74 FOUNDATIONS OF BOTANY 



1. S. Cucubalus, Wibel. SNAPPERS, RATTLEBOX. A perennial 

 branched herb about 1 ft. high. Leaves opposite, smooth, ovate, or 

 ovate-lanceolate. Calyx thin and bladdery, beautifully veined. 

 Petals white, 2-cleft. Capsule nearly globular. In fields and along 

 roadsides, especially eastward. Introduced from Europe. 



2. S. pennsylvanica, Michx. WILD PINK. A perennial with low- 

 clustered stems (4-8 in.). Root-leaves wedge-shaped or spatulate, 

 those of the stem lanceolate. Flowers medium-sized, clustered. 

 Petals wedge-shaped, notched, pink, with a crown at the throat of 

 the corolla. Gravelly soil E. 



3. S. virginica, L. FIRE PINK. A slender perennial with erect 

 stem, 1-2 ft. high. Root-leaves spatulate, the upper leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate. Flowers few, peduncled, large and showy, bright crim- 

 son. Corolla crowned, petals deeply 2-cleft. Woods. 



4. S. Armeria, L. CATCHFLY, NONE-SO-PRETTY. A smooth, erect 

 annual or biennial, 6-15 in. high. Several nodes of the stem are 

 usually covered for part of their length with a sticky substance. 

 Leaves very smooth, with a bloom beneath, lanceolate or oblong- 

 lanceolate, clasping. Flowers showy, dark pink, nearly in. in 

 diameter, in flat-topped clusters. Calyx club-shaped. Petals some- 

 what notched. Cultivated from Europe and introduced. 



5. S. antirrhina, L. SLEEPY CATCHFLY. Stem smooth, slender, 

 830 in. high, sticky in spots. Leaves lanceolate or linear. Flowers 

 rather few and small, panicled. Calyx ovoid. Petals inversely 

 heart-shaped, pink, opening only for a short time in sunshine. Dry 

 waste ground. 



6. S. noctiflora, L. NIGHT-FLOWERING CATCHFLY. A tall, coarse 

 annual or biennial weed, covered with sticky hairs. Lower leaves 

 spatulate, the upper ones lanceolate and pointed. Flowers large, 

 white, opening at night or in cloudy weather. Calyx-teeth very long 

 and awl-shaped. Petals 2-parted. In fields and gardens, introduced 

 from Europe. 



VI. LYCHNIS, L. 



Plants with nearly the same characteristics as Silene, but 

 usually with 5 styles. 



1. L. chalcedonica, L. SCARLET LYCHNIS, LONDON PRIDE. A 

 tall, hairy perennial, (about 2 ft.). Leaves lance-ovate, somewhat 

 clasping. Flower-cluster flat-topped and very dense. Flowers 

 bright scarlet, not very large. Petals 2-lobed. Common in old 

 gardens ; from Russia. 



2. L. coronaria, Lam. MULLEIN PINK. A forking perennial 

 plant, 2 ft. high, covered with white, cottony down. Root-leaves 

 very wavy, spatulate ; stem-leaves ovate-lanceolate, wavy, clasping. 



