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119. ALSINE. 



steatMng. Caps, obloug, exceeding calyx. 

 Seeds compressed, angular, rougMsh. a. 6, 8. 

 Salt marshes. Westi)li. Boh."— DC. 



The seeds are said to be sometimes bordered. 

 It is probably not distinct from A. marina. 

 Koch does not notice it. A. heterosperma of 

 Guss. {Suppl. i. 129) appears also to belong to 

 the same species. 



3. TVb Stipules. 

 i. L. not linear, or subulate. 



8. peploides. Prostrate, smooth. L. 

 sessUe, ovate, acute, 1-nei-ved, fleshy, smooth. 

 M. solitary, on short stallvs. Caps, exceeding 

 calyx. Seeds large, with an oblong depression. 

 p. 6, 7. Sandy shores of Ocean. 



9. procumbeus. Prostrate, glanduloso- 

 pubesceut. L. lanceolate, somewhat fleshy. 

 n. panicled. Sepals somewhat obtuse, about 

 equaUing corolla. Caps, equalling calyx. Seeds 

 small, remfonn. p. 4-7. Sandy shores, s. It. 

 Sic. Sai-. 



10. aretioides. Tufted. L. oblongo-lan- 

 ceolate, obtuse, mucronulate, 3 -nerved, quite 

 smooth. Fl. solitaiy, sessUe, terminal. Sepals 

 4. Stamens 8. p. 6, 7. Very high rocks. 

 6. Alps. Prov. Dauph. 



11. cerastiifolia.Tufted, somewhat woody. 

 L. ovato - lanceolate, 3-nei-ved, pubescent. 

 Stalks 1 - flowered, terminal, pHoso-giandu- 

 lose. Sepals lanceolate, somewhat obtuse, 

 nerved, shorter than petals. Caps, ovate, 

 hardly exceeding calyx, p. Clefts of rocks. 

 Pyi-. 



12. lanceolata. Tufted. L. lanceolate, 

 rounded at base. Stalks 1-3-flowered, termi- 

 nal. Sepals lanceolate, usually 5 -nerved, as 

 long as petals. Seeds crowned ! p. 7, 8. 

 Very high, rocks, s. Alps. 



ii. L. very narrow, with one or no nerve. 



13. stricta. Prostrate, with erect, nearly 

 leafless flowering-stems. L. flliform, semiterete, 

 nerveless. Fl.-stalks about 3, terminal, veiy 

 long. Sepals 3-nerved when dry, ovato-lan- 

 ceolate, about equalling petals, p. 6-8. Peaty, 

 not very wet. Salzb. Upper Bav. Sw. Teesdale. 



14. biflora. Tufted. Branches 1-2-flowered. 

 L. narrow hnear, nerveless, pointless, some- 

 what convex below. Sepals linear, 3-nerved, 

 veiy obtuse, hooded. Pet. half as long again 

 as calyx and capsule. Seeds finely dotted, p. 

 Snowy. Glaciers of Panei'osaz near Bex and 

 on the Fouly. Somewhat resembles Moehi'ingia 

 muscosa. 



15. laricifolia. Tufted. Stalks ascending, 

 1- or many-flowered. L. lineari-subidate, nerve- 

 less. Sepals lineari-oblong, very obtuse, 3- 

 nerved. Pet. twice as long as calyx, p. 7, 8. 

 High, dry pastures. Alps, Ajjcn. 



16. liniilora. Stem twisting, woody at 

 base. L. flKform. Pan. generally trifid, hii'suto- 

 viscid. Sep. oblong, obtuse, 3-nerved, shoi-ter 

 than flower and than rostrate capsule. -w. 

 7, 8. Mountains. Carr. Parma. Trent. 



iii. L. narrow, i-nerved ; at least tohen dry. 

 a. Sepals with 3 or more nerves. 



17. Ardmni. Woody, downy, erect. L. 

 rigid, lanceolato-linear. Pan. corymbose, few- 

 flowered. Sepals many-nerved. Seeds crested 

 on the back ! w. 7-9. Apen. 



18. recurva. Tufted. Pl.-stalliS ascend- 

 ing. L. Hneari-subulate, 8-nerved. Sepals 

 ovato-lanceolate ; outer 5-7-nerved ; about as 

 long as oval, attenuate petals, p. 7, 8. Very 

 high, open. Sw. Tyr. marit. Alps. Pyr. 



19. sedoldes. Much branched. Branches 

 tufted, fastigiate. L. lanceolato-Hnear, quite 

 smooth. El. -stalks solitary or in pairs, about 

 as long as caljTC. Sepals ovate, acute, 3-nerved, 

 exceeding calyx, p. Very high. Algau. The 

 L. and Fl.-stalks are much shorter than in A. 

 verna. Styles and Valves 3, 4, or 5. 



20. rubella. Tufted. L. linear, (not at 

 all subulate,) (lineari-subulate, Hookee) 

 strongly 3-nerved. Stallcs 1 -flowered. Bracts 

 ovate. Sepals ovato-lanceolate, acute, 3-nerved, 

 exceeding petals. Styles and valves of Caps. 

 3-5. p. 7, 8. Very high. Sc. very rare. 



21. austriaca. Prostrate, much branched. 

 Plowering-stem naked upwards, erect, 2-flower- 

 ed. Stalks very long, dovmy. L. narrow linear, 

 veinless. Sepals lanceolate, with 3 parallel 

 nerves, half as long as petals, shorter than 

 capsule, p. 7, 8. High. e. Alps. 



22. Villarsii. Procumbent, much branched. 

 Flowering-stem erect, 3-7 -flowered. Stalks pu- 

 bescent. L. narrow linear, often with remote 

 veins. Sepals lanceolate, acute, mth 3 arched 

 nenres, half as long as petals, equalling capsule. 

 p. 7, 8. High. Mte. Rosa. Carinthia. 



23. vema. Tufted. L. lineari-subulate, 

 acute. Sepals ovato-lanceolate, acute, 3-nerved, 

 shorter than ovate, clawed petals. Caps, cy- 

 lindrical, p. Stony pastures. 



24. Gerardi. " Erect, branched. L. hneari- 

 subulate (somewhat obtuse, Bab.). Fl.-stalks 



