CARYOPHYLLE>C 



row, lanceolate, of a bluish green, bearing a mass or 

 white flowers, the petals entire or a little crenate. June- 

 September. Rocky districts of the granitic Alps between 

 1000 and 2000 m. 



S. quadrifida. Tufty, grass-like plant, with numerous, 

 spreading, slender stems, furnished with bright green 

 leaves, narrow and lanceolate; flowers small, numerous, 

 of the purest white, with 4-toothed petals. July-Septem- 

 ber. Cool, shady limestone rocks in the Alps and Jura. 

 Succeeds in shady crevices of the rockery or old walls. 



S. saxifraga. A grassy plant, with slender stems, nar- 

 row, dark green leaves, detached flowers, borne 2-3 on 

 long peduncles, a corolla only opening at night, the 

 divisions being curled by day, white within and reddish- 

 brown outside. July-September. Sunny rocks in the Alps 

 (1000-1800 m.). 



Lychnis 



"Eng. : Campion ; Fr. : Lychnide; Ger. : Lichtnelke. 



Although the species included in the genus are some- 

 what coarse and flaunting, yet the brilliance of colouring 

 makes them very ornamental and striking in a garish fashion 

 for a less select corner in the rockery or border. L. Vis- 

 caria splendens plena is of so dominant magnificence that 

 it will kill any of the more delicate shades of red and 

 therefore calls for discretion in planting. The native 

 alpina is interesting without brilliance. The Japanese 

 haageana, with many beautiful hybrids, and the Spanish 

 Legascx should not be omitted. Many grow readily from 

 self-sown seeds another reason for cautious handling. 

 All are robust in constitution and do well, without much 

 attention, in light soil, exposed to the sun. 



Characteristics: Calyx with five teeth; petals on very 

 long claws; five styles; the fruit capsular, opening by five 

 valves or ten teeth. 



