90 CARYOniYLLACK.K. (iMNK FAMILY.) 



« • * Cali/x not inflated, except bi/ the enlarfjinff pod : amuials. 

 t- Glabrous, a portion of each joint of the stem (fhitinons : flowers pink. 



8. S. Armkria, L. (Swki;t-Wii,liam Catcih-ly.) Glaucous ; /«(ws ocnte- 

 liinccolalc ; ilowors in Hat cymes, ojk'II in suiisliiiic ; cuti/x chihsluipid ; petals 

 notched, crowned witli awl-shaped scales. — Escaped IVoui yaidcus : rare. (Adv. 

 from Eu.) 



9. S. antirrhina, L. (Si.kkpy C.) Stem slender (8'- 30' hi-h) ;/< am 

 lanceolate or linmr; ilowers small, paniculate; calyx ovoid; petals obeordate, 

 crowned, opening transiently in sunshine. — Dry soil : co'himon in waste places. 

 June - Sept. 



-<-■»- Viscid-pubescent: flowers tvhite or veorli/ so, openinrj at r,ir/hl, sweet-scented. 



10. S, NOCTi'uNA, L. (Night C.) Leaves short, the lower spatulatc, the 

 upper linear ; flowers small, altei-nate in a \ sided spike ; petals 2-parted. — Intro- 

 duced sparingly in Pennsylvania, according to Schweinitz. (Adv. from Eu.) 



11. S. noctifl6ra, L. (NiGiiT-FLOWiiRiNG C.) Viscid-hairi/, tall (1°- 

 8° high) ; lower leaves large and spatulatc; the upper lanceolate ; y?oirersye«', 

 peduncled ; calyx-tube elongated (over 1' long), soon ovoid, with awl-shaped 

 teeth ; petals rather large, 2-parted, crowned. — Cultivated grounds. (Nat. 

 from Eu.) 



* * * * Dwarf t lifted, smooth, perennial : flowcrinrj s/ioots Ifloweied. 



12. S. acaulis, L. (Moss Campion.) Tufted like a mo.ss (1'- 2' high), 

 leaves linear, crowded ; flowers almost sessile, or rarely on a naked peduncle ; 

 petals purple or rarely white, notched or entire, crowned. — Alpine summits 

 of the White Mountains, New Hampshire. July. (Eu.) 



5. LYCHNIS, Tourn. Lychnis. Cockle. 



Styles 5, rarely 4 ; and pod opening by as many or twice as many teeth : other- 

 wise nearly as in Silene. Calyx in one species with leaf-like lobes. (Ancient 

 Greek name for a scarlet or flame-colored species, from Xvxvos, a liflit or lamp. ) 



1. L. vespektIna, Sibth. (Evening L.) Biennial, usually dioecious, 

 viscid pubescent, in foliage, &c., like Silene noctiflora ; but .5 styles ; calyx much 

 shorter, the fertile enlarging and broadly ovoid in fruit, with lance-linear teeth ; 

 flowers white or pinkish, opening at evening. (L. dioica, L. in part.) — Cult. 

 or waste grounds : scarce. (Adv. from Eu.) 



2. L. GituXgo, Lam. (Corn Cockle.) Annual, clothed with long 

 soft appressed hairs ; flowers long-])eduncled ; calyx-lobes similar to the lorn/ and 

 linear leaves, surpassing the broad and crownless purple-red petals, falling otf in 

 fruit. (Agrosteinma Githago, L., & cd. 2.) — A weed in wheat-fields, too 

 common, the black seeds of Cockle being injurious to the appearance of the 

 flour. (Adv. from Eu.) 



6. ARENARIA, L. Sandwort. 



Sepals 5. Petals 5, entire, sometimes barely notched, rarely wanting. Sta- 

 mens 10. Styles 3, rarely more or fewer, opposite as many sepals. Pod short, 

 splitting into as many or twice as many valves as there are styles, few -many- 



