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4. SILENE. Cal. 5-toothed. Styles 3. Caps, more or less 

 complete!} 7 3-celled, 6-valved at top. Seeds reniform. 

 (Rarely 5 styles and 5-valved caps, in & maritima.) 



5. LYCHNIS. Cal. 5-toothed. Styles 5. Caps. 1- or half 5- 

 celledj opening at the top with 5 or 10 teeth. 



Suborder II, ALSINE/E. 



Sep. distinct. Stam. free, inserted into a more or less evi- 

 dent liypogynous ring. Caps, sessile. No stipules. 



* Valves of the caps, th^ same in number as the styles. 



6. SAGINA. Sep.. entire pet. (or none), styles and valves of 

 caps, each 4 5. Seeds reniform, wing-less. Stam. 4 10. 



7. HONKENKJA. Sep, 5. Pet. 5, large. Stam, 10, alter- 

 nating with glands. Styles and valves 3. Seeds few, 

 large. 



8. MINUARTIA. Sep. and pet. 5 or 4. Styles and valvefe 3 

 (or 4). Seeds many, with a naked hile. L. linear. 



0. CHERLERIA. Sep. 5. Pet. or 5, minute. Stam. 10, 

 outer ones opposite to the sep. and springing from an oblong 

 emarginate glandular base. Styles and valves 3, Seeds 

 few, small. 



** Valves of the caps, bifid or twice as many as the styles. 



10. AJEIENARIA. Sep. 5. Pet. 5, entire or slightly emargi- 

 nate, Stam. 10 or rarely 5. Styles 3. Caps/6-valved. 

 Seeds many. L. broad, 



11. HOLOSTEUM. Sep. 5. Pet. 5,jagyed at Hue end. Stam. 

 5 or 3 or 4. Styles 3. Caps, subcylindrical, many-seeded, 

 opening at the end with 6 teeth. 



12. STELLABIA. Sep. 5. Pet. 5, bifid. Stam. 10 (or fewer). 

 Styles 3. Caps, opening with 6 valves or teeth, manv- 

 seeded. 



13. MALACHIUM. Sep. o. Pet. 5, bifid or entire. Stam. 10. 

 Styles 5. Caps, opening with 5 bifid valves. 



14. CERASTITJM. Sep. 5. Pet. o, bifid. Stam. 10 or 5 or 4. 

 Styles o or 4. Caps, tubular, opening at the end with 10 

 teeth. In C. lapponicum the styles are mostly 3. 



