13. CARYOPHYLLACE^E. 25 



1. DfANTHUS. Maiden-Pink. 



D. DELTOIDES, L. Stems branched, slender, 6 10 in. high. 

 Le. narrow, slightly rough and downy, lower obtuse. Cal. scales 

 usually 2, sometimes 4, teeth of cal. with minute ciliae. Fl. soli- 

 tary, rose colour or white. Pet. smooth, edge dentate. 



Very rare. Banks and hedges. (B) P. 69. Banks of Clyde, near Thankerton, 

 Mr. Dunlop. 



2. SIL^NE. Campion, Catchfly. 



1. S. ACAULIS, L. Moss Campion. Stems tufted, 2 3 in. 

 high. Le. linear, acute, ciliated at the base. Fl. solitary, erect, 

 purple, sometimes white. Pet. crowned. Cap. usually longer 

 than the cal. 



Rocky places on Ben Lomond. (H) P. 68. 



2. S. INFLATA, Sm. Bladder-Campion. Stem elongated, de- 

 cumbent at the base, 1 2 ft. high. Le. ovato-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate ; uppermost bracts membranous. Fl. in a dichotomous cyme. 

 Cal. inflated, reticulated, whitish green. Pet. pure white, deeply 

 cloven, lobes narrow, scales not distinct. Whole plant glaucous 

 and smooth. 



Not common. Pastures and road sides. (B) P. 68. Paisley" Canal bank; 

 Cambuslang; banks of the Caledonian Railway, near the Townhead; around 

 Hamilton, &c. 



Var. puberula. Stem and le. closely covered with short hairs. 

 Cal. smooth. 



Banks of Clyde opposite Daldowie. Very rare. 



3. S. MARiTiMA, With. Sea Bladder Campion. Stems much 

 branched, decumbent, spreading. Le. lanceolate or spathulate, 

 nearly fleshy. Bracts mostly herbaceous. Cyme of few flowers, 

 very similar to the last species. Pet. crowned ivith a cloven acute 

 scale. 



Common. On all our shores, from Gourock and Helensburgh to Arran. (B) P. 

 68. 



3. LYCHNIS. Campion, Lychnis. 



1. L. "FLOS-cucuLi, L. Ragged-Robin, Meadow- Lychni^ Rose 

 of Heaven, Wild- Williams. Flowering stems erect, 1 2 ft. high. 

 Le. lanceolate. Fl. loosely cymose . Ped. long and slender. Cal. 

 10-veined, tinged with red. Pet. rose coloured, cleft into 4 8e 9~ 

 ments, with 2 bifid scales at the base of the limb. 



Very common. In moist pastures. (B) P. 57. Paisley Canal bank; Possil 

 marsh, &c. 



2. L. VESPERTINA, Sibth. White-Campion. Flowering stems 

 erect, 1 2 ft. high, with a few spreading hairs, slightly viscid. 

 Le. ovato-lanceolate, attenuated into footstalks. Fl. few, in a 

 dichotomous cyme ; dioecious. Pet. pure white, or very pale rose 



