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tube of the calyx, the border spreading. Filaments awl-shaped, 

 five shorter; anthers oblong, notched. Germen superior, egg- 

 shaped. Styles thread-like, erect, as long as the stamens; stigmas 

 slender, downy. Capsule egg-shaped, one-celled, five-valved. 

 Seeds numerous, kidney-shaped, granulated, stalked. Name, 

 agrou stemma, crown of the field. 237. 



1. A. Githdgo. Corn Cockle. Teeth of the calyx rising above the 



corolla ; petals undivided, without teeth. Stem from two to three feet 



high, covered with white hairs : leaves sessile, narrow lance-shaped : 

 flowers large, with purple petals. Annual : flowers in June and July : 

 grows among wheat : a troublesome weed. Eng. Bot. vol. xi. pi. 741. 

 Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 325. 705. 



18. LY'CHNIS. LYCHNIS. 



Calyx inferior, of one leaf, oblong, membranous, ribbed, five- 

 toothed, permanent. Petals five; the claws as long as the tube of 

 the calyx, the border spreading. Filaments longer than the calyx, 

 five of them later than the rest ; anthers oblong. Germen supe- 

 rior, nearly egg-shaped. Styles five, sometimes three or four, awl- 

 shaped, longer than the stamens ; stigmas downy, reflected. 

 Capsule egg-shaped, one-, three-, or five-celled. Seeds numerous, 

 roundish, roughish. Name from lychnos, a lamp. 238. 



1. L. Flos-Cuculi. Ragged Robin. Meadow Lychnis. Petals divided 

 into four linear segments ; capsule nearly globular, one-celled ; stem 



rough with deflected bristles. Stem erect, from one to two feet high, 



furrowed, the upper part clammy : leaves lance-shaped : panicle ter- 

 minal, forked, clammy : flowers rose-coloured : calyx purplish-red, the 

 ribs darker. Perennial : flowers in June : grows in moist meadows : 

 common. Eng. Bot. vol. viii. pi. 573. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 326. 706. 



2. L. Viscdria. Red German Catch-fly. Rock Lychnis. Petals 

 slightly cleft; capsule five-celled, stalked; leaves fringed at the base. 



Stems a foot high, round, smooth, clammy on the upper part : leaves 



narrow lance-shaped, with a slight woolly fringe at the base : petals 

 rose-coloured, veined. Perennial : flowers in May and June : grows in 

 rocky places : not frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. xi. pi. 788. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. 

 p. 327. 707. 



3. -L. alpina. Red Alpine Campion. Flowers densely corymbose ; 

 capsule five-celled, stalked ; leaves narrow lance-shaped, naked at the 



base. Stem nearly a foot high, not clammy : flowers rose-coloured : 



the petals cleft, with two small protuberances at the base of the limb. 

 Perennial : flowers in June and July : grows on rocks near the summits 

 of the Clova mountains. Eng. Bot. vol. xxxii. pi. 2254. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. 

 p. 328. 708. 



4. L. sylvtstris. Red Campion. Wood Lychnis. Flowers dioecious ; 

 petals cleft, crowned with four teeth ; capsule one-celled, roundish ; 



leaves egg-shaped, acute. Stem from one to two feet high, slightly 



clammy : panicle terminal, many-flowered : petals thin, bright rose- 

 coloured. Perennial : flowers in May and June : grows in woods, 

 hedges, and shady waste places : common. Eng. Bot. vol. xxii. pi. 1579. 

 L. dioica, var. .' Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 328. 709. 



