04 ORDEK 19.- CARYOPHYLLACE^E. 



1 1 S. Ylrgiiilra L. Slender, erect, branching; root-lvs. spatulate, ratuine obiong 

 lanceolate ; flowers large, cymous, cal. large, clavate ; pet. bifid, broad, crowned. 21 

 Woods, Pa. to 111. and S. 1 2f. Red. June. 



12 S. rotuiidllolla Nutt. Decumbent, branching; Ivs. thin, roundish-ovitl ; fls. sol 

 itary, very large; calyx cylindric-campaimlate ; petals bifid and toothed, deep scarlet 

 crowned. 11 Rocks, VV. States. Rare. June August. 



13 S. regla Sims. Splendid Catch-fly. Scabrous, somewhat viscid; St. rigid, erect; 

 Ivs. ovate-lanceolate ; cyme paniculate; pet. oblanceolate, entire, erose at the end: 

 sta. andstig. exserted. 11 O. to 111. and S. 3 4f. Bright scarlet. June, July. 



14 S. Pennsylvanica MX. \VildPink. St. clustered, low, ascending ; Ivs. spatu- 

 late or cuneate, of the stem lanceolate ; cyme few-flowered ; pet. slightly emarginate, 

 subcrenate. n Dry soils, N. Eng., S. and W. 610'. Fls. pink-red. June. 



1 5 S. Armerla L. Garden Catch-fly. Very smooth, glaucous ; st. branching, glu- 

 tinous below each node ; Ivs. ovate-lanceolate ; flowers in flat cymes ; pet. obcordate, 

 crowned ; cal. clavate, 10-striate. 1318'. July, September, t \ 



4. LYCHNIS, L. (Avx^o?, a lamp ; from fancied resemblance or use.) 

 Cal. tube bractless, 10-veined, limb 5 -lobed. Pet. 5, entire or cleft, often 

 Downed. Stam. 10. Styles 5. Caps, more or less 5-celled at base, open- 

 ing by 5 or 10 teeth. Handsome exotics, cultivated or . 



AGROSTEMMA. Calyx limb of 5 leafy, deciduous lobes exceeding the petals ....... No. 1 



LYCHNIS proper. Calyx limb of 5 persistent lobes shorter than the petals., .(a) 



a Fls. dioecious. Petals 2-lobed. white or purplish. Escaped from culture ...... No. 2 



a Fls. all perfect. b Petals 2-lobed or entire ............................... Nos. 3, 4 



b Petals 4-parted or laciniate ............................ Nos. 5, fi 



1 lj. Gitliago Lam. Corn Cocklf. St. forked : Ivs. linear, hairy ; fie. few, large, dull 



purple ; seeds large, blackish. (T) Fields. 2 3f. A handsome weed. July. 



2 L. dlurna L. Stem forked and panicled ; fls. ,? 9: pet. half-2-cleft ; pod ovoid 01 



pnbglobous. (2) Rare in cultivated grounds. 2f. June August. Eur. 



3 L. CORONARIA DC. Mullein Pink. Rose Camjnon. Villons; stem dichotomous ; ped. 



long, 1 -flowered ; petals broad, entire, v Italy. 2f. Purple, &c. 



4 Li. CHALCED^NICA L. Scarlet Lychnis or Sweet William. Smoothish ; fls. fasciculate ; 



calyx cylindric-clavate, ribbed; petals 2-lobed. 2i Russia. 2f. Scarlet. 



5 L. FLOSCUCULI L. Bagged Robin. Fls. fascicled; cal. campanulate, 10-ribbed ; pet. 



in 4 deep, linear segments. "U Em-ope. 1 2f. Flowers pink. 



6 Li. CORONATA L. Chinese Lychnis. Fls. terminal and axillary, 1 3 ; calyx rounded, 



clavate, ribbed ; petals laciniate. n 1 2f. Flowers large, red, &c. 



5. HOLOSTEUM, L. ("OAo?, all, o6reov, bone ; by antiplirasis, as 

 the plant is no Vw^but soft.) Sep. 5. Pet 5, erose-denticulate at the end. 

 Slam. 3 5, rarely 10. Styles 3. Caps. 1-celled, 00-seeded, opening by 6 

 teeth. Fls. white, in an umbel. 



II. u m bcllii turn L. LVB. smooth and glaucous, oblong, sessile ; pcd. long, terminal, 

 viscid, pedicels reflexed after flowering. (T) Fields: rare. &. $ Enr. 



6. CERASTIUM, L. MOUSE-EAR CHICKWEED. (KepaS, a horn; 

 from the resemblance of the capsule.) Sep. 5, ovate, acute. Pet. 5, 2-cleft 

 or lobed. Stam. 10, rarely fewer. Styles 5, opposite to the sepals. Cap- 

 sule cylindrical or ovoid, elongated, opening at top by 10 teeth, oo seeded 

 Flowers cymous, white. Fig. 44. 



Petals about as long as the sepals .......................... ... .......... Noe. 1, 2 



$ IVl;ils much longer than the sepals . .............................. Nos. 3, 4, 5 



