56 ORDER 19. CARYOPHYLLACEJ5. 



tloNKENYA. Caps, splitting into 3 (5) valves. Disk large, 10-lobed No. 11 



ALSINE. Capsule splitting into 3 entire valves. Disk inconspicuous .. (a) 



a Sepals 3 or 5-veined. acute, or acuminate '. Nos. 4, 5, fl 



a Sepals veiiiless, obtuse. b Leaves rijrid. subulate, imbricated No. 1 



b Leave* soft, opposite, spreading Nos. 8, 9, 10 



1 A. gerpyllifolla L. St. dichotomons, spreading; Ivs. ovate, acute, subciliate: 



pet. Rhorter than the acute sep. ; pod ovate. Sandy pi. 25'. Lvs. 2 3". Jn.-Ang. 



2 A. dlfTiiKa Ell. St. long, diffuse ; Ivs. lance-ovate, acute at both ends ; ped. 1-flwd. ; 



pet. oval, much shorter than the calyx, or 0. li Moist woods, S. 2 5f. Apr. June. 



3 A. Isiterlflora L. Upright, slightly pubescent; Ivs. oval, obtuse; ped. lateral, 2 to 



fl-flwd. ; seeds (strophiolate) appendaged at the hilum. it Damp shades, N. 6 W. Jn. 



4 A. patula MX. Sts. divaricately branched, very slender ; Ivs. linear-filiform, obtuse ; 



petals emarginate. <T) Cliffs, Va. and Ky. (J W. June July. 



5 A. Pitcher! T. & G. Erect, fastiglately branched, almost glabrous ; Ivs. linear, ob- 



tuse, flat ; pet. entire, twice as long as the 5-veined sepals. (T) Tenn. and W. 3 <y 

 fl A. stricta MX. G'abrous, diffuse; st. branched from the base ; Ivs. subulate-lineal, 

 rigid, eo fascicled in the axils as to appear whorled ; cymes few-flowered, with spread- 

 ing branches. 2l Sterile grounds. 8 1(K. May, June. 



7 A. sqiiarrosa MX. Crespitous ; stem few-flowered ; lower leaves squarrous-imbri- 



cate, crowded, upper ones few, all subulate, channelled, smooth ; petals obovate, 3 

 times longer than the sepals, it Barrens, L. I. to Ga. 6 1(X. April Aug. 



8 A. Greenlandlca Spr. Caespitous ; sts. numerous, filiform ; Ivs. linear, flat, spread- 



ing; ped. 1-flwd.. elongated, divaricate. it HighMts. N. 3'. Fls. 8", numerous. Jl.Aug. 



9 A. brevliolia N. Erect (not tufted), few-leaved ; stems many, filiform : Ivs. minute, 



few, remote, ovate-subulate ; sepals oblong. <T) Rocks, Ga. 2 1'. May. 



10 A. gla.bra MX. Csespitous, glabrous; sts. filiform: Ivs. linear setaceous, spread- 

 ing; sep. oval, veinless. half as long as rhe petals, it Mts. S. 4 (>'. Fls.fi". July. 



11 A. peploides L. Sts. creeping, with upright branches, tufted; Ivs. ovate, fleshy, 

 half-clasping; fls. small, the veinless sepals exceeding the petals, li Coast. If. May. 



9. MQSNCHIA, Ehrh. (Dedicated to'Momch, a German botanist.) Sep. 

 4, as long as the 4 entire petals and opposite to the 4 styles. Stam. 4. Caps, 

 ovoid, not exceeding the calyx, opening by 8 teeth, co-seeded. @ Low, 

 smooth, glaucous. Flowers white. 



IW. quaternella Ehrh. Dry places, Md. Stems simple, 2 3', with 1 or 2 flowers. 

 Leaves lance-linear, acute. Apr. May. Eur. (Sagina erects L.) 



10. SAGINA, L. PEARL WORT. (Lat. mgina, food or nourishment , 

 badly applied to these minute plants.) Sep. 4 or 5. Pet. 4 or 5, entire, 

 often 0. Stam. as many or twice as many as the sepals. Styles 4 or 5, al- 

 ternate with the sepals, but the valves of the pod are opposite. Diminutive 

 herbs with linear leaves and small white flowers. 



* Petals 0. or 4, and much shorter than the 4 sepals. Stam. 4 Nos. 1, 2 



* Petals 5. equalling or much exceeding the 5 sepals. Stem. 10 Nos. 3, 4 



1 S. proj.umben L. Procumbent, glabrous ; pet. about half as long as the roundish, 



obtuse sepals, sometimes ; Ivs. linear-filiform, it Damp, N. 3 4'. June. 



2 S. aptala L. Erect, pnberulent : pet. very minute, or none ; sep. oblong, acute ; 



Ivs. linear-subulate. 'T) Sandy, N. Y., N. J. and W. Stems filiform, 21'. May, Jn. 

 it S. subulata Wimmcr. Smooth or puberulent, tufted ; Ivs. filiform-linear, mucro- 



nate. shorter than the erect ped. ; pet. 5, as long as the ovate, obtnse sep., rarely 0. @ 



Sane y, S. 2 6'. Lvs. 6". March, April. (S. Elliottii Fenzl.l 

 4 S. iiodona Fenzl. Tnfted, ascending, glabrous ; Ivs. subulate, the upper very short 



and fascic.led ; p-t. murh longer than the sepals, y Sandy shores, N. 



