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4. M. leptophyl'la (Groves) ; 1. subulate-acute 3-veined, pet. 

 ovate attenuate beloiv shorter than the calyx, sep. lanceolate-subu- 

 late 3-veined with a membranous margin. E. B. 219. Als. 

 tenuifolia (Wahl.) ed. viii. St. slender, 4 6 in. high, much 

 branched, forked, with flowers in the forks. Glabrous. Some- 

 times the upper parts (Als. laxa, Jord.), or the cal. alone (Als. 

 hybrida Vill.), bear patent gland-tipped hairs. Sandy and 

 chalky places, rare. A. V. VI. E. I.* 



9. CHERLE'KIA Linn. 



1. C. sedoides (L.). E. B. 1212. Minuartia Hiern. Pet. 



generally wanting. Fl. solitary, on short stalks. St. very 

 many, forming a dense mass close to the ground. L. very 

 many, linear-subulate, finely ciliate. Summits of mountains. 

 P. VI. VIII. S. 



10. ARENA'RIA Linn. Sand wort. 



1. A. triner'via (L.) ; 1. ovate acute ciliate stalked 3 5- veined 

 the upper ones sessile, stam. 10, pet. shorter than the calyx, sep. 

 long-lanceolate acute 3-ribbed the intermediate rib strongest 

 and rough, seeds smooth appendayed. E. B. 1483. R. v. 216. 

 St. about a foot high, weak, branched, downy. Fl. solitary 

 from the forks of the stem and axils of the upper leaves. Ped. 

 ultimately spreading and curved just below the fruit. Lateral 

 veins of sep. often very faint. Distinguished by the appendage 

 to the hile of its seeds. Damp shady places. A. V. VI. 



E. S. L 



2. A. serpyllifolia (L.) ; /. ovate acute roughish sessile, pet. 

 shorter than the calyx, sep. ovate-lanceolate acute 3 5-veined 

 hairy on the veins, fr.-st. erect or patent straight longer than 

 the ampullaceous caps, which exceed the sepals. E. B. 923. 

 St. much branched, 3 6 in. long. Fl. from the forks of st. or 

 axils of leaves. Pet ovate, narrowed below. Ripe capsule 

 brittle. Sometimes [var. viscidula Roth] with viscid hairs 

 on the upper part, A. viscida Lois. I cannot distinguish 

 A. Lloydii 1 . Dry places and walls. A. VI. VIII. E. S. I. 



3. A. leptoclddos (Guss.) ; 1. small ovate acute sessile, pet. 

 shorter than the cal., sep. lanceolate acute 3-veined hairy on 

 the veins, fr.-st. patent curved at the top or ultimately straight 

 longer than the oroid-oblong caps, which exceed the sep. E.B.S. 



1 A. Lloydii Jord. (A. serpyllifolia var. macrocarpa Lloyd) is a 

 condensed seaside form with broader leaves and more strongly-veined 

 eglandular sepals. H. & J. G. 



