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PARONYCHIE^E. V. ANVCHIA. VI. ILLECEBRUM. VII. PARONYCHIA. 



winter, and for this purpose it should be grown in a pot. A 

 mixture of sand and loam will suit the plant very well, and it 

 may either be increased by seeds or cuttings. 



V. ANY'CHIA (so named from its affinity to Paronychia). 

 Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 113. Juss. mem. mus. 2. p. 389. 

 Torr. fl. unit. stat. 1. p. 272. D. C. prod. 3. p. 369. Queria, 

 Gaert. fr. 2. t. 128. Nutt. gen. amer. p. 158. 



LIN. SYSI. Tri-Pentdndria, Digynia, Calyx 5-parted; se- 

 pals conniving, somewhat saccate, and callous at the apex. Pe- 

 tals and scales none. Stamens 3-5 ; filaments distinct. Style 

 none. Stigmas 3, subcapitate. Capsule indehiscent, 1-seeded, 

 covered by the calyx. North American, erect, dichotomous, 

 annual herbs, with the habit of Llnum cathdrticum. Leaves op- 

 posite, furnished with scarious stipulas at the base. Flowers 

 solitary in the axils of the branches, and in fascicles at the tops 

 of the short branches, green. 



1 A. DICHOTOMA (Michx. 1. c.) stem covered with retrograde 

 pubescence ; leaves cuneate-oblong ; stipulas longer than the 

 flowers; flowers in fascicles. O-H. Native of Virginia, New 

 York, Kentucky, and Canada, in dry woods and on hills. Queria 

 Canadensis, Lin. spec. Ort. dec. t. 15. f. 2. Nutt. 1. c. Anychia 

 dichotoma var. a. Torr. fl. unit. stat. 1. p. 273. A. Canadensis, 

 Elliott, car. 1. p. 307. 



Dichotomous Anychia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1806. PI. ^ to 

 | foot. 



2 A. CAPILLA'CEA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 369.) stem quite gla- 

 brous, smooth ; leaves ovate ; stipulas shorter than the flowers ; 

 flowers remote. O- H. Native of New Jersey and New 

 England, in pine barrens. Queria capillacea, Nutt. gen. amer. 

 1. p. 159. Anychia dichotoma ft, Torr. 1. c. According to 

 Torrey, this is only a smooth variety of the last. 



Capillaceous Anychia. PI. ^ to ^ foot. 



Cult. The seeds of these plants only require to be sown in 

 the open border in a dry warm situation in a light soil. 



VI. ILLE'CEBRUM (from Illecebra of Pliny, which is from 

 illicio, to allure ; pretty enticing plants). Gsertn. fil. carp. p. 36. 

 t. 184. Juss. mem. mus. 2. p. 386. R. Br. prod. p. 416. in a 

 note. Paronychia species, Tourn. Juss. Lam. and D. C. Ille- 

 cebrum species of Lin. 



LIN. SYST. Di-Pentandria, Digynia. Calyx 5-parted, nearly 

 3-sepalled ; sepals subcucullate, thickened, ending in an awn- 

 like horn at the apex on the back. Petals wanting, or 5 su- 

 bulate scales in place of the petals, alternating with the lobes of 

 the calyx. Stamens 2-5, opposite the sepals, and inserted in 

 their base. Style hardly any ; stigmas 2, capitate. Capsule 

 covered by the calyx, 5-valved, or divisable into 5 at the stripes. 

 Seed solitary from abortion, inserted in the side of the capsule. 

 Embryo hardly curved, placed on one side of the albumen, which 

 is farinaceous. A small trailing herb, with opposite leaves, fur- 

 nished with scarious stipulas at the base. Flowers axillary or 

 cymose. Bracteas scarious, smaller than the flowers. 



1 I. VERTICILLA'TUM (Lin. spec. p. 280.) stems trailing, fili- 

 form, glabrous ; leaves roundish ; flowers crowded in the axils 

 of the leaves, verticillate. If. . H. Native of Europe, in bogs 

 and wet meadows. In England in the western part of Cornwall, 

 about Penzance, and in Devonshire, in marshy boggy ground. 

 Schkuhr, handb. t. 50. Vill. in Schrad. journ. 1801. p. 409. t. 4. 

 Smith, engl. bot. t. 895. Fl. dan. t. 335. Vaill. bot. par. 1. 15. 

 f. 2. Flowers snow white, furnished with scarious bracteas at 

 the base. Calyxes cartilaginous. Stamens 2 ex Juss., the rest 

 abortive, 5 ex Schkuhr. Root creeping. 



Whorled Knot-grass. Fl. July, Aug. England. PL tr. 



Cult. The seeds of this plant should be sown in a moist situ- 

 ation, where the plants will thrive and flower freely ; and if the 



seeds be allowed to scatter themselves, the plants will rise regu- 

 larly every season. It is worth cultivating, being a small deli- 

 cate beautiful plant. 



VII. PARONY'CHIA (from Trapa, para, near, and ovw, 

 onyx, a claw ; supposed to cure a tumour which rises near the 

 nail). Juss. mem. mus. 1. p. 388. D. C. prod. 3. p. 370. St. 

 Hil. fl. bras. 2. p.185. Paronychia species of Tourn. Juss. gen. 

 Illecebrum species of Lin. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia, Calyx 5-parted (f. 22. 

 f.} ; lobes concave, cucullate, generally mucronate at the apex 

 (f. 22. 6.). Petals or scales 5, subulate, alternating with the 

 lobes of the calyx. Stamens 5 (f. 22. a.). Style one, entire or 

 bifid (f. 22. rf.); lobes papilliferous inside. Capsule 1-seeded (f. 

 22. e.), membranaceous, indehiscent or 5-valved, covered by the 

 calyx. Herbaceous or suffrutescent much branched plants. 

 Leaves opposite, stipulate ; stipulas scabrous, twin on both sides 

 between the leaves. Young leaves frequently in fascicles in the 

 axils of the old leaves. Flowers cymose or glomerate, but 

 usually crowded in the axils of the leaves. 



SECT. I. CHJKTONY'CHIA (from \aiTrj, chaile, a head of hair, 

 and owl,, onyx, a claw ; in reference to the lobes of the calyx 

 ending in a bristle each). D. C. prod. 3. p. 370. Lobes of calyx 

 equal, dilated at the apex, membranous, ending in an awn on 

 the back. Scales or petals, or abortive stamens perhaps want- 

 ing. Flowers cymose. 



1 P. ? CYMOSA (D. C. in Lam. diet. 5. p. 26. fl. fr. 3. p. 402.) 

 stems erect, branched, divaricate, puberulous ; leaves linear, 

 nearly terete, glabrous, awned ; flowers cymose, ultimate ones in 

 fascicles. O- H. Native of Spain, Greece, Mauritania, in 

 sandy places. Illecebrum cymosum, Lin. spec. 299. exclusive 

 of Bocc. syn. Vill. in Schrad. journ. 1801. p. 408. t. 4. Flowers 

 greenish. This plant is allied to Illecebrum, but is probably a 

 distinct genus. 



Cymose Paronychia. Fl. July. Clt. 1820. PI. | foot. 



SECT. II. EUNY'CHIA (altered from Paronychia. This section 

 is supposed to contain the genuine species of the genus). D. C. 

 prod. 3. p. 370. Lobes of calyx equal, awned, mucronate or 

 nearly unarmed, not dilated at the apex. Flowers crowded in 

 the axils of the leaves. 



2 P. ECHINA'TA (Lam. fl. fr. 3. p. 232. exclusive of Lin. syn.) 

 stems branched, prostrate, smoothish ; leaves oval, glabrous ; 

 flowers subsecund, crowded in the axils of the leaves, puberu- 

 lous ; lobes of calyx drawn out into somewhat divaricate awns. 

 Q. H. Native of Mauritania, Portugal, Corsica, Sicily, Pro- 

 vence, in sand by the sea side. Illecebrum echinatum, Desf. atl. 

 1. p. 204. Vill. in Schrad. journ. 1801. p. 409. t. 4. Smith, fl. 

 graec. t. 245. Bocc. sic. t. 20. f. 3. Flowers greenish. 



Echinaled-Rovrered Paronychia. Fl. July. Clt. 1821. PI. 

 prostrate. 



3 P. BRASILIA' NA (D. C. in Lam. diet. 5. p. 23.) stems trail- 

 ing, puberulous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, narrowed both at the 

 base and apex, mucronate, pubescent on both surfaces ; flowers 

 crowded in the axils of the leaves ; calyx glabrous, deeply 5- 

 parted : lobes ending in a long mucrone each. (j . G. Native 

 of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, by road sides. P. Bona- 

 riensis, D. C. prod. 3. p. 370. Flowers white. 



Brazilian Paronychia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1820. PI. tr. 



4 P. COMMU'NIS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 186.) stems trailing, 

 puberulous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, narrow at the base and 

 the apex, mucronate, pubescent on both surfaces ; flowers 

 crowded in the axils of the leaves ; calyx turbinate, pubescent ; 

 lobes equal, ending in short points. 1J. . G. Native of Brazil, 

 in pastures in that part of the province of St. Paul called Cam- 



