502 THE LAPLAND ALPS. 



(L. opetald.) Leaves pink-like. Flo^Ver 

 solitary at the top of the stalk. Calyx 

 ovate, inflated, closed, with ten black 

 hispid ribs, which branch near the top. 

 Petals five, oblong, brownish, shaped ex- 

 actly like the usual claws of a Lychnis^ 

 but without any border. Stamens ten. 

 Embryo oblong, inclining to cylindrical, 

 contracted in the middle, obtuse, blackish. 

 Pistils five, whitish. The petals, stamens 

 and pistils are all concealed within the 



calyx. 



43. A small Aster, with one solitary 



white flower. {Erigeron uuijiorum.) It has 

 the calyx of the A melius, the flower of a 

 daisy, white with a yellow disk. 



44. A viviparous grass, Poa. (Rather 

 Festuca vivipara.) 



45. Junciis with a sharp rigid point. 

 {Ju7icns, n. 11 6. J'7. Lapp.) 



46. A Catchfly which is not viscid, with 

 the flowers collected into a tuft. [Lychnis 

 alpina.) 



47- A smooth Cerastium, agreeing in 



