CARYOPHYLLACE^. 



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in pairs, termiual, l-flowered. Sepals aciuni- 

 nate, 3 -nerved. Margin membranous, p. 

 Barren, Ai(/hj)astiires. Alps of Dau. and Prov." 

 — DC. Bab. unites this to vema. 



25. hispida. Tufted, erect, liairy. L. 

 subulate, hispid beneath, obscurely striate. 

 Pan. dichotomous. Sepals hispid, harclly striate, 

 shorter than petals. Caps, subglobose, hardly 

 exceeding calyx, p. 6. Montp. Narb. Kas 

 the appearance of a Spergula. 



26. tenuifolia. Stem erect, dichotomous. 

 L. subulate. PL fascicled. Stalks many times 

 longer than calyx. Sepals lanceolato-subulate, 

 3-nerved. Margin scariose. Pet. oval, at- 

 tenuate, shorter than sepals, a. 6-8. Walls, 

 fields, ^'c. occ. 



b. Sepals with a single nerve between two 

 green stripes. 



27- setacea. Tufted. Flowering-stalk 

 ascending, panicled. L. subnlato-setaceous. 

 PI. -stalks all longer than calyx. Sepals ovate, 

 acute, papery, vrith a green 1 -nerved dorsal 

 stripe. Pet. oval, somewhat longer than calyx. 

 p. 7, 8. Stony. Pontbl. G. rare. 



28. rostrata. Tufted, Plowering-stalks 

 ascending. Branches fasciculato-coi'}Tnbose. 

 L. subnlato-setaceous. Most Pl.-stalks about 

 equalling or shorter than calyx. Sepals lanceo- 

 late, finely acute, papery, with a 1 -nerved 

 green dorsal stripe. Pet. oblong, about equalling 

 calyx, p. 7, 8. Clefts of mountain rocks. 

 Vail. Pui-ca. 



29. fastigiata. Stems ascending, straight, 

 branched in upper part. L. subulato-setaeeous. 

 PI. -stalk shorter than braet. Sepals unequal, 

 lanceolato-subulate, finely acute, papery, with 

 a 1 -nerved green dorsal stripe, three times as 

 long as petals, a. 7, 8. Dry sandy, s. G. 

 s. Pr. It. 



120. ARENAEIA. 



A. L. lanceolate or broader, \-nerved. 

 i. Sepals half as long again as corolla, 

 acuminate, ?i-nerved. 



1. MarscMinsii. Stems ascending, di- 

 chotomous, panicled. L. ovate, acuminate, ses- 

 sile ; lowermost attenuate into short stalli:. 

 Inner Sepals with a scariose border, half as wide 

 as the herbaceous part. a. 7, 8. Very high. 

 Spliigen. Engaddi. Tyrol. 



2. serpyllifolia. Stems ascending, dicho- 

 tomous, panicled. L. ovate, acuminate, sessile ; 

 lowermost attenuate into short stalk. Inner 



Sepals with a scariose border as wide as the 

 herbaceous part. a. 6. Fields and uncult. 



ii. Petals longer than calyx. 



3. balearica. Creeping, spreading over 

 the rocks like a moss. L. subrotund, apiculate, 

 with scattered hau-s on the edge, hafted. Stalks 

 l-flowered, long, terminal. Sepals elliptic, 

 nerveless, p. 5, 6. Cors. Sard. 



4. biflora. Stems prostrate, branched, some- 

 what flagelliform. L. oval or subrotund, nearly 

 sessile, obtuse, cihate at base. Branches short, 

 1-2-flowered. Sepals ovate, acute, 1 -nerved, 

 shorter than petals, as long as capsules, p. 7, 8. 

 Very high, moist. Alps. rare. According to 

 Buby the Capsule is %-valoed. Styles 2-5. 



5. ciliata. Stem tufted, prostrate. L. 

 elliptic or obovato-lanceolate, ciliate. PI. ter- 

 minal. Sepals with appearance of nerves when 

 dry. p. 7, 8. Sigh stony. Alps. Auv. Pyr. 

 Apen. Ireland. 



6. Salzmanni. " Villous. Stem much 

 branched, flaccid. L.oblongo-lanceolate, acute, 

 ciliate at base. PL panicled. Sepals ovato- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, 3-nerved, exceeding cap- 

 sule, p. 5. Bocks. Trapani. very rare." — 

 Guss. 



7. cinerea. " Hoary. L. ovato-lanceolate, 

 acute, ciliate; upper distant, lanceolate. Fl. 

 in a dichotomous panicle, on long stalks. 

 Sepals lanceolate, acute, somewhat keeled, 

 equalling capsule. Valves of Caps, callous. 

 p. 6. Stony. Prov." — Duby. . 



8. norvegica. Stems tufted, procumbent. 

 Branches 1-2-flowered. L. spatulate, not 

 ciliate. Sepals ovate, somewhat acute, obscurely 

 3-nerved, nearly as long as petals. Caps, 

 ovoideo-globose. p. 7, 8. O71 a hill of 

 Serpentine. Unst, Shetland. 



9. purpxirascens. Tufted, decumbent. 

 Branches erect, 2-3-flowered. L. ovato- 

 lanceolate, acute, sessile, minutely dentieulato- 

 ciliate. Sepals lanceolate, very acute, smooth, 

 3-nerved. Caps, cylindrical, half as long again 

 as calyx, p. 8. Very high. Pyr. 



10. montana. Pubescent, baiTen. Stems 

 very long, procumbent. L. oblongo-lanceolate. 

 Stalks l-flowered, long, temiinal; of Pi-, nod- 

 ding. Sepals ovate, acute, 1-nerved. Caps, 

 ovato-globose. p. 5. Sandy, w. Fr. 



B. L. lanceolato-subulate or linear, 1- 

 nerved. 



11. grandiflora. Tufted. Floweiing- 

 stenis ascending, 1-2-flowered. Edges of L. 



