12 Arenaria gothica. 



nosulis ovatis lanceolatisve acutiusculis obtusisve, basi 

 attenuatis, pedunculis terminalibus, sepalis ecarinatis 

 (siccitate trinervibus)acutis petalis capsulaque oblongis 

 brevioribus." 



" Var. vera, caespitibus laxioribus, caulibus elongatis 

 foliis latioribus acutiusculis subciliatis siccitate ner- 

 vosis. Ar. ciliata, Fl. Dan., t. 346." 

 " Var. norvegica, caespitibus densioribus, caulibus sub- 

 abbreviatis, foliis lingulatis obtusis imbricatis gla- 

 bris, siccitate corrugatis. [Figured in Flora Danica, 

 t. 1269.] A r. norvegica, Gunn. Ar. /iumifusa,Wah\. 

 (specimina maxime contracta et frigida, quoad 

 specc. e loco, sed flores 1. ind. vulgo pedunculati 

 nee nisi unum alterumve flore sessili videre licuit). 

 A multicanlis, Linn, et Gunn. huic accedit." 

 Similar diagnoses are given in the " Summa Vegetabilium 

 Scandinavise," sectio prior, p. 158. 



Upon comparing the Ribblehead specimens with the 

 above definitions of the several species, it will be seen that, 

 though they are more robust than Swedish examples, the 

 leaves are not in corrugations or wrinkles when dry, but 

 clearly show the median nerve, that they are acuminate 

 rather than obtuse ; that the stems are more erect than 

 prostrate ; that the sepals are manifestly keeled ; and that 

 the teeth of the capsule after dehiscing are revolute, not 

 erect — a point emphasised by E. Fries in the diagnoses of 

 his " Summa." They therefore rank with Arenaria gothica 

 rather than the other forms. 



I have not personally seen the station in which the 

 plant occurs in Yorkshire, but it is said to be most copious. 

 Mr. Baker found it in one spot only, on the road side, grow- 

 ing amongst the broken stones used for repairing the roads ; 

 he searched for the plant on some of the neighbouring scars 

 during the short time he had, but unsuccessfully. 



