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3. A. serpyllifolia, Linn. Thyme-leaved Sandwort. Leaves 

 ovate, acute, subscabrous, sessile ; calyx hairy, its outer sepals 

 5-ribbed. Br.Fl. 1. p. 206. E. Fl. v. ii. p. 307. E. Bot. t. 

 923. 



Walls and dry waste places, frequent. Fl. June. 0. Two to six 

 inches high, erect or procumbent, much branched, pubescent. Leaves 

 rather small, rigid. Flowers white, on short stalks, from the forkings 

 of the upper part of the stem, or the axils of the leaves. Petals as 

 long as the calyx. 



4. A. ciliata, Linn. Fringed Sandwort. Leaves spathulate, 

 roughish, ciliated at the base ; stems much branched, procum- 

 bent ; flowers terminal, solitary ; sepals lanceolate, acute, with 

 many ribs half as long as the corolla. Br. Fl. 1. p. 206. E. 

 Fl. v. ii. p. 310. E. Bot. t. 1745. 



Limestone cliffs on Sea- Fin, and Ben Bulben, County of Sligo. Fl. 

 June, July. 2 . Leaves in pairs, rather fleshy. Flowers terminal, on 

 long stalks, large, white, conspicuous. 



# sfc Stipules at the base of each pair of leaves. 



5. A. rubra, Linn. Purple Sandwort. Stems prostrate ; 

 leaves narrow, linear, acute, plane, somewhat fleshy, tipped with 

 a very minute bristle ; stipules ovate, cloven ; capsule as long as 

 the calyx; seeds compressed, angular, roundish. Br.Fl. 1. p. 

 208. E. Fl. v. ii. p. 31 1. E. Bot. t. 852. 



Gravelly or sandy soils, frequent. Fl. June. Q- Very much 

 branched and spreading. Stipules, a pair of ovate, acute, white, mem- 

 branaceous scales, united at their base. Flowers numerous, in the 

 axils of the upper leaves, solitary. Calyx nerveless, and, as well as 

 the rather short peduncles, glandular and viscid. Petals ovate, red, 

 about as long as the calyx. Peduncles, after flowering, slightly bent 

 back. The seeds constitute the essential character by which this is 

 known from the following species. 



6. A. marina, Oed. Sea-Spurrey Sandwort. Stem prostrate; 

 leaves semicylindrical, fleshy, awnless ; stipules ovate, cloven ; 

 capsule longer than the calyx ; seed compressed, smooth, with a 

 broad, membranous, pellucid border. Br. FL \.p. 208. E. 

 FL v.\\. p. 311. E. Bot. t. 358. A. rubra, ft. Linn. 



Frequent upon the sea-coast. FL June, July. 0. or $ . Much 

 larger and stouter in all its parts than the last, besides the difference 

 arising from the seed. 



7. A. verna, Linn. Vernal Sandwort. Stems numerous, 

 panicled above ; leaves subulate, acute, when dry 3-nerved ; 

 petals obovate, and as well as the capsule longer than the lan- 

 ceolate acuminated 3-nerved calyx. Br. FL \.p. 206. E. FL 

 v ii. p. 300. E. Bot. t. 512. 



Trap rocks on Magilligan, County of Deny, where it was first ob- 

 served by Mr. Templeton. Between Lunenagh Castle and Kilferna, 

 County of Clare ; Doctor Osborne. Island of Arran ; Mr. R. 



