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XIV. CARYOPHYLLACE/E. 



Sepals 5, separate or partially miitecl, imbiicate, equal. Petals 5, equal, idternatc witli tlie 

 sepals. Stamens 5 or 10 ; occasiouaUy, by abortion, fewer. Stigmas 2-5, sessile on top of 

 Fruit, wbich, in most cases, splits at top into as many, or twice as many, points as there are 



stigmas. 



Placenta central. Embryo cmT^ed. 



The Tribes are : — 



1. SILENEiE.— Embryo cuiTed round a fleshy albumen. Sepals united into 



a tube ............ 



2. ALSINEJ;.— Embryo as in Ti-ibe I. Sepals all separate 



3. ELATINE^E.— No Albimien 



Gen. 107-113. 

 Gen. 114-126. 

 Gen, 127. 



Tribe I. SILENEM 

 107. GYPSOPHILA. 



A. Calyx without scales at the base. 



1. repens. El. in a lax corymb. Stem de- 

 cumbent, smooth. L. lineari-lanccolate. Teeth 

 of Cal. obtuse. Stamens shorter than petals. 

 p. 6-8. Stony. Alps. Pyr. 



2. fastigiata. El. in a dense corymb. 

 Stem ascending ; upper part glutinoso-pubes- 

 cent. L. lineari-lanceolate. Teeth of Cal. erect, 

 very obtuse. Stamens exceeding petals, p. 6-8. 

 Montp. ? e. G. Grisons. very rare. 



3. iliyrica. El. in a corymb. Stem ascend- 

 ing, glanduloso-pubescent. L. linear. Teeth 

 of Cal. ovate, acuminate, w. 5-9. Palenno. 



4. acutifolia. El. in a lax, dichotomous 

 panicle. Stem much branched from base. L. 

 lanceolate, somewhat 3 -nerved, very acute. 

 Cal. campanulate; teeth oblong, acuminate, 

 recm-ved at top. Stamens shorter than petals. 

 p. 7, 8. Sandy fields, lower Austria. 



5 . cretica. El. in a lax, somewhat dicho- 

 tomous panicle. Stem ascending, pubescent. 

 Lamina of Pet. lanceolate, without spots. 

 L. lineari-subulate, somewhat 3-nerved. Cal. 

 with three striaj at each angle; teeth acimiinato- 

 aristulate. p. 5, 6. Dry hills. Palermo. 

 Polizzi on the skirts of the Madonie. 



6. Arrostii. El. small, in a lax, dicho- 

 tomous panicle. Stem much branched, quite 

 smooth, and terete. L. lineari-lanceolate. 

 Teeth of Cal. oblong, obtuse, rough ^^^th 

 points, p. 6-8. Oypsaceous hills. Sic. Cal. 



7. panienlata. El. in a lax, dichotomous, 

 hairless panicle. Stem much branched fi'om 

 base, hairy in the lower part. L. lanceolate, 

 somewhat 3-nerved, very acute. Teeth of 

 Cal. subrotmido-ovate, very obtuse, p. 7- 



Sandy and stony hills. Tm-kenschanze near 



Vienna. Wagram. 



8. muralis- 

 much branched, 

 lineari-lanceolate. 

 Sw. G. n. It. 



Stem dichotomo-paniculate, 

 El. axillaiy, solitary. L. 

 a. 7, 8. Dry fields. Er. 



B. Calyx with scales at the base. 

 9. saxifraga. Stem numerous, rigid. El. 

 in a terminal panicle. Cal. scales 4. L. linear, 

 rigid, p. 6-8. Stony, s. Em-. 



108. DIANTHUS. 



A. El. in heads, entirely enveloped in scariose 

 Bracts. Sp. 1, 2. 



H. El. clustered, furnished with numerous 

 membranaceous or coriaceous Bracts, but 

 not entirely covered by them. Sp. 3-7. 



G. El. approximate, but without any Bracts 

 of a different character fi'om L. Sp. 8-10. 



D. El. scattered or soHtaiy. Petals not 

 fiinged. Sp. 11-24. 



E. El. scattered. Petals fi'inged. Sp. 25-31. 



A, Flowers in heads, enveloped in scariose 

 Bracts. 



1. prolifer. Stem smooth. Outer Bracts 

 shorter, pointed ; inner very obtuse. El. sessile. 

 Scales of Cal. exceeding tube. Seeds finely sha- 

 greened. a. 5-7. Dry, grassy, m. ands. Em-. 



j8. diininutus. 1 -flowered. 



2. velutinws. Middle of the stem villous. 

 Outer Bracts shorter, pointed ; inner very ob- 

 tuse. El. on short stalks. Scales of Cal. about 

 equal to tube. Seeds acutely tubercled. a. 4, 

 5. Sandy shady hills. Sic. K. Nap. 



!B. Fl. in clusters. Brads membranous or 

 coriaceous, similar to the scales of calyx. 



3. Carthusiauoruiu. Cal. scales 4, ob- 



