98 DECANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. 



3. A. serpyllifolia^ stem much branched, rough, spreading; 

 leaves small, ovate, nearly sessile, rough ; flowers small, white ; 

 calyx hairy, three outermost of its leaves 5-ribbed. Thyme-leaved 

 Sandtiort. 



Hob. On walls and sandy ground, common. July. 



4. A. verna, tufted ; stem panicled ; leaves awl-shaped, blunt- 

 ish, smooth ; flowers white, the petals longer than the 3-ribbed 

 calyx. Vernal Sandwort. 



Hal. On St Abb's-head plentiful; and in a deep glen 

 about a mile south of Fastcastle, Rev. A. Baird. May 

 -Aug. 11 



* * Stipulas membranous. 



5. A. rubra, stems prostrate ; leaves linear, plane, somewhat 

 fleshy, tipped with a minute bristle ; stipulas sheathing ; flowers 

 purplish red ; seeds compressed, angular, roughish. Purple 

 Sandwort. 



Hal. Sandy fields, frequent. July, Aug. 



6. A. marina, stems prostrate ; leaves semicylindrical, fleshy^ 

 pointless ; stipulas sheathing ; flowers purplish-red ; seeds com- 

 pressed, bordered, smooth. Sea Sandwort. 



Hob. Sea-coast in marshy places. Sides of the Tweed above 

 the bridge, plentiful, Thomp. July. 



IV. PENTAGYNIA. 

 137. SEDUM. 



" Leaves flat. 



1. S. TelepUum, stem erect; leaves flattish, serrated ; flowers 

 purple, in a terminal leafy corymb. Orpine. 



Hob. Borders of fields near the sea, a mile north of Eye* 

 mouth, sparingly, Rev. A. Baird. Aug. Sept. ^ 



