CARYOPHYLLACEiB. 



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I. Flowers scattered in an unequally 



dichotommcs Panicle. 



i. Stalk of Flotoer two or three times as 



long as calyx. 



a. Seeds crested on the back. 



50. qiiadrifida. Tufted. L. linear, very 

 narrow. Cal. of Pruit turbinate. Teeth 

 parabob'eal. Pet. wdtbfour short teeth, crested. 

 Thecaphore very short, p. 6, 7- High moist 

 rocks. Alps. Pyi-. 



51. alpestris. Tufted. L. lanceolate. Ft. 

 large. Cal. of Fruit turbinate, much shorter 

 than Fruit. Teeth semioval. Pet. with four 

 teeth, crested. Thecaphore very short, p. 7, 8. 

 I£igh moist, e. Alps. 



b. Seeds not crested. 



52. Campanula. Quite smooth. Stem 

 nearly erect, leafy at base. AH L. linear, acu- 

 ninate. Stalks 1-3 -flowered. Cal. of Fruit 

 subclavato-campanulate. Teeth obtuse. Crest 0. 

 Thecaphore nearly as long as capsule, p. 7, 8. 

 Shady rocks. Pdm. 



53. mpestris. Quite smooth. Stem erect. 

 L. ovato-lanceolate. Fl. small. Cal. tm'binate. 

 Pet. obcordate, crested, p. 7, 8. Dry rocks. 

 Alps. Vosges. n. Apen. 



54. inaperta. 



nate branches, 

 ventricose; upper 

 triangular. Pet. 

 linear, exceeding 

 Thecaphore from 

 capsule, a. 7-9. 



Rough. 



Stem with alter- 

 L. linear, cuspidate. Cal. 

 part finely veined. Teeth 

 cloven, crested. Segments 

 calyx. Stamens usually 5. 

 half as long to as long as 

 Rocky. Prov. Unib. Abr. 



55. scabra. Rough. Stem erect. L. 

 linear, channeled, acute; uppermost fUifonn. 

 Cal. ventricose. Teeth acute, -with a white, 

 membranous margin. Pet. slightly cloven, 

 not exceeding calyx. Thecaphore one-fom'th 

 or one-third of calyx, p. 5, 6. Calvi in 

 Corsica. 



56. sedsides. Hairs viscid. L. somewhat 

 fleshy, obtuse ; lower spatulate ; upper oblong. 

 Cal. cyhndrical. Teeth obtuse. Pet. small, 

 obcordate, crested, a. 4, 5. Sic. Mars. Osero. 



57. bicolor. Smooth, somewhat viscid. 

 Stem much branched at base. L. linear. Cal. 

 veiny at top. Teeth very obtuse, cUiate. Pet. 

 cloven. Segments lanceolate. Thecaphore 

 longer than nearly globose capsule, shorter than 

 calyx, a. 6, 7- Sand. w. Fr. 



58. Mandralisci. Smooth. Stems several, 

 ascending. Lower L. obovato-spatulate ; upper 

 oblongo-ianceolate. Cal. turbinate. Teeth lan- 



ceolate, acute. Lamina of Pet. oblongo- 

 cuneatc, cmarginate. Crest 0. Thecaplioie 

 as long as calyx 1 a. 4, 5. Sandy shores. 

 MondcUo near Palenno. 



59. cretica. Stem erect, nearly simple. 

 L. spatulato-lanceolate ; upper linear, finely 

 acute. Pan. lax. Cal. veined above. Pet. 

 crested with somewhat long, bipartite, acute 

 scales ; cloven to middle ; twice calyx. The- 

 caphore not hah' as long as capsule, a. 5, 6. 

 Fields ; often among flax. s. It. 



60. tenuiflora. Erect; upper part smooth. 

 Lower L. oblongo-spatulate ; upper lanceolate 

 and linear. Pan. dichotomous, few-flowered. 

 Teeth of Cal. lanceolate, acute. Pet. small, 

 slightly emarginate, hardly exceeding calyx, 

 crested with long, bipartite, acute scales. 

 Caps, nearly sessile, a. 4, 5. Cult. Lucania. 

 Cal. Sic. 



ii. Stalk of Floioer in forks, about equal 

 to calyx. 



61. sassiana. " Stems branched, divari- 

 cate. Lower L. spatulate, obtuse ; upper lan- 

 ceolate, acute. Pan. dichotomous or simply 

 forked, divaricate. Teeth of Cal. broad, obtuse, 

 ciliate. Pet. ero^'STied, lauceolato-oblong, en- 

 tii'e. StaUi shorter than capsule, a. 6, 7- 

 Albenga." — Bert. 



62. noctiilora. Haii's viscid. Stem erect. 

 L. large ; loAver oblong, acute ; upper lanceo- 

 late. Cal. cylindrico -ventricose, veined above. 

 Teeth subulato-filiform. Pet. bipartite, crested, 

 denticulate. Caps, nearly sessile, a. 6-8 

 Fields, occ. 



iii. Stalk of Floioer in forks, shorter 

 than calyx. 



63. xuuscipula. Nearly hairless, but very 

 viscid. Stem erect. Lower L. lanceolato- 

 spatulate ; upper linear. Cal. veiny at top. 

 Pet. emarginate. Caps, oblong, about twice 

 Thecaphore. a. 4, 5. Corbieres. Draguignan. 

 lapygia. 



64. linicola. Stem erect, rough, not 

 viscid. L. smooth; lower obovate; upper 

 lineai-i-lanceolate. (Cal. and stalks rough mth 

 short hairs, Koch.) Cal. veiny. Stalk half 

 as long as obtuse capsule. Pet. entii'e. a. 

 6, 7- Among flax. Bav. Sw. n. It. rare. 



65. echinata. Pubescent. Lower L. spa- 

 tulate; upper linear. Nei-ves of Cal. with 

 bristles on tubercles. Intermediate nei'ves 

 rough. Pet. cloven, crested. Caps, snbglobose, 

 hardly as long as thecaphore. a. 5, 6. Vi- 

 terbo. Apulia. Cal. 



