CARYOPHYLLACEA 
1. POLYGALA, Tournefort 
lL. P. cucullata, Benth. Flowers rose-color: broad beak obtuse. Cal. 
2. P. Californica, Nutt. Flowers greenish, purplish: sepals tomentose. Cal-Ch, 
2. KRAMERLIA, Linneus. 
1. EK. parvifolia, Benth. Low rigid shrub: upper petals united. San Diego. 
FRANKENTACER. 
1. FRANKENTIA, Linnzus. 
L F. grandifolia, C &S. Gray-green: calyx-tube furrowed: petals pink. 
CARYOPHYLLACEA. 
* Sepals united: petals long-clawed. 
Petals with erect bifid appendages at the base of the blade. 
Styles 2 (hap. in-No. 8). Styled Bee. o:ccisieieicieie sieve neidieiessiaiersisieraaielaiaieraierws aeisisteleaieocesicie 1 
Styles 5, rarely 3 or 4: alpine..............-..0.00 ain eiplalee bieeie era Seg-enaiels PS ee 2 
Petals not appendaged. Styles 2........... cece cece cece ee cee ec ee eee ne erees 3 
Styles 3: petals bifid, white................ Sp. No. 6 of 1 
* * Sepals distinct or nearly so: petals without claws or appendages. 
Stipules none: petals white (or pink in No. 9): rarely wanting. 
Petals bifid: pod cylindrical. ss s.s2 sec is cose. csevenseaves cscs secsttavessecs estas 4 
Petals bifid or wanting pod globular to oblong..............cceeeececer eee eeeeeees 5 
Petals entire or wanting: styles opposite sepals............ ccc cece cece eee e eee e eens 6 
Styles-not opposite sepales cick ssaecs.. cfs ves FOSS EARS ee eee Meee ee a Cee eee she kes 7 
Stipules scarious: pedicel long, reflexed in fruit: leaves not rigid, fascicled, rather 
fleshy, filiform to linear: petals entire.............. sidiniate Sate disis'evensiclsiaie ates aver 8 
Styles 3, rarely 5 (petals wanting in 3d species)..........00. cece cece eee eee tree cece 9 
Stipules scarious: pedicels bracteate or none: stamens 3 to 5: style 3-cleft, or sessile 
stigmas 3: petals minute or wanting. 
Leaves not rigid: capsule globose. ..............seeeeeeeee sinisaisiecaiesiqeineaiciccsinert LO 
Leaves and sepals rigid: capsule 3-sided............... ot ccesccccccccccccsvcccres LL 
1. SILENE, Linnzus. 
* Blade of the petals entire or only emarginate.. 
Hairy: pinkish flowers in a l-sided leafy spike..........2.-. 2.008 aeevecsesccces... & 
Glabrous: glutinous rings on the stem: pedicels long............2-0 ee) 
Viscid-pubescent; leafy: pedicels short: petals with 4 appendages...... wah Hissin eeeee BI 
* * Blade of the petals bifid or 2-lobed. 
