MOUNTAIN FLOWERS 27 



ROCK SANDWORT 



Arenaria iiardifolia. Pink Family 



Stems: diffusely cespitose, glabrous below, branching from the base. 

 Leaves: slender, rigid, subulate, numerous, fascicled in the axils. 

 Flowers: petals oblong-obovate ; sepals ovate, very acute. Fruit: capsule 

 as long as the calyx. 



A tiny plant with white starry blossoms that finds a home 

 in crevices of the rocks at extremely high altitudes. There 

 are many different species of Sandwort in all mountain 

 regions, and some of them, such as A. biflora, or Arctic Sand- 

 wort, have been found 9000 feet above sea level ; but they 

 are insignificant plants, and only attract passing attention 

 when seen near the snow-line, where vegetation is so sparse 

 that even the smallest flower is welcomed with avidity. 



STICHWORT 



Stellaria longipes. Pink Family 



Stems : smooth. Leaves : ascending, linear-lanceolate. Flowers : few, on 

 long slender pedicels; petals two-cleft; sepals ovate. Fruit: capsule 

 ovoid. Seeds smooth. 



A pretty little flower, with whitish-green leaves, very 

 pointed at the ends. 



FIELD CHICKWEED 



Cerastiuni arvense. Pink Family 



Stems: erect, pubescent with reflexed hairs, cespitose, four to eight 

 inches high. Leaves: linear-oblong, acute, clasping; bracts small. Flowers: 

 cymose, few-flowered ; petals five, obcordate. 



This is quite the prettiest and most attractive of all the 

 Chickweeds, and will be found growing in profusion on many 

 a sunny bank and dry meadow during the months of June 

 and July. It is frequently called " Star of Bethlehem," and 



