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2. Silene noctiflora L. Night-flower- 

 ing Catchfly. (Fig. 156.) Annual, viseid- 

 pubescent, l°-3° Mgh. Lower and basal 

 leaves obovate or oblanceolate, 2'-bY long, 

 obtuse, narrowed into a broad petiole; 

 upper leaves sessile, ovate-lanceolate, acute 

 or acuminate; flowers few, white or pinkish, 

 f'-l' broad, in a loose panicle; calyx about 

 1' long, tubular, 10-nerved and beautifully 

 veined, much enlarged by the ripening pod, 

 its teeth linear, acute; petals 2-cleft. 



Waste grounds, west end of Causeway and 

 north end of Harrington Sound, 1909. Intro- 

 duced. Native of Europe. Flowers in spring. 

 Naturalized in North America. The fragrant 

 flowers open at dusk and remain so until the 

 morning of the next day. 



3. Silene noctuma L. Nocturnal 

 Catchfly. (Fig. 157.) Annual, glandular- 

 puberulent, somewhat viscid above, l°-2° 

 high, erect or ascending. Leaves oblanceo- 

 late to oblong-spatulate, or the upper 

 linear, V long or less, often ciliate toward 

 the base; flowers distant in narrow racemes, 

 the lower slender-pedicelled ; calyx narrowly 

 tubular, about 4" long, 10-nerved, its teeth 

 lanceolate, ciliate ; petals very small, scarcely 

 exceeding the calyx; capsule subcylindric. 



Top of cliffs, abundant. South Shore near 

 Tucker's Town, 1908 and 1909, and on Wreck 

 Hill, 1912. Introduced. Native of southern 

 Europe. Flowers in spring. The flowers are 

 inconspicuous, opening at night. 



Silene maritima With., Maritime Bladder Campion, European, seen in the 

 Montrose garden in 1914, is a glabrous slender, branched perennial about 1° 

 high, with narrowly oblong or oblanceolate leaves l'-3' long, anil few whitish 

 flowers with an inflated calyx 8"-10" long. 



Dianthus Caryophyllus L., Carnation, Clove Pink, of southern Europe, 

 grown in flower-gardens, has tufted, linear leaves, the stem 6' high or more, a 

 cylindric, many-nerved calyx about 1' long, and spreading, toothed or incised, 

 red to white petals, the flowers solitary or few together, long-stalked, often 

 double. 



