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120. ARENARIA. 



rolled in, giving the appearance of 3 nerves. 

 Sepals ovatd-lanceolate, acuminate, 1-nerved. 

 p. 5-7. Stony mountains, m. and s. Eur. 



)8. iriflora. 3-5 -flowered. L. somewhat 

 broader. 



12. conimbrensis. Tufted. Flowering- 

 stems erect, panicled. Branches many-flowered. 

 L. linear, acute, ciliate at base. Sepals ovali- 

 oblong, acute, obsciu'ely 3-nerved, ciliate 

 at base. b. 6, 7. Ca!c. stony. Cher. — 



BOEEAU. 



C. L. 2>-edged, having two strong marginal 

 Mihs, and a Midrib, which does not show 

 on the upper surface. 



13. tetraquetra. L. ovato - lanceolate, 

 squarrose, with a membranous margin, ciliate 

 at base ; lower in four- rows. wr. 6. Sto?iy 

 hills, mdt. Fr. Lig. 



121. STELLARIA. 



A. Columella long linear. Cajysule opening 

 only at the top. 



1. viscida. Viscoso-pubescent. Lower L. 

 spatulate, stalked ; upper linear, a. 5, 6. Low 

 mws. Nantes. Sil. ober Baden. Metz. 



2. cerastoides. Stem with a hairy line. 

 L. sessile ; lower lanceolate, obtuse ; upper- 

 most somewhat ovate, acute, sessile. Caps, 

 exceeding calyx, p. 7- 8. High moist. Sc. 

 Alps. Pyr. 



j8. nivalis. L. clothed with long hairs. 



8. sasifraga. Tufted, pubescent. L. ovate, 

 acute, sessile. Caps, exceeding calyx, p. 7, 8. 

 High. Pdm. Apen. Sard. 



ii. Capsule opening to the middle. 



4. nemorum. Upper part of stem villous. 

 L. stalked, cordate, acuminate ; those on the 

 branches sessile, p. 5-7. Moist vjoods. 



B. Columella ve?'y short. 

 i. Lower L. stalked. 



5. latifolia. Stem somewhat rooting at 

 base. Lower L. sub-cordate, staUied; vipper 

 sessile. Pet. shorter than caljrx. Pruit-stalk 

 reflexed. Seeds discifoim, rugose, a. 7, 8. 

 Wet. Mtp. 



6. media. Stems diffuse, with a haiiy 

 line. Lower L. ovate ; upper elliptic or lan- 

 ceolate. Stalk of Fl. hardly exceeding L. 

 Stamens ^-"0. Pr.-stalk deflexed. Seeds some- 

 what reniform, rugose, a. 4-7. JJncult. 



fi. grandiflora. Ten. Stalk of Fl. twice 

 L. Stamens 10. Seeds disciform, tuber- 

 cled. occ. 



7. bulbosa. Rhizoma horizontal, fiUform, 

 knotted ! L. elliptic, acute. Fr. -stalks arched 

 downwards, p. 4, 5. Oak woods. Laybach 

 in Cam. and Tanzelsdorf in Sty. 



ii. All L. sessile, rough on margin. 



8. holostea. Stem 4-edged, weak, as- 

 cending. L. lanceolate, with long acumen. 

 Bracts leaf -like. Sepals nerveless, half as long- 

 as petals, p. 5. Hedges and thickets. 



9. scapigera. Stem hardly longer than 

 Fl.-stalks. L. lineari-lanceolate. Sepals 8- 

 nerved, lanceolate, as long as petals. Bracts 

 scariose. p. 6. High wet. Loch Nevis, In- 

 verness-shii'e. 



10. firiesiana. Stem diffuse, 4-edged, 

 rough in upper part. L. linear. Bracts sca- 

 riose. Sepals nerveless ; when fi'esh equal- 

 ling petals, p. 7-9. Grassy. Gesenpe in 

 Riesengebu'ge. Luxemburg. 



iii. All L. sessile. Margin smooth. 



11. graininea. Stem diffuse, 4-edged. 

 L. glabrous, ciliate at base. Bracts scariose, 

 cihate. Sepals 3-nerved, equalling petals, p. 

 5, 6. Dry thickets and heaths. 



12. glauca. Stem erect, weak, 4-edged. 

 L. lineari-lanceolate, acute, quite hairless. 

 Bracts scariose. Margin hairless. Sepals 8- 

 nerved, shorter than petals, p. 5-7. Boggy 

 mivs. and ponds, occ. Not in Italy. 



13. uliginosa. Stem diffuse, 4-edged. L. 

 oblongo-lanceolate, ciliate at base. Bracts 

 scariose. Margin hairless. Sepals 3-nerved. 

 Pet. bipartite, shorter than calyx, a. 6, 7. 

 Springs and rills. 



14. crassifolia. Stem difiuse, 4-edged. 

 L. oblongo-lanceolate, quite hairless. Bracts 

 leaf-Ulie. Sepals somewhat 3-nei-ved at base. 

 Pet. bipartite, exceeding calyx, p. ? 7, 8. 

 Boggy meadows, n. G. 



122. HOLOSTEUM. 



1. umbellatum. Root L. elliptic, glau- 

 cous, smooth. Fl. in umbels. Stalks de- 

 flexed after flowering, a. 4. Walls and dry 

 fields. Bare in Eng. 



123. MOEHRINGIA. 



A. Stamens 8. Petals 4. 

 1. muscosa. L. flat, linear, very narrow. 



