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3. S. graminea, stem nearly erect ; leaves linear-lanceolate, en- 

 tire ; flowers, small, white, in a terminal spreading panicle, 

 their petals nearly as long as the 3-ribbed calyx. Lesser Stitch, 

 wort. 



Hab. Heathy pastures and bushy places, common. May. If. 



3. S. glauca, stems nearly erect, smooth ; leaves linear-lanceo- 

 late, entire, glaucous ; flowers white, on erect partly scattered 

 stalks, their petals much longer than the 3-ribbed calyx. Glau- 

 cous Stitchwort. 



Hab. "Wet marshy places, rare. Side of the pond above 

 Spindlestone. June, July. ^ 



5. S. uliginosa, stem weak ; leaves elliptic-lanceolate, entire, 

 with a callous tip; flowers small, white, irregularly panicled, 

 lateral or terminal, their petals shorter than the calyx. Bog 

 Stitchwort. 



Hab. Ditches and watery spots frequent. June. 



136. ARENARIA. 



* Stipulas none. 



1. A. peploides, herb smooth, succulent; stem much branched ; 

 leaves ovate, acute, fleshy ; flowers in the axils of the upper 

 leaves, nearly sessile, small, white ; calyx obtuse, without ribs. 

 Saiidwort. 



Hab. Sandy sea-coast. Lamberton Shields ; Spittal sands 

 and coast to the southward, Thomp. June, July. 7/ 



2. A. trinervis; stems weak, branching, downy ; leaves ovate, 

 acute, stalked, 3, or rarely 5-ribbed ; flowers small, white ; ca- 

 lyx obscurely 3-ribbed, with a rough keel. Plantain-leaved Sand- 

 wort. 



Hab. Shady bushy places. On the wooded part of Spindle- 

 stone Hills. May, June. 



It is surely an error to describe this plant as having no 

 bracteas. See SMITH'S Eng. Fl. ii. 307. 



