate, of 6 valves, hardly exceeding the calyx in length. If . H. 

 Native of Corsica and the Balearic islands. Lher. stirp. 1. t. 

 15. A. muscosa, Medic, act. pal. 3. p. 202. t. 12. A pretty 

 little tufted plant, with white flowers. 



Balearic Sandwort. Fl. March, Aug. CIt. 1 787. PL to \ ft. 



132 A. BIFLORA (Lin. mant. 71.) leaves ovate-roundish, 

 glabrous, rather imbricated ; stems procumbent, very much 

 branched ; peduncles lateral, 2- flowered; flower-buds roundish ; 

 sepals ovate, obtuse, shorter than the corolla ; capsules ovate, of 



3 valves, length of calyx ; valves callose at the apex. If . H. 

 Native of the south of Europe on the highest Alps, near the 

 limits of perpetual snow. All. ped. no. 1699. t. 44. f. 1. et t. 

 64. f. 3. good. Jacq icon. rar. t. 83. Flowers white. 



Var. ft, apetala (D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 782.) leaves imbricate, 

 ciliated; flowers apetalous. A. apetala, Vill. dauph. p. 622. 

 t. 48. 



Tno-flowered Sandwort. PL -J- foot. 



133 A.? MUSCOI'DES (H. B. et Kunth, gen. et spec. amer. 6. 

 p. 32.) plant creeping, glabrous ; leaves small, rather imbricate, 

 linear-lanceolate, nerveless, acutish, rather fleshy ; petals hardly 

 the length of the sepals ; capsules containing few-seeds ; seeds 

 smoothish. If . F. Native of South America on the summit of 

 mount Antisana, at the height of 6900 feet. A. nana, Willd. 

 herb, ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 1816. p. 201. Seeds very minute, 

 rather lenticular. Petals white. 



Moss-like Sandwort. PL creeping. 



134 A. TETRA'OYNA (Willd. herb, ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 

 1816. p. 201.) plant much branched, creeping, glabrous ; leaves 

 approximate, oblong-lanceolate, acutish, obsoletely 1 -nerved, 

 rather fleshy, and ciliated towards the base ; corolla exceeding 

 the calyx in length ; styles for the most part 4 ; capsules of 4 

 valves, containing 8 or 10 seeds ; seed tubercled. O- H. 

 Native of South America on Mount Antisana, at the height of 

 6300 to 6600 feet. H. B. et Kunth, gen. et spec. amer. 6. p. 30. 

 Flowers white. 



Four-styhd Sandwort. PL creeping. 



135 A. BRYOI'DES (Willd. herb, ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 1816. 

 )). 201 .) plant tufted, glabrous ; leaves small, imbricate, in 4 rows, 

 ovate, obtuse, concave, nerveless, thick, ciliated ; petals shorter 

 than the sepals ; capsules containing only 1 or 2 seeds. If. . F. 

 Native of America in very cold places on Mount Tolucca in 

 Mexico, at the height of 5700 feet. H. B. et Kunth, gen. 

 et spec. amer. 6. p. 33. Petals white. 



Bryum-like Sandwort. PL \ foot. 



136 A. DICRANOI'DES (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. et spec, 

 amer. 6. p. 34.) plant tufted, glabrous ; leaves imbricated in 



4 rows, ovate-lanceolate, acute, concave, 1 -nerved, ciliated; 

 flowers terminal, solitary, sessile, with 2 styles. It . F. Native 

 of South America on Mount Antisana, at the height of 6300 

 feet. Lobelia bryoides, Willd. herb. mss. ex Schlecht. in Rcem. 

 et Schult. syst. 5. p. 41. Fruit unknown. Flowers white. 



Dicranum-like Sandwort. PL -J foot. 



