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449. Star-flower. Trientalis americana. (Primulaceae.) A 

 weak woods plant, 3-9 in. high, with a cluster of leaves at 

 the summit of its unbranched stem, just below its i or 2 

 long-stalked flowers. Leaves essentially stalkless, lance-ob- 

 long, narrowed at both ends, faintly wavy-margined, about 

 23/^ in. long. Petals mostly 7, very slightly united at the 

 base. Labrador to Virginia, and westward. June. Fig. 449. 

 See also No. 466. 



450. Campion. Silcnc stcllata. (Caryophyllaccae.) An erect 

 perennial, covered with fine hairs. Leaves in 4's, essentially 

 stalkless, narrowed both ends, about 3 in. long. Flowers 

 about }i in. across, in a showy terminal cluster, white, the 

 petals fringed. Pod not much inflated. In woods. Mass. to 

 Georgia, and westward. July. There are several closely re- 

 lated species, one of them S. alba, has merely notched petals 

 and opposite leaves. It ranges from Penn. and District of 

 Columbia, westward. See No. 420. 



451. Spurry, Spergula arvcnsis. (Alsinaceae.) A weedy plant 

 of fields and waste places, usually much branched and sprawl- 

 ing. Leaves 12 or 18 at each joint, narrow, thread-like, about 

 I J/2 in. long. Flowers white, about 34 ii^- wide, in a loose 

 cluster. Petals 5, without notches or fringes. Nearly through- 

 out North America. Native of Europe. July. Fig. 451. 



452. Sandwort. Arcnaria caroliniana. {Alsinaceae.) A very 

 deeply rooted, cushion-like perennial, usually growing in sand. 

 Leaves tiny and needle-like, scarcely 34 "^- long, densely 



