108 TETKANDKIA TETUAGYNIA. [CL. IT* 



none ; stigmas obtuse. Seeds four, egg-shaped, obliquely 

 pointed, each elevated on a long stalk. Named after H. B. 

 Ruppius. 81. 



I. E. maritima. Sea Tassel-grass. The whole plant submersed, 

 Eoots fibrous, tufted ; stem long, slender, round, much branched, 



leafy. Leaves linear, alternate : spikes two-flowered, on short 



axillar stalks. Perennial : flowers in August and September : 

 grows in salt-water, ditches, and pools : not uncommon. Eng. Bot. 

 vol. ii. pi. 136. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 238. 278. 



19. SAGI'NA. PEARL-WORT. 



Calyx inferior, four-leaved. Petals four, egg-shaped, entire,, 

 spreading, shorter than the calyx ; sometimes wanting. Fila- 

 ments hair-like, ascending, shorter than the calyx; anthers 

 roundish, two-lobed. Germen superior, egg-shaped. Styles 

 awl-shaped, short, spreading ; stigmas obtuse, downy. Cap- 

 sule egg-shaped, one- celled, four-valved. Seeds numerous, 

 very small, stalked, and attached to a central receptacle. 

 Name signifies fattening food. 82. 



1. S. procumbens. Procumbent Pearl-wort. Stems procumbent ; 



leaves minutely pointed ; petals much shorter than the calyx. 



Stems from two to four inches long, spreading, leafy : leaves linear,, 

 three-ribbed, smooth : flowers drooping : petals white. Perennial . 

 flowers in June and July : grows in dry, gravelly, or sandy soil : 

 common. Eng. Bot. vol. xiii. pi. 880. Eng. FL vol. i. p. 239. 279. 



2. S. maritima* Sea, Pearl-wort.. Stems nearly erect, smooth * 



leaves blunt; petals none. Stems two or three inches high,, 



spreading at the bottom, branched, leafy: leaves fleshy, linear, 

 smooth. Annual: flowers from May to August: grows on the 

 sea-coast : not uncommon. Eng. Bot. vol. xxxu pi. 2195. Eng. FL 

 vol. i. p. 240. 280. 



3. S. apetala. Small Annual Pearl-wort. Stems nearly erect,, 

 hairy; leaves bristle-pointed, fringed ; petals generally wanting. 

 Stems two or three inches long, spreading at the base, leafy, co- 

 vered with spreading hairs : leaves linear, tipped with a bristle, and 

 fringed at the edges : petals sometimes present, very short, white* 

 generally wanting. Annual : flowers from May to August : grows 

 in dry, gravelly, or sandy places, on walls, rocks, &c. : common. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. xiii. pi. 881. Eng. FL vol. i. p. 240. 281. 



20. MCE'NCHIA. MOSNCHIA. 



Calyx inferior, four-leaved. Petals four, lance-shaped, 

 pointed,, converging, permanent. Filaments hair-like, ascending,, 

 shorter than the petals ; anthers roundish, two-lobed. Germen 

 superior, egg-shaped. Styles very short, spreading; stigmas 

 obtuse, downy. Capsule cylindrical, one-celled, one-valved. 

 Seeds numerous, kidney-shaped, stalked and attached to a 

 common receptacle. Named after Conrad Mcench. 83. 



1. M. erecta. Upright Mcenchia, Least Stichwort. Root fibrous t 



stems erect, three or four inches high, round, leafy : leaves opposite, 



