Tennessee Flora. 11 



DIANTHUS L. 



Dianthus Armeria L. Pink. River banks at Marion, S. W. 

 Va. Advantitious from Europe. J. K. Small. 



ALSINE L. (Stellaria L.) 



Alsine media L. Stellaria media Cyr. Common chick 

 weed. Waste places. O. S. Naturalized from Europe. Jan- 

 uary-December. M. 



A. pubera (Michx.) Britton. Stellaria pubera Michx. Great 

 chick weed. Rich woodlands. O. S. April, May. 



A. longifolia (Miihl.) Britton. Stellaria lon.jjifolia Mlihl. 

 Stickwood. Low grounds, Kingston Springs. May. 



A. fontinalis (Short & Peter) Britton. In wet places, in the 

 glades. Frequent in the vicinity of Nashville. April, May. 



A. prostrata. Stellaria prostrata Baldw. Knoxville. A. 

 Ruth. 



CERASTIUM L. 



Cerastium viscosum L. Mouse-ear chick weed. Meadows 

 and waste places. O. S. April. 



C. vulgatum L. Pastures and roadsides. O. S. March- 

 May. 



C. longipedunculatum Miihl. C. nutans Raf. Moist 

 grounds and hillsides. O. S. May, June. 



C. arvense L. Knoxville. A. Ruth. 



C. oblongifolium Torr. C. arvense oblongifolium Holt. & 

 Britton. Moist, shady banks, growing in tufts. Nashville. 

 April, May. 



SAGINA L. 



Sagina decumbens (Ell.) Torrey & Gray. Pearl wort. 

 Damp and dry soil. On pavements. Nashville, Knoxville. 

 March-May. 



ARENARIA L. (Alsine Wahl.) 



Arenaria serpyllifolia L. Sandwood. Dry, rocky ground. 

 O. S. March, April. 



*A, patula Michx. A. Pitcheri Nutt. Limestone regions 

 of M. Tenn. Nashville, Knoxville. April, May. 



A. Groenlandica (Retz.) Spreng. A. glabra Michx. High- 



*A. patula Michx. Type, as I understand it, has corolla expanded 

 to 15 mm. and ripe capsule exceeding calyx lobes by one-third. There 

 is Ji variety occurring in the same region with expanded flowers only 

 5-7 mm., other proportions equal to former, and the testa marked with 

 the same beautiful design like the former A. patula tenella. 



