DECANDRIA TRIGYNIA. 227 



mnana I* SILENE petalis bifidis ; coronula fubcoadunata, 

 floribus fecundis^ pedunculis oppofitis trifloris, 

 ramis alternis. Sp. pL 596. {Moris, hlft. /. 5. /. 

 20./. 2. Fet. herb, t. 57./. i. Ger, em, 469./. 2. 

 cmnes floribus nimis parvis.) 



Sea Campion. Anglis. 



On the fea beach in Honey places frequent, as at 

 Faft'Coftle^ on the coaft of Berwickfiire^ &cc. &c. 

 The Craig of JiJfa., off the coaft of Airjhire^ 

 abounds with it, &c. %, VI. VII. 



The ftalks recline upon the ground : the branches 

 orrow alternate and divaricated : the leaves are of 

 an oval-lancGolate form, glaucous, and fmooth 

 on the upper fide : the flowers all tend one way : 

 the peduncles are oppofite to each other, and 

 fupport three flowers : the calyx has 10 reddifh 

 angles, a little hairy : the petals are white and 

 bifid : the antherae of a dark-grey color. It ap- 

 proaches ver> near to the cucubalus Behen^ but 

 the flower is more fpecious, and the ilalks are 

 decumbent. 



acaulis 2. SlLENE acaulis depreflTa, petalis emarglnatis. Syft^ 

 Nat. 311. Sp. pi. 603. {Oed. Dan. t. 27. opt. 

 Dillen. Eltham. 206. /. 167. /. 206. Ger. em. 593. 

 /. 8.) 



Mofs-Campion. Anglis. 



Upon the highland mountains in many places, as 



upon Ben -Lomond^ about half a mile from the 



top, in abundance v/ith the Sibbaldia -^ upon Crag- 



Chailleach, in Breadalbme^ and upon the moun- 



Q 2 tains 



