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108. DIANTHUS. 



21. Caryophyllus. Ban'en shoots pro- 

 cumbent, mucli brauched. Cal. scales 4, ovate, 

 somewhat mucronate, about one-foui'th of 

 tube. Pet. very broad, beardless, L. lineari- 

 subulate, cbaimeled, glaucous. Margin of up- 

 per part smooth, p. 6, 7. Rocks. It. Walls. 



22. sylvestris. BaiTen shoots short. 

 Cal. scales 4, ovate, about one-fourth of tube. 

 Pet. very broad, beardless. L. linear, acute. 

 Margin rough, p. 7-9. Barren, s. Eur. 



23. virgineus. " Stem about 1 -flowered. 

 Cal. scales very short and blunt ; two of them 

 distant. Pet. crenate. L. tufted, linear, rigid, 

 sen-ulate. p. 6-8. Nai-b. Rous."— DC. 



/8. suhacaulis. Stems crowded, very short, 

 1 -flowered. Mt. Ventous. 



24. ceesius. Stem densely tufted, usually 

 1 -flowered. Cal. scales obtuse, with a short 

 point, about one-fourth as long as tube. Pet. 

 crenate, bearded. L. somewhat obtuse, rough 

 on margin, p. 7, 8. Rocks. Somerset. Jura. 

 Grande Chartreuse. Can-ara. Rhine. SU. 



£. Petals fringed. 



25. plumarius. Stem 2-5-flowered. Cal. 

 scales subrotundo-ovata with a short mucro. 

 Pet. digitato-multifid, bearded. Inline obo- 

 vate. L. Uneari- subulate, rough on margin. 

 p. 6-8. Stony. Aus. Sty. Salz. Bav. Baden, 

 n. It. 



26. arenarius. Stem densely tufted, 

 usually 1 -flowered. Cal. scales ovate, obtuse, 

 with a short mucro, about one-foui'th as 

 long as tube. L. linear, short, mucronulate. 

 Pet. pinnatifido-multifid. Inline oblong, white, 

 with red hairs, p. 5, 6. Sandy shores of 

 Baltic. Sn. 



27. gallicus. Stem ascending, usually 1- 

 flowered, Cal. scales short, ovate, somewhat 

 mucronate. Pet. beai'dless, dentato-multifid. 

 L. linear, somewhat ciliate; lower obtuse. 

 InKne of Pet. obovate. p. 6, 7. Sandy 

 shores, w. Pr. 



28. superbus. Pan. somewhat fastigiate. 

 PI. scattered. Cal. scales short, ovate, acu- 

 minato-aristate, about one-third as long as 

 tube. Pet. pinnato-multipartite. Inline ob- 

 long. Mouth haiiy. Lower L. somewhat 

 obtuse ; upper lanceolate, p. b. 6-8. Woods. 

 m. and s. Eui-. 



29. monspessulanus. Stem ascending, 

 panicled. PI. usually in pairs. Cal. scales 

 ovate, cuspidate, half as long as tube. Pet. 

 digitato-multifid, beardless. Inline obovate. 



L. lineai'i-lanceolate, somewhat acute, sen-u- 

 late. p. High thickets, s. Pr. Sw. rare. 

 Pdm. Carrara. 



30. saxatilis. "Tufted, somewhat de- 

 cumbent. Stem 2-3-flowered. Cal. scales 

 ovate, with a long mucro, shorter than tube. 

 Pet. beardless, p. ? Rocks. Clermont." — DC. 



31. tener. Slender. Stem simple, I- 

 flowered. Pet. beardless. Cal. scales 2, lan- 

 ceolate, acuminato-cuspidate, about half as long 

 as tube. L. lineari-fiHform. Pet. laciniate. 

 p. 6-8. Borders. Tende. 



109. SAPONARIA. 



A. Calyx 'pentagonal, with 5 wings. 



1. Vaccaria. Pan. lax, dichotomous, hair- 

 less. Bracts membranous, acute. L. ovato- 

 lanceolate, sessile, a. 6, 7. Corn. 



2. ocymoides. Stem dichotomous, pro- 

 cumbent. Pan. cymose, diffuse. Cal. terete, 

 villous, pzirple, with glandular hairs. L. 

 eUiptico-oblong. Lamina of Pet. oblongo- 

 obovate. p. 5, 6. Stony, m. and s. Eur. 



3. calabrica. Stem single, dichotomous, 

 procimibent. PI. corymbose. L. oblongo- 

 spatulate. Lamina of Pet. subrotund. a. 

 4, 5. Hills. Catanzaro in Calab. 



B. Calyx without wings. 



4. officinalis. Stem erect. Cymes com- 

 pact, at the end of short branches. Append- 

 age of Pet. linear. L. eUiptico-lanceolate, 

 nerved, p. 8, 9. Hedges and uncult. 



5. depressa. PI. about 3, in a terminal 

 head — rarely with an additional lateral one. 

 Cal. very long, 5-edged. Hairs viscid. Pet. 

 bifid. Crown acute. Root L. oblongo- 

 spatulate, apiculate. p. 6-8. Sandy mns. 

 Madonie. jEtna. 



6. lutea. Tufted. PI. in involucrate, 4-6- 

 flowered heads. Cal. cylindrical, woolly ; 

 divisions short, obtuse. Pet. obovate, entire, 

 yellow. AH L. linear, sessile ; those of flower- 

 ing stem fringed at base. ■w. 6, 7- Mns., 

 very high. Savoy. Pdm. 



7. csespitosa. " Tufted. Stem nearly 

 naked. PL somewhat umbellate. Cal. cy- 

 lindrical, deeply divided. Segments acute. 

 Pet. large, emarginate, pink. Appendage 

 cloven. Lobes in two very narrow segments. 

 L. Knear, hairless, p. Barren, high. Pyi'." 

 —DC. 



8. bellidifolia. Stem L. 2-4, distant. 



