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CaRYOPHYLLACEjE. 



Arenaria serpyllifolia Linn. — Seeds (1910) planted on I4th July, 1911. On 



28th July, 1911, several had germinated. 



Cotyledons petiolate, blade ovate — oblong, entire, obtuse or pointed, 



glabrous. Petiole 1|-2| mm. long, blade 2^-3 mm. by 1-1| mm. 

 A. (rinervia Linn. — Seeds (1909 probably) planted on 6th May, 1911. On 



24th June, 1911, three had germinated, and on 14th July, 1911, two 



more had germinated. 



Cotyledons petiolate, blade lanceolate, entire, pointed, glabrous. Petiole 



4-6 mm. long, blade 6-7 mm. by 3-3i mm. 

 A. verna Linn.— Seeds (1910) planted on 6th October, 1910. On 19th 



November, 1910, some seeds had germinated. On 19th November, 1911, 



another had germinated. 



Cotyledons sessile, linear, entire, obtuse, glabrous, 3|mm. by f mm. 

 Cerastinm aroense lAmi.—?>eQdiS (1910) planted on 6t]i May, 1911. On 3rd 



June, 1911, five had germinated, and on 19th June, 1911, another had 



germinated. 

 G. vulgatum Linn. — Seedlings found in Co. Dublin on 23rd October, 1910. 



Cotyledons broadly lanceolate, tapering to the base, entire, pointed, 



glabrous, 3 mm. by f-1 mm. 

 Lychnis dioica Linn. — Seeds (1910) planted on 6th October, 1910. On I9th 



November, 1910, some seeds had germinated. On 4th March, 1911, many 



seeds had germinated. 



Cotyledons ovate-elliptical, tapering at the base, entire, obtuse, 



glabrous, 8-9 mm. by 2^-3 mm. First leaves hairy. 

 L. GUhago Scop.— Ten seeds (1910) planted on 6th October, 1910. On 7th 



December, 1910, these had germinated and had formed several leaves. 

 Silene ucaulis Linn. — Seeds (1910) planted on 6th May, 1911. On 19th June, 



1911, several had germinated. Cotyledons oblanceolate, tapering to the 



base, rather fleshy, 8 mm. by 1| mm. 

 8. ainoena Huds.— Seeds (1910) planted on 22nd June, 1911. On 14th July, 



1911, several had germinated. 



Seedlings were found at Dalkey on 6th May, 1910. Cotyledons 



lanceolate-elliptical, tapering at the base, somewhat fleshy, entire, obtuse, 



glabrous, 8-11 mm. by 2-3 mm. First leaves hispid on the margin. 

 8. latifolia 'R^ndlQ and Britten.— Seeds (1910) planted on 12th July, 1911. 



On 16th September, 1911, one had germinated, and on 28th October, 1911, 



another had germinated. 



