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tube of the calyx, the border spreading. Filaments awl-shaped, 

 five shorter ; anthers oblong, notched. Germen superior, egg- 

 shaped. Styles thread-like, erect, as long as the stamens ; 

 stigmas slender, downy. Capsule egg-shaped, one-celled, five- 

 valved. Seeds numerous, kidney-shaped, granulated, stalked. 

 Name agrou stemma, crown of the field. 237. 



1. A. Githdgo. Corn Cockle. Teeth of the calyx rising above the 



corolla ; petals undivided, without teeth. Stem from two to three 



feet high, covered with white hairs : leaves sessile, narrow lance- 

 shaped : flowers large, with purple petals. Annual: flowers in June 

 and July : grows among wheat : a troublesome weed. Eng. Bot. 

 vol. xi. pi. 741. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 325. 705. 



18. LY'CHNIS. LYCHNIS. 



Calyx inferior, of one leaf, oblong, membranous, ribbed, five- 

 toothed, permanent. Petals five ; the claws as long as the tube 

 of the calyx, the border spreading. Filaments longer than the 

 calyx, five of them later than the rest ; anthers oblong. Germen 

 superior, nearly egg-shaped. Styles five, sometimes three or 

 four, awl-shaped, longer than the stamens; stigmas downy, 

 reflected. Capsule egg-shaped, one-, three-, or five-celled. 

 Seeds numerous, roundish, roughish. Name from lychnos, a 

 lamp. 238. 



1. L. Flos-Cuculi. Ragged Robin. Meadow Lychnis. Petals di- 

 vided into four lineal segments ; capsule nearly globular, one- 

 celled; stem rough with deflected bristles. Stem erect, from one 



to two feet high, furrowed, the upper part clammy : leaves lance- 

 shaped : panicle terminal, forked, clammy : flowers rose-coloured : 

 calyx purplish-red, the ribs darker. Perennial : flowers in June : 



ows in moist meadows: common. Eng. Bot. vol. viii. pi. 573. 

 Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 326. 706. 



2. L. Viscdria. Red German Catch-fly. Rock Lychnis. Petals 

 slightly cleft ; capsule five-celled, stalked ; leaves fringed at the 



base. Stems a foot high, round, smooth, clammy on the upper 



part : leaves narrow lance- shaped, with a slight woolly fringe at the 

 base : petals rose-coloured, veined. Perennial : flowers in May and 

 June : grows in rocky places : not frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. xi. pi. 

 788. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 327. 707. 



3. L.alpina. Red Alpine Campion. Flowers densely corymbose ; 

 capsule five-celled, stalked ; leaves narrow lance-shaped, naked at 

 the base. Stem nearly a foot high, not clammy : flowers rose- 

 coloured : the petals cleft, with two small protuberances at the base 

 of the limb. Perennial : flowers in June and July : grows on rocks 

 near the summits of the Clova mountains. Eng. Bot. vol. xxxii. pi. 

 2254. Eng. Fl. vol.ii. p. 328. 708. 



4. L.sylve'stris. Red Campion. Wood Lychnis. Flowers dioecious ; 

 petals cleft, crowned with four teeth : capsule one-celled, roundish : 



leaves egg-shaped, acute. Stem from one to two feet high, 



slightly clammy : panicle terminal, many-flowered: petals thin, 

 bright rose-coloured. Perennial : flowers in May and June : grows 

 in woods, hedges, and shady waste places : common. Eng. Bot. 

 vol. xxii. pi. 1579. L. dioica, var. a. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 328. 709. 



