50 



111. SILENE. 



b. ThecapJiore about half as long as 



capsule. 



35. nutans. Pubescent. Stem glandular 

 at top ; very leafy at base. Lower L. elliptic, 

 attenuate ; upper lineari-lanceolate. M. nod- 

 ding. Cal. somewliat ventricose. Pet. bipar- 

 tite, reflexed, mtb a long crest. Thecaphore 

 less than half as long as capsule, p. 5-7. 

 Hocks and pastures. 



p. amblevana, Lejeune. Smooth. L. linear. 

 Pet. greenish. Spa. 



36. fructicosa. Stem ascending, woody 

 at base. L. smooth and shining, obovato- 

 lanceolate, acute, cUiate ; upper lanceolate, 

 finely acuminate. Panicle contracted, few- 

 tlowered, ■with viscid hairs. Cal. very long. 

 Teeth acute. Caps, ovoid with snout, w. 

 4-6. Fissures of rocks. Sic. 



37. catholica. Pubescent ; upp^r paii, 

 viscid. Stem erect. L. ovato-lanceolate, acu- 

 minate; lower stalked. Panicle lax. Teeth 

 of Cal. oblong. Tl. small. Pet. bipartite. 

 Crest 0. p. 7. 8. Tivoli. Albano. Monte 

 Cornu. 



c. Thecaphore about as long as capsule. 



38. pauciflora. Erect or ascending, vel- 

 vety. Lower L. lanceolate, stalked; upper 

 linear. Panicle few-flowered. Teeth of Cal. 

 obtuse, with a scariose and densely ciliate 

 margin. Pet. cloven, crested. Caps, ovato- 

 oblong, on a stalk about as long as itself, p. 

 6, 7- Rocks. Laconi in Sardinia. Quenza and 

 Calenzano in Corsica. Seems doubtful if 

 distinct from S. italica, which, however, it 

 does not much resemble in Bertoloni's de- 

 scription. 



39. paradoxa. Finely pubescent. Stem 

 erect ; upper part viscid. L. acute, densely 

 ciliate ; lower obovato-lanceolate ; upper linear. 

 Teeth of Cal. ovato-lanceolate, acute. Mar- 

 gin scariose, ciliate. Pet. large. Crest of 

 acutely cloven scales, p. 6, 7. Apen. 



40. Requienii. " Pubescent. Root thick, 

 woody. Stems tufted, ascending. L. densely 

 ciliate ; lower obversely lanceolate or obovate, 

 acute, broadly cuneate at base ; upper lanceo- 

 late, acuminate. Panicle corymbose, some- 

 what spreading. Pet. cloven, crested. Caps, 

 oblong, •w. 5, 6. Cors." — Bert. 



41. Salzmanni. Softly dowmy. Root 

 woody. Stem simple. Lower L. subrotundo- 

 spatulate ; upper lanceolato-linear, acute. Pa- 

 nicle erect. Teeth of Cal. acute. Crest 0. 

 w. 5, 6. Capo di NoK. Gorgonia. 



42. italica. Pubescent. Panicle erect, lax. 

 Branches trifid. Lower L. spatulato-lanceolate ; 

 upper lineari-lanceolate. Teeth of Cal. ob- 

 tuse. Crest 0. p. 6, 7. Stony hills, s. 

 Fr. Adi-. G. It. 



43. nemoralis. Pubescent. Stem simple. 

 Lower L. subrotundo-elliptic, hafted ; upper 

 lanceolate, mth a woolly beard near the 

 base. Panicle erect, somewhat crowded. 

 Teeth of Cal. obtuse. Crest 0. p. 6, 7. 

 Woods, e. G. 



G. Flowers opposite, but on alternate 



branches. 



44. Nicseensis. Very viscid, villous. 

 Branches ascending. Lower L. lanceolate, 

 attenuate ; upper few, short, linear. Branches 

 of Panicle short. Cal. of Fruit erect. Teeth 

 ovato-lanceolate, somewhat obtuse. Petals 

 crested. Thecaphore nearly as long as ovato- 

 oblong capsule. Seeds smooth, a. 4-6. Sandy 

 shores. It. 



U. Flowers solitary : i.e., not so combined as 

 to be well placed in the other divisions. 



i. Thecaphore very short. 



45. Hlizabethse. Upper part vrith viscid 

 hairs. L. lanceolate. Cor. twice calyx. Scales 

 of Crest short, ending in fom* long bristles. 

 w. 7, 8. it. Alps. occ. 



ii. Thecaphore as Jong as capsule. 



46. Corsica. Pubescent, very viscid. Stem 

 procumbent, leafy. L. fleshy, small, obovate. 

 Fl. nearly sohtaiy. Teeth of Cal. lanceolate, 

 obtuse. Pet. crested ; the claw much ex- 

 ceeding calyx. Seeds smooth, p. or iv. 4-6. 

 Sandy shores. Cors. Sard. 



47. saxi&*aga. Tufted, rough with short 

 hairs. L. linear, acute. Fl. usually solitary, 

 on very long stalks. Cal. hairless. Teeth 

 ovate, obtuse. Pet. bipartite, crested. Claw 

 ciliate. p. 6, 7- Stony mns. Pyr. Cev. Alps. 

 Apen. 



48. vallesia. Tufted. Hairs viscid. Root 

 woody. Stem decumbent, 1-3-flowered. L. 

 lanceolate ; lower attenuate. Cal. venoso- 

 reticulate above. Teeth oblong. Pet. crested. 

 p. 7, 8. High rocky. Alps. rare. Mont 

 Ventous. Mountains of Carrara. 



■^ 49. cordifolia. Viscid, tufted. Stems 

 nearly simple, hispid. L. ovate, very acute, 

 rough, ciliate ; lower very small. Fl. 1-3, 

 nearly sessile. Teeth of Cal. subulate, acu- 

 minate. Pet. crested. Thecaphore somewhat 

 shorter than capsule, p. 7, 8. Bocks. Pdm. 



