142 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (Bull. 
Silene Virginica L. Indian Pink. 
Dry sandy uplands. Lafayette Co.; Grenada Co.; New 
Albany; DeKalb; Ripley. May-June. 
| | Geol. Surv. Herb. 
Silene ovata Pursh. Round Leaf Silene. 
Rich shaded slopes. Hatchie Hills; Aleorn Co. Spring. 
SAPONARIA L. 
Saponaria officinalis L. Soapwort. (Adv.). 
Escaped from gardens all over the state. July. 
VACCARIA IL. Cow-herb. 
Vaccaria vaccaria (L.) Britton (Saponaria vacearia L.) Adv. 
Occasionally found in cultivated ground. Oxford. May. 
Geol. Surv. Herb. 
SAGINA lL. Pearlwort. 
Sagina decumbens (Ell.) Torr. & Gray. (Spergula decumbens 
Ell.) 
Damp pastures. Oxford and Carrollton. April. 
Geol. Surv: Herb. 
Sagina decumbens Smithii (Gray) Wats. (S. subulata Smithii 
Gray). 
Dry sandy soil. Southern counties (Mohr). April. 
ALSINE IL. Chickweed. 
Alsine media L. Startwort-Chickweed. (Stellaria media Smith.) 
Found throughout the state in moist open lands. Febru- 
ary-April. 
Geol. Surv. Herb. 
Alsine pubera (Michx.) Britton. Hairy Starwort. (Stellaria 
pubera Michx.). 
Rich woods in northeast counties. Tishomingo Co. (Alli- 
son). May-June. 
