26 13. CARYOPHYLLACE^E. 



colour; opening in the evening, then fragrant. Cap, large, as 

 long as the teeth of the ca?., often bursting the tube, very hard, 

 teeth erect. 



Not common. (B) P. 6 7. Borders of a field beyond Tollcross; fields on the 

 London road; also at the sand pits, Tollcross; hedges between Motherwell and 

 Wishaw ; near Torrance, &c. 



3. L. DIUBNA, Sibth. Red-Campion. Closely allied to the 

 last species. Le. ovate, softly pubescent, slightly viscid. Fl. in 

 a dichotomous cyme ; dioecious. Pet. red, seldom nearly white. 

 Cal. of the mal. fl. narrow, of the fertile fl. short and broad. Cap. 

 nearly globose, teeth reflexed. 



Common. In woods, and damp hedge banks. (B) P. 6 7. Carmyle and Ken- 

 muir banks; Cambuslang glen; Calderwood glen; Blantyre Priory, &c. 



4, AGROST^MMA. Corn-Cockle. 



A. GITHAGO, L. Stem erect, 1 4 ft. high, with a few ascend- 

 ing branches. Le. linear -lanceolate, acute, 2 4 inches long. Fl. 

 solitary. Ped. long. Cal. ribbed, extending considerably beyond 

 the Cor. Pet. pale purple, scarcely emarginate. Plant covered 

 with adpressed white hairs. 



Wheat fields. Not common. (B) A. 68. Wheat field opposite Dalbeth, south 

 side of Clyde; Cathcart; fields on the Paisley road; plentiful in Bute; Cumbrae 

 and Arran. 



5. SAGfNA. Pearl-ivort. 



A. Sepals, petals, stamens, styles, and teeth of cap. 4. 



1. S. PKOCUMBENS, L. Procumbent Pearl-wort. Stems nume- 

 rous, mostly prostrate ; central one leafy, short, erect, bearing no 

 flowers. Le. linear, slightly fleshy, nearly flat, obtuse at the 



apex, suddenly contracted into a short mucro. Sep. longer than 

 the petals, spreading when the cap. is ripe. Cap. nodding, erect 

 when mature. 



Very common. On walls and dry pastures. (B) P. 59. 



2. S. MARITTMA, Don. Sea Pearl-wort. Stems numerous, 

 slender, erect or ascending ; central stem bearing fl. Le. linear, 

 fleshy, flat above, rounded on the back, mostly obtuse, some- 

 times with a very short point. Sep. slightly spreading. Pet. 

 none. Cap. erect. Plant more fleshy than the last, with a 

 purplish tinge, quite glabrous. 



Frequent. On the coast; WemyssBay; Cumbrae and Arran. (B) A. 5 9. 



B. Sep., pet., and styles 5. St. usually 10. 

 3. S.SUBULATA, Wimm. Aid-shaped Pearl-ivort. Stems 

 decumbent, the central one bearing no flowers ; lateral ones short. 

 Lower le. crowded, subulate, tipped with a long point, ciliated. 

 Ped. very long, slightly reflexed at the apex after flowering, then 

 erect. Cal. glandular, closing on the cap. when mature. 



Not common, Tops of walls. (S) P. 6 8. Shettleston ; near Tollcross ; Cross- 

 basket; Kilmun; Gourock; Bute and Arran. 



