-VOL. II.] PINK FAMILY. I? 



2. Gypsophila paniculata L,. Tall Gypsophyll. (Fig. 1464.) 



Gypsophila paniculata L. Sp. PI. 407. 1753. 



Perennial, glabrous or sometimes pubes- 

 cent below, stem slender, erect, much 

 branched, i-2 tall. Leaves lanceolate, those 

 of the stem i' long or more, 2 // -4 // wide, 

 acuminate at the apex, narrowed at the base, 

 those of the branches much smaller, the 

 bracts and bractlets minute; flowers ij^ // -2 // 

 broad, very numerous in panicled cymes; 

 pedicels 2 // -5 // long; calyx campanulate, i" 

 high, deeply 5-lobed, the segments with 

 broad scarious margins; petals white or pink, 

 slightly emarginate, one-fourth to one-half 

 longer than the calyx. 



Near Etnerson, Manitoba (according to Ma- 

 coun ) . Fugitive from northern Europe or Asia. 

 Summer. 



6. TUNICA Adans. Fam. PL 2: 255. 1763. 



Rigid and slender mainly perennial herbs, with small glomerate panicled or solitary 

 flowers, bracted at the base. Calyx top-shaped or campauulate, 5-toothed, 5~i5-nerved. 

 Petals 5, long-clawed, the limb emarginate or bifid. Stamens 10. Styles 2. Capsule ovoid 

 or oblong, dehiscent by 4 apical teeth or valves. Seeds compressed, laterally attached; 

 embryo straight, eccentric. [Latin, a cloak, in allusion to the 

 bracts at the base of the calyx.] 



A genus of about 20 species, natives of southern Europe and 

 western Asia. 



i. Tunica Saxifraga (L,.) Scop. Tunica. Saxi- 

 frage Pink. (Fig. 1465.) 



Dianthus Saxifraga L,. Sp. PI. 413. 1753. 



Tunica Saxifraga Scop. Fl. Cam. Ed. 2, 300. 1772. 



Perennial, tufted, sparsely pubescent or glabrous; stems dif- 

 fuse or ascending, 4 / -S / long, terete, branching. Leaves linear- 

 subulate, erect, very acute, 3 // ~5 // long, less than l /2 ff wide, 

 connate at the base, the lower imbricated, the upper distant, 

 their margins scabrous or ciliate; flowers panicled, about 3" 

 broad, pink or purple; calyx campanulate, 5-ribbed, 3" long, 

 twice the length of the scarious-margined acute bracts. 



Roadsides, Flushing, Long Island, N. Y., and London, Ontario. 

 Adventive from Europe. Summer. 



7. SAPONARIA L. Sp. PI. 408. 1753. 



Annual or perennial, erect or diffuse herbs, mostly with broad leaves and large flowers. 

 Calyx ovoid, oblong or tubular, 5-toothed, obscurely nerved. Petals 5, entire or emarginate, 

 long-clawed. Stamens 10. Ovary i-celled or incompletely 2-4-celled; styles 2. Capsule 

 ovoid or oblong, dehiscent by 4 short apical teeth or valves. [Latin, soap; its juices abound 

 in saponin, and have cleansing qualities.] 



About 35 species, natives of Europe, Asia and northern Africa. 



