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7. A. cilia'ta, L. ; procumbent or ascending, leaves oblong-spat'iiulate 

 obtuse 1 -nerved, flowers subsolitary, bracts foliaceous, sepals oblong-lanceo- 

 late with 3 hairy ribs much shorter than the petals. 



Ireland, Orkney and Shetlands; fl. June-July. — Perennial, dark green, hairs 



reflexed. Stems 3-6 in., numerous, matted, tips ascending. Leaves J-f in., 



petioled. Flowers nearly \ in. diam. Sepals subacute, margins membranous. 



Petals spathulate. Capsule ovoid, as long as the sepals. Seeds not arilled. 



— Distrib. Arctic and Alpine Europe, E. to Crete. 

 A. cilta'ta proper ; pubescent, leaves ciliate, ribs of sepals hairy. — Sligo 



Mountains, alt. 1,000-1,700 ft. 

 Snb-sp. A. nobve'gica, Qunn.; almost glabrous, leaves denser shorter 



broader more fleshy, peduncles shorter, ribs of sepals glabrous.— Shetlands 



and Orkney. 



Section 3. Ammode'nia, Gmel. (gen.). Flowers polygamous. Disk 

 glandular, 10-lobed. Capsule fleshy, usually 3-valved. Seeds 1-2 > large. 

 Honcke'nya, Ehrh. 



8. A. peploi'des, L. ; creeping, fleshy, leaves ovate acute recurved, 

 flowers 1-3 together axillary subsessile, sepals obtuse. Sea Purslane. 

 Sandy and pebbly shores, N". to Shetland; Ireland; Channel Islands; fl. 



May- Aug. — Perennial, dark green, glabrous. Rootstock creeping ; branches 

 4-8 in., ascending. Leaves ^-| in., decussate, margins cartilaginous. 

 Flowers J in. in diam., pedicels compressed. Sepals with membranous 

 margins. Petals of male fl. as long as the sepals, of female shorter, 

 Stamens 10, the alternate shorter. Styles 3-5. Capsule globose. Seeds 

 obovoid, concavo-convex. — Distrib. W. Europe from the Arctic regions to 

 Spain, Arctic America. — Used as a pickle in Yorkshire. 



Section 4. Cherle'ria, L. (gen.). Flowers polygamous. Sepals united 

 at the base. Petals or minute. Disk with 5 large glands. Seeds few, 

 minute, smooth. 



9. A. Cherle'ri, Benth. ; densely tufted, leaves closely imbricate linear- 

 subulate 3-gonous, flowers solitary, sepals obtuse. Alsine Cherleri, Fenzl. 

 Cherleria sedoides, L. Cyphel, 



Lofty Scotch mountains, alt. 2,500-3,000 ft. ; fl. June-Aug. — Perennial, form- 

 ing mossy, yellow-green cushions 6-12 in. diam., with a very long tap root. 

 leaves £-£ in., obtuse, ciliate, grooved above. Flowers sessile, proterandrous. 

 Sepals 3-nerved, margins membranous. Petals 0, or in the male fl. subu- 

 late. Capsule ovoid, shorter than the sepals. — Distrib. Alps of Central 

 and S. Europe, Pyrenees. 



9. SAGI'NA, L. Pearl-wort. 



Very small, tufted, annual or perennial herbs. Leaves subulate, connate 

 at the base. Flowers small, solitary, pedicelled, proterandrous. Sepals 

 4-5. Petals 4-5, entire, sometimes minute or 0. Stamens 4, 5, 8, or 10. 

 Ovary 1-celled ; styles 4-5, opposite the sepals ; ovules many. Capsule 

 4-5-valved to the base. — Distrib. Temp, and cold N. and S. hemispheres ; 

 species 8. — Etym. doubtful. 



