CL. X.] DECANDRIA TRIGYNIA. 199 



the end, obtuse, variously notched. Filaments awl-shaped, as 

 long as the calyx, spreading at the top; anthers oblong, com- 

 pressed. Germen oval. Styles two, awl-shaped, longer than the 

 stamens; stigmas revolute, tapering. Capsule cylindrical, one- 

 celled, opening with four teeth. Seeds numerous, roundish, com- 

 pressed. Name anthos, flower, Dios, of Jupiter. 229. 



1. D. Armeria, Deptford Pink. Flowers aggregate; scales of the 



calyx lance-shaped, downy, as long as the tube. Stem about a foot 



high, corymbose above : flowers small, speckled pink and white. An- 

 nual : flowers in July and August : grows in pastures and hedges : rare. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. v. pi. 317. Eng. Ft. vol. ii. p. 286. 656. 



2. D. prolifer. Proliferous Pink. Flowers aggregate ; scales of the 



calyx egg-shaped, blunt, longer than the tube. Stem erect, simple, 



from three to twelve inches high : flowers red, scentless. Annual : 

 flowers in July : grows in sandy pastures, in England : rare. Selsey 

 Island, Sussex ; near Norwich ; in a marl-pit at Sandridge Hill, Hanley 

 Castle, Worcestershire. Eng. Bot. vol. xiv. pi. 956. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. 

 p. 286. 657. 



3. D. Caryophy 'llus. Clove Pink. Flowers solitary ; scales of the 



calyx almost rhomboidal, very short, petals irregularly toothed. 



Stem panicled : leaves linear, channelled : flowers pale flesh-coloured. 

 Perennial : flowers in June and July : naturalized on old walls, in 

 various parts of England. Eng. Bot. vol. iii. pi. 214. Eng, Fl. vol. ii. 

 p. 287. 658. 



4. D. deltoides. Maiden Pink. Flowers solitary ; scales of the calyx 

 two, broadly lance-shaped, acute, with membranous margins; leaves 

 bluntish, rough on the margin ; petals notched, smooth. Stems nu- 

 merous, decumbent, matted, when in flower ascending, six or eight 

 inches long : flowers pale rose-colour, with a circle of deep-coloured dots 

 at the mouth. Perennial : flowers from July to October : grows in dry 

 hilly banks and pastures : frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. i. pi. 61. Eng. Fl. 

 vol. ii. p. 288. 659. 



5. D.c&'sius. Mountain Pink. Stems single-flowered ; scales of the 

 calyx short, roundish ; leaves rough at the edges ; petals irregularly 



toothed. Stems from four to six inches high, four-cornered : flowers 



pale rose-coloured, fragrant. Perennial : flowers in July : grows on 

 Cheddar Rocks, Somersetshire. Eng. Bot. vol. i. pi. 62. Eng. FL vol. ii. 

 p. 288. 660. 



TRIGYNIA. 



11. SILE'NE. CATCHFLY. 



Calyx inferior, of one leaf, tubular, with five teeth, permanent. 

 Petals five; claws narrow, as long as the calyx, bordered; limb 

 flat, frequently cleft, either naked at the base, or furnished with 

 two teeth. Filaments awl-shaped, five alternate ones attached to 

 the petals, and later than the rest ; anthers oblong. Germen 

 cylindrical or egg-shaped. Styles three, longer than the stamens; 

 stigmas oblong, oblique, downy on the upper side. Capsule egg- 



