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111. SILENE. 



K. Mowers corymbose ; the tipper close 



together. 



66. Armeria. Quite smootli, mth viscid 

 bands. Lower L. ovato-lanceolate. Corymb 

 dense, many-flowered. Teetli of Cal. obtuse. 

 Pet. obcordate, crested. Thecapbore about as 

 long as capsule, a. 7, 8. Stony fields. Fr. 

 Ger. It. 



67. fuscata. Erect. Hairs of stem spread- 

 ing, jointed ; of Cal. and stalk glanduliferous. 

 L. (rough with minute tubercles, DC.,) some- 

 what ciliate at base ; lower spatulate ; upper 

 lanceolate. Cal. of Fruit somewhat nodding. 

 Teeth obtuse. Pet. obovate, entire, crested. 

 Thecaphore about as long as capsule, a. 4, 5 . 

 Cult. Sic. Sard. Cal. w. Lig. 



68. rubella. " Erect. Lower L. broadly 

 oblongo-spatulate, very obtuse ; upper oblongo- 

 lanceolate ; all undulated. Pan. short, coadu- 

 nato-corymbose. Cal. of Fruit shortly clavate. 

 Teeth obtuse. Margin membrano-cHiate. Pet. 

 oblongo-cuneate, emarginate, crested. Stalk 

 about half as long as capsule, a. 3, 4. s. 

 Sard." — Beet. This does not seem to be 

 the plant of Linnmus : — " Calycibus subglo- 

 bosis glabris venosis." 



69. corymbifera. Branched from base ; 

 upper part very viscid. L. lineari-subu- 

 late. Branches ending ia a few-flowered 

 Corymb. Teeth of Cal. somewhat acute. 

 Lamina of Pet. small, cloven. Thecaphore 

 about half as long as capsule, a. 6, 7. Ceriale 

 in Liguria. 



70. turbinata. Stem erect, somewhat 

 rough. L. veiy finely spinnloso-cUiate. Root 

 L. spatulate ; upper lanceolate or linear. Cal. 

 of Fruit tm'binate. Teeth obtuse. Pet. 2- 

 lobed, crested. Segments obovato-linear. Stalk 

 not half so long as obovate capsule. Caps, tur- 

 binate when open. a. 4, 5. Corn. Delia 

 Serradifalco and Caltanisetta in Sic. 



71. clandestina. Erect, slender, much 

 branched. Lower L. oblong, obtuse ; upper 

 lanceolate. Pan. lax. Cal. ventricose. Pet. 

 erect, cloven. Caps, somewhat wrinlded, nearly 

 sessile, a. 6, 7- Corn. w. Fr. lovver Sty. 

 Trieste. 



The two following I do not Icnow where 

 to jdace : — 



72. calycina. " Stem simple, erect, rough, 

 viscid at top. L. lineari-lanceolate, hairless, 

 rough. Margin serrulato-ciliate. Cal. very 

 long, club-shaped, on very short stalk. Cal. 

 and sialics with viscid hairs. Pet. yellow, 

 cloven, crested ; the Claw as long as the calyx. 



p. 6, 7. Open hills. Caltavuturo, Sic." — 

 Guss. from Presl. 



73. Kaiilfussii. " Quite smooth. Root 

 fusiform. Stem nearly simple. Root L. ob- 

 long. Stem L. ovato-lanceolate. Fl. panicled. 

 Cal. club-shaped. Pet. with long claws and 

 an acute lamina, p. ~ 

 furth."— DC. 



Polnitz, near Clagen- 



112. LYCHNIS. 



A. Capsule splitting into 10 Teeth. 

 Flowers dioecious. 



1. vespertina. Pan. dichotomous. L. 

 ovate. Teeth of Cal. of fia st Fl. Kneari-lan- 

 ceolate. Pet. cloven. Teeth of Caps, porrect. 

 b. 6-8. Banks. 



2. dmrna. Pan. dichotomous. L. ovate. 

 Teeth of Cal. of first Fl. triangular. Pet. 

 cloven. Teeth of Caps, recm'ved. b. 5, 6, 

 Shady banks. 



B. Capsule splitting into 5 Teeth. 

 i. ^-celled at the Base. 



3. Iseta. Fl. solitary. Cal. 10-nerved; in 

 fruit 10-edged. Teeth acute. Pet. cloven. L. 

 lineari-lanceolate ; lowest oblongo - spatulate. 

 a. 4, 5. Sand. La Teste. Sard. Cors. 



4. alpina. Fl. in heads. Stem not \ascid. 

 L. lanceolate, glabrous. Pet. cloven, hardly 

 crowned. Caps, on a short Thecaphore. a. 

 6-8. Very high, granitic. Sc. Alps. Pyr. 



5. Viscaria. Fl. in a raceme-Kke Pan. 

 Stem viscid belowtheL. L. lanceolate, glabrous. 

 Pet. emarginate, crowned. Stalk nearly as 

 long as capsule, p. 5, 6. Bry roclcy. Sc. rare. 

 s. and m. F. G. 



ii. Capsule \-celled. 



6. Flos-Cuculi. Fl. in a dichotomous 

 Pan. Pet. deeply 4-cleft. Segments diverg- 

 ing, linear. Stem L. lineari-lanceolate. p. 

 5, 6. Hoist meadows. 



7.? pyrenaica. Smooth. Stem tufted, 

 diifuse. Fl. dichotomo -fasciculate, with a Fl. 

 on a long stalls; in each fork. Cal. campanu- 

 late. Pet. emarginate, appendiculate. L. co- 

 riaceous. Root L. spatulate, on long stalks. 

 Stem L. cordate, sessile, p. Bocks, w. Pyr. 



8. Coeli-Rosa. Smooth. Stem dichoto- 

 mous. Fl. solitary, terminal. Cal. 10-ribbed. 

 Teeth very acute. Pet. obcordate, crowned. 

 Caps, stallied. L. lineaa-, acute, a. 4, 5. 

 Barren. Toul. Cal. Sic. 



9. coronaria. Cottony, dichotomous. Cal. 



