290 THE LAPLAND ALPS. 



tary upright flower. Must it not be a di- 

 stinct genus ? The petals are eight. ( Dry as 

 octopetala.) 



22. An abortive variety of Saa ifråga 

 n°. 5 {stellaris), with small, obtuse, white 

 petals, purple anthers, and a white embryo; 

 but very rarely flowering, as the blossoms 

 are all transformed into clusters of mmute 

 leaves. (See FL Lapp. t. 2. f. 3.) 



23. Pedicidaris with bluntly serrated 

 leaves, and a pale flesh-coloured flower, 

 with a deeper-coloured spot on the lip. 

 The upper lip is narrow ; the lower in three 

 equal segments. Calyx large, hairy. Fruit 

 Iioary. (Pedicidaris hirsuta.) 



24. Dwarf Catchfly. {Silene acaulis.) 



25. The same with stamens, but an 

 abortive fruit. Pistils three. Petals ob- 

 tuse, emarginate. Capsule of one cell. 

 Stamens ten. 



26. Sagina with emarginate petals and 

 an oblong capsule. Pistils three. Is it an 

 Alsine ? (Stellaria biflora ; see FL Lapp, 

 n, 158.) 



