ARENAEIA .— STBLLARIA, O / 



ampuUaceous caps, which exceed the sepals. — St. much branched, 

 3—6 in. long. Fl. from the forks of St., or axils of leaves. Pet. 

 ovate, narrowed below. — Dry places and walls. A. VI. — VIII. 



E. S. I. 



3. A. hptdclados (Guss.) ; 1. small ovate acute sessile, pet. 

 shorter than the cal., sep. lanceolate-acute 3-veined hairy on 

 the veins, /r.-«<. patent curved at the top or ultimately straight 

 longer than the ovate-ohlong caps, which exceed the sep. — E. B.'S. 

 2972.— St. much branched. Fl. as in Sp. 2. Much more slen- 

 der than Sp. 2 ; caps, smaller and often nearly oblong rather 

 than ovate: seeds smaller. — Dry places and walls. A. VI. — 



vin. ^ r ^ J 



4. A. dlidta (L.) ; I. spathulate ciKate, pel. exceeding the calyx, 

 sep. ova(;e-lanceolate with 3 prominent ribs. — St. much branched, 

 prostrate, rough, with very short deflexed hairs, angular when 

 dry. Fl. 1 — 5, terminal, somewhat panicled. Pet. ovate, slightly 

 clawed. — Limestone cliifs on Ben JBulben, &c., Sligo. P. VI. 

 VII. I. 



5. A. norvigica (Gunn.) ; I. spathulate obovate fleshy not ciKate, 

 pet. exceeding the calyx, sep. ovate acute obscurely S-ribbed gla- 

 brous. — E. B. S. 2852. — St. much branched, procumbent, nearly 

 smooth, angular when dry. Fl. 1 — 3, terminal. Ped. with very 

 short deiieied hairs. Pet. ovate, slightly clawed. Seed dark 

 browu, tubereulated.— Unst, Shetland. P. VII. VIII. S. 



12. Holos'teum Linn. 



1. IT. umbelldtum (L.) ; fl. umbellate, peduncles pubescent 

 viscid, pedicels reflexed after flowering, 1. elliptic or long and 

 acute. — iJ. V. 221. — ^About 6 in. high. — On old walls and dry 

 places in Norfolk and Suffolk. A. IV. K. 



13. Stella'kia: Linn. Stitehwort. 



* Seeds on a linear long columella. 



1. S. mm'orum (L.) ; st. ascending^owny above, 1. stalked 

 heartshaped, upper 1. ovate sessile, cyme lax panicled, pet. 

 deeply bifid twice as long as the lanceolate sepals, caps, exceed- 

 ing the calyx. — It. v. 252. — St. 1— li foot high. L. large, 

 rough on the upper surface, ciliate. Sep. with narrow scarious 

 margins. — Damp woods, chiefly in the North.. P. V. VI. Wood 

 Stitehwort. E. S. 



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