CL. X.] DECANDEIA TBIGYNIA. 199 



as the calyx, narrow and angular ; the limbs flat, dilated towards 

 the end, obtuse, variously notched. Filaments awl-shaped, as 

 long as the calyx, spreading at the top ; anthers oblong, com- 

 pressed. Germen oval. Styles two, awl-shaped, longer than 

 the stamens ; stigmas revolute, tapering. Capsule cylindrical, 

 one-celled, opening with four teeth. Seeds numerous, roundish, 

 compressed. Name anthos, flower, Dios, of Jupiter. 229. 



1 . D. Armeria. Deptford Pink. Flowers aggregate ; scales of the 



calyx lance-shaped, downy, as long as the tube. Stem about a 



foot high, corymbose above : flowers small, speckled pink and white. 

 Annual: flowers in July and August: grows in pastures and hedges : 

 rare. Eng.Bot. vol. v. pi. 317. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 286. 656. 



2. D. prolifer. Proliferous Pink. Flowers aggregate ; scales of 



the calyx egg-shaped, blunt, longer than the tube. Stem erect, 



simple, from three to twelve inches high : flowers red, scentless. 

 Annual : flowers in July : grows in sandy pastures, in England : 

 rare. Selsey Island, Sussex; near Norwich; in a marl-pit at Sand- 

 ridge Hill, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire. Eng. Bot. vol. xiv. pi. 

 956. Eng. FL vol. ii. p. 286. 657. 



3. D. Caryophy'llus. Clove Pink. Flcfwers solitary ; scales of the 



calyx almost rhomboidal, very short, petals irregularly toothed. 



Stem panicled: leaves linear, channelled: flowers pale flesh- 

 coloured. Perennial : flowers in June and July : naturalized on 

 old walls, in various parts of England. Eng. Bot. vol. iii. pi. 214. 

 Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 287. 658. 



4. D. deltoides. Maiden Pink. Flowers solitary; scales of the 

 calyx two, broadly lance-shaped, acute, with membranous margins ; 



leaves bluntish, rough on the margin ; petals notched, smooth. 



Stems numerous, decumbent, matted, when in flower ascending, six 

 or eight inches long : flowers pale rose-colour, with a circle of deep- 

 coloured dots at the mouth. Perennial : flowers from July to Oc- 

 tober: grows in dry hilly banks and pastures : frequent. Eng.Bot. 

 vol. i. pi. 61. Eng.Fl. vol. ii. p. 288. 659. 



5. D. cce'sius. Mountain Pink. Stems single-flowered ; scales of 

 the calyx short, roundish ; leaves rough at the edges ; petals irre- 

 gularly toothed. Stems from four to six inches high, four- 

 cornered : flowers pale rose-coloured, fragrant. Perennial : flowers 

 in July : grows on Cheddar Rocks, Somersetshire. Eng. Bot. vol. i. 

 pi. 62. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 288. 660. 



TRIGYNIA. 



10. SILE'NE. CATCHFLT. 



Calyx inferior, of one leaf, tubular, with five teeth, perma- 

 nent. Petals five ; claws narrow, as long as the calyx, bor- 

 dered ; limb flat, frequently cleft, either naked at the base, or 

 furnished with two teeth. Filaments awl-shaped, five alter- 

 nate ones attached to the petals, and later than the rest; 

 anthers oblong. Germen cylindrical or egg-shaped. Styles 

 three, longer than the stamens; stigmas oblong, oblique. 



