DICOTYLEDONOUS PLANTS. 21 



generally many, borne at the base or on the axis at the 

 centre of the (commonly 1-celled) pod. 



I. DIANTHUS, PINK. 



Calyx- tube cylindrical, with 2 or more bractlets over- 

 lapping it at the base. Petals 5, each consisting of a long 

 claw and a notched or fringed limb. Stamens 10. Styles 2, 

 recurved or spreading. 



a. (D. BAEBATTjs), SwEET WiLLiAM, BuNCH PiNK. Leaves 

 large, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate ; flowers of many colors, in 

 large, showy, flat-topped clusters. Perennial, cultivated from 

 Europe. 



1). (D. PLUMARius), CoMJiON PiNK, Grass Pink. Leaves grass- 

 like, with a whitish bloom ; petals white, pink, or variegated, with 

 the limb fringed; flowers solitary. Hardy perennials, cultivated 

 from Europe. 



c. (D. Caryophyllus), Carnation, Clove Pink. Much like 

 the preceding species, but with larger flowers ; the broad petals 

 merely crenate. Hot-house perennials (some hardy varieties), culti- 

 vated from Europe. 



II. SILENE, CATCHFLY. 



Calyx 6-toothed, without scales or bracts at the base, often 

 much inflated. Stamens 10. Styles usually 3. Pod 1 or 3- 

 celled, 3 or 6-toothed. 



a. (S. CucuBALUs), Snappers, Rattlebox. Stems about 1 ft. 

 high ; leaves smooth, ovate-lanceolate ; calyx bladdery, beautifully 

 veined ; petals white, 2-cleft. Perennial. 



h. (S. Pexnsylvanica), "Wild Pink. Stems clustered, low (4-8 

 in.) ; root-leaves wedge-shaped or spatulate, those of the stem 

 lanceolate ; the medium-sized flowers clustered ; petals wedge-shaped, 

 notched, pink, with a crown at throat of corolla. Pei'ennial. 



c. (S. Virginica), Fire-pink. Stems slender, erect, 1-2 ft. 

 high, root-leaves spatulate, the upper leaves oblong-lanceolate ; 

 flowers few, peduncled, large and shcn-j', bright crimson ; corolla 

 crowned. Perennial. 



III. STELLARIA, CHICKWEED. 



Sepals 5, connected at the base. Petals 6, 2-parted, rarely 

 absent. Stamens 10 or fewer. Styles 3 or 4. Capsule egg- 



