CAUYOPUYLLAClC^li. (I'lNK FAMILY.; 95 



* * Parts of the flower infivcx, the stamens not rnn/i/ 10. 



3. S. subul^ta, Wiininer. Perennial (or apparently annual), asccndin};; 

 the peduiuli's anil calyx with the margins of the upper lcave.s at flrst (/liui(liil<ir- 

 ptiU'.srciil ; leaves siiort, often hristly-tippcd, not faseieled in the a.xils; pedniieles 

 slender; jieta/s eqnalliiuj or shoiter than the cdyjc (S. Klliottii, Fetizl.), — or in 

 var. SMfrmi, a .slender form, seemingly annual, ajietalous, at least in the later 

 flowers. — Near I'iiiladelphia, in waste j;;round, and sandy fields, &c., Sonicrs' 

 I'uint, New Jersey, V. E Smith. — This form has the aspeet of No. 2. Seeds 

 niitiutily roufihened. (Perhaps nat. from Eu.) 



4. S. nod6sa, Fenzl. I'erennial, tufted, glabrous, or glandular ahove : 

 stems asceniling (3' -5' high; lower leaves thread-ibrm, the upper short and 

 awl-shapeil, with minute ones yo.sc/c/t'c/ ('« //iCfV a.r(7s so that the brandihts a/ijiear 

 kiiotti/ ; petals much lonifcr than the cali/r. (Spergula nodosa, L.) — Wet sandy 

 soil, along the coast of Maine, New Hampshire, also Lake Superior, and north- 

 ward. (Eu.) 



11. SPERGULARIA, Pcrs. Saxd-Spurret. 



Sepals .'). Petals 5, entire. SUuncns 2 - 10. Styles and valves of the many- 

 seeded jtod ."3, very rarely .5, w hen the valves alternate with the sepals ! Em- 

 bryo not coiled into a complete ring. — Low herbs, mostly on or near the sea- 

 coast, with liliform or linear somewhat fleshy opposite leaves, and smaller ones 

 often clustered ill the axils : stipules scaly-membranaccous : flowering all sum- 

 mer. (Name altered from .S'/(f7Y/(//«.) — Genus also known under the name of 

 LnrfGOxuM, Fries. Our species, which perhaps run together, are here arranged 

 in view* of Kindberg's monograph, but with some reduction. They are all 

 annuals and subiicrennials. 



1. S. rilbra, Presl., var. camp^Stris. Nearly glabrous, except the snm"- 

 mit of the prostrate slender stems, peduncles, and sepals, which are usually gland- 

 ular-pubescent; leaves filiform ; stipules triangulai--awl-shaped ; ;>orfs and pink- 

 red corolla small (2"), hardlj (quaUiiuj or exceeding the calyx; seeds rough with pro- 

 jfctlnq jioints, seini-obovate or giUious-iredge-shaped, ivingless. — Sandy or gravelly 

 dry soil. New England to Virginia along and near the coast, but rarely mari- 

 time. (Eu.) 



2. S. sallna, Presl. Larger and more decidedly fleshy than the jircccding, 

 with ovate stiiiules, and peduncles rarely longer than the pod, which is longer 

 than the calg.r (.'S" long) ; jietals jiale ; seed^ ohovate-roundcd and roughened with 

 points, wingless or narrow-winged. — Brackish sands, &c., coast of New Eng- 

 land to Virginia and southward. (Eu.) 



3. S. m6dia, Presl. Distinguished from the last mainly by the snm>lh 

 srtds, either winged or wingless; peduncles c(iualling or exceeding the pod, 

 which is 2" or 3" long, and a little exceeds the c<di/x. (Le])igonnm medium. Fries. 

 L. leiospermum, Kindlirrg.) — Salt marshes and .sands, with the last. (Eu.) 



Var. macroc^rpa. (S. macrocarpa, Prexl. Lepigonum mariuum. Fries.) 

 Eoot more woody and |ierennial ; potl ^y - 5" \on>x, surpassing the valgx ; seeds 

 also larger, rounded, broadly winged, or a few wingless. — Sea-beaches, rare 

 northward. (Eu.) 



