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4. SILENE, L. Catchflv. Campion. 



Calyx 5-tootlKcl, 10- many-ncrvcd, naked at the base. Stamens 10. Styles 

 3, rarely 4. Tod 1 -celled, sometimes S-eelled at least at the liase, ojieniny liy :i 

 or 6 teeth at tiie ape.x. — Flowers solitary or in cymes. IVtals mostly crowned 

 with a scale at the base of the blade. (Name from ataXov, sdlira, from the 

 viscid exudation on the stems and calyx of many sj)ecies. The Eni^dish name 

 Catclifly alludes to the same peculiarity.) 



* Calyx blodderlij-iiifluted : perennial : flowers pan ided, white, in summer. 



1. S. Stell^ta, Ait. (Starry Campion.) Leaves in whorls of A, ovate- 

 lanceolate, taj)er-i)uinted ; caly.x bell-shaped ; petals cut into a fringe, crownlcss. 

 (Cueubalus stcllatus, Z.) — Wooded banks, Rhode Island to Wisconsin, and 

 southward. — Stem 3° high, with a large and open pyramidal panicle. Co- 

 rolla 5' l)road. 



2. S. nivea, DC. Leaves opposite, lancrolate or ohlonrj, taper-pointed ; calyx 

 oblong- ; petals wedyeform, 2-clefl, minutely croivned. — Columbia, Pennsylvania, 

 to Ohio and Illinois: rare. — Stem 10-2° high, almost smooth. Flowers few, 

 larger than in the last. 



3. S. ixflXta, Smith. (Bladder Campion.) Glaucous; haves opposite, 

 ovate-lanceolate ; calyx (/lobular, much inflated, elegantly veined; petals 2-eleft, 

 nearly crownless. — Fields and roadsides, E. New England to Pcnn. — A foot 

 high. Flowers loosely cymose. (Nat. from Eu.) 



* * Calyx elongated or club-shaped, not inflated except by the enlarging pod: flowers 

 cymose or clustered : perennial, pubescent xvith viscid hairs, especially the calyx : 

 petals crowned, rtd or rose-color. 



4. S. Pennsylvanica, Michx. (Wild Pink.) Stems low (4'- 8' high) ; 

 root-leaves narrowly spatulate, nearly glabrous, tapering into hairy petioles ; 

 stem-leaves (2 or 3 ))airs) lanceolate ; floweis cltisterid, short-stalked ; calyx elub- 

 sha]ied ; petals wedge-form, sliijhlly notched and erodid. pinl:. — Gravelly places, 

 E. New England to PcnTi., Kentucky, and southward. Ajiril -June. 



5. S. Virginica, E. (Fire Pink. Catciifi.y.) Stems slender (1°- 

 2° high); leaves thin, spatulate, or the tipper oblong-lanceolate; floirers fw and 

 loosely cymose, peduncled ; calyx oblong cylindrical, soon obconical ; petals ol>- 

 long, 2-clef}, deep crimson; the limb 1' long. — Open woods, W. New York 

 (Dr. Sartwell) to Illinois and southward. June -Aug. 



fi. S. r6gia, S'ims. (RoTAi. Catchfly.) Stem roughish, erect (3°-4° 

 high); leaves thirkish, ovate-lanceolate, acute; flowers numerous, short -sU diced, in 

 clusters, forming a strict ])anic]e ; calyx ovoid-club-shaped in fruit ; jietals sjxitn- 

 late-lanceolate, mostly undivided, deep scarlet. — Prairies, Ohio to Illinois, and 

 southward. .luly. 



7. S. rotundifolia, Nutt. (Rofnd leaved Catchfly.) Viscid-hairy; 

 stems weak, branched, deiumbent (2° long) ; leaves thin, round, abruptly pointed. 

 the lower obovate; flowers few, loosely cymose, stalked ; calyx elongated ; pit- 

 nls 2-clefl and cut-toothed, deep scarlet. — Shaded banks of the Ohio, and in Ken- 

 tucky. June - Aug. — Leaves and flowers large. — The last three j»robably run 

 together. L & M— 24 



