938 BENGAL PLANTS. { Spergula. 
eo leaves linear, semi-terete igi beneath ; petals obtuse; 
arvel 
eeled or narrowly winged, papillose ............:++-seerereesnneeeeetees 
ih leaves linear-subulate, Z rete not L Eee. aie el 
acute; seeds smooth compressed, broadly winged .......-.+..++ 
107. SpeRGuLA arvensis Linn.; F. - P, i. 248; E. ay 8. pect 
Behar; Chota Nagpur; W. Bengal. 
A cold weather weed. 
108. SPERGULA PENTANDRA Linn.; F. B. I. i. 248. Arenaria — 
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68. Drymaria Willd. | 
Herbs, diffuse or suberect, much dichotomously branched ; leaves ’ 
ei stipules small, often se eid S. ers 
nal or axillar Sepals 5, herbac Petals 9, 
piscine 5, bisins fewer, slightly sac Ovary 1-loculars 
style 3- s few or numerous. Fruit a 8-valyed capeulé: | 
Seeds Bail bik or compressed ; embryo curved. 
109. DrymarIA corpata Willd.; F. B. I. i. 244. 
cordifolium F. I. ii. 458. 
Chota Nagpur, on Parasnath; N. Bengal. 
A diffuse weed. 
Cerastium 
69. Polycarpon Linn. 
Herbs, glabrous or pubescent, diffusely dichotomously branched 
become | 
puendo-VéHticiltase e; stipules scarious. Flowers small, in crow — 
many-flowered cymes with scarious bracts. Sepals 5, keeled: 
Petals 5, small, hyaline, entire or toothed. Stamens 3-5. : 
1-locular ; style short 3-fid; ovules numerous. Fruita g-valved 
capsule. Seeds ovoid; embryo incurved or nearly straight. Lo 
110. Porycarron Lariineta Benth. & Hook. f.; ae 
5. Leflingia indica F. I. i. 165. 
In fields and waste places, Wak beat 
An erect or diffuse weed. oo tee Beng. Chie | 
70. Polycarpea Lamk. : 
coh annual or perennial, usually erect; leaves flat, ca 
th axillary leafy buds whence leaves become pseudo-ve 
