48 14. CAETOPHTLlACBiE. 



nate into a tube belo~w and adnate to the stalk of the ovary. 

 Caps, usually stalked. — ^Pet. 6, clawed in all our plants. No 

 stipules. 



* Two or more imbricated opposite scales at the base of 

 the calyx. 



1. DiANTHUS. Cal. 6-toothed. Styles 2. Caps, l-celled, 

 many-seeded, 4-valved at top. Seeds peltate, convex 

 above, concave beneath and more or less keeled. 



** No scales at the hose of the calyx. 



2. Saponabia. Cal. 6-toothed, terete. Styles 2. Caps. 

 1-ceUed, 4-valved at top. Seeds globular or reniform. 



[3. OtrcuBALTJs. Cal. 5-toothed. Styles 3. Caps, a globose 

 l-celled berry. Seeds reniform.] 



4. SiLBNE. Cal. 5-toothed. Styles 3. Caps, more or less 

 completely 3-celled, Q-valved at top. Seeds reniform. — 

 (Rarely 5 styles and 5-valved caps, in S. maritima.) 



6. Lychnis. Cal. 5-toothed. Styles 5. Caps. 1- m- half 5- 

 celled, opening at the top with 6 or 10 teeth. 



Suborder II. ALSINEiE. 



Sep. distinct. Stam. free, inserted into a more or less evi- 

 dent hypogynous ring. Caps, sessile. No stipules. 



* Valves of the caps, the same in number as the styles. 



[6. BuppoNiA. Sep. 4. Pet. 4, entire. Stam. 4. Styles 



7. Sagina. Sep., entire pet. (or none), styles and valves of 

 caps, each 4 — 6. Seeds reniform, wingless. Stam. 4 — 10. 



8. HoNKBNBJA. Sep. 5. Pet. 6, large. Stam. 10, alter- 

 nating with glands. Styles and valves 3. Seeds few, 

 large. 



9. Alsinh. Sep. and pet. 5 or 4. Styles and valves 3 (or 

 4). Seeds many, with a naked hUe. — L. linear. 



10. Oheklebia. Sep. 5. Pet. or 6, minute. Stam. 10, 

 outer ones opposite to the sep. and springing from an oblong 

 emarginate glandular base. Styles and valves 3. Seeds 

 few, small. 



