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9. Alsi'ne Wahl. 



1. A. stric'ta (WaU.) ; I. filiform veinhss, fl.-slioots erect 

 naked above, pet. equalling the oal. oblong--oval attenuate be- 

 low, Sep. ovate-lanceolate acute S-veined (when dry), ped. ter- 

 minal 1 — 3 very long. — Aren. uliginosa E. B. S. 2890. — St. 

 prostrate, csespitose. — Widdy-bank Fell, Teesdale. P. VI. E. 



2. A. ver'na (Jacq.) ; I. linear-subulate acute S-veined, pet. 

 exceeding tlie calyx rounded-obovate attenuate below, sep. ovate- 

 lanceolate acute S-veined with a membranous margin, peduncles 

 1- or many-flowered.— -B. B. 612. — St. 3—4 in. high. L. 

 usually not adpreased and mostly with a minute point. Bracts 

 acute. — /3. A. Gerardi (Willd.) ; 1. subulate bluntish not apiou- 

 late, pet. elliptic shortly clawed scarcely longer than the calyx. 

 R. V. 208. L. usually pressed close to the stem. — Eocky places 

 in mountainous districts. ^. On the hills above Kynance Cove 

 near the Lizard Point, Cornwall. P. V.— IX. E. S. I. 



■ 3. A. rubel'la (Wahl.) ; 1. linear-subulate hlunt 3-veined, pet. 

 obovate attenuate below shorter than the calyx, sep. ovate-lan- 

 ceolate acute 3-veined with a membranous margin, peduncles 

 1-flowered. — E. B. 8. 2638. — Like a Sagina. St. many, short. 

 Bracts blunt. Flowering shoots terminal, downy, nearly 

 always 1-fl., about 1 in. long, with 1 — 3 pairs of leaves. 

 Ped. longer than calyx. Styles and valves of caps. 3 — 5. — 

 Tops of Scottish mountains, very rare. P. VII. VIII. S. 



4. A. tenuifdlia (Wahl.) ; 1. subulate-acute 8-veined, pet. 

 ovate attenuate below shorter than the calyx, sep. lanceolate-subu- 

 late 3-veined with a membranous margin. — E. B. 219. — St. 

 slender, 4 — 6 in. high, much branched, forked, with flowers in 

 the forks. — Glabrous. Sometimes the upper parts (A. laxa, 

 Jord.), or the cal. alone (A. hybrida Jord.), bear patent gland- 

 tipped hairs. — Sandy and chalky places, rare. A. V. VI. E, 



10. Chekle'eia Linn. 



1. C. sedoides (L.). — E. B. 1212. — Pet. generally wanting. 

 Fl. solitary, on short staUcs. St. very many, forming a dense 

 mass close to the ground. L. very many, linear-subulate, 

 finely ciliate. — Summits of mountains. P. VI. — VIH. S. 



11. Akbna'eia ZiJira. Sandwort. 



1. A. 7'n»cr'OTo(L.);l. ovate acute ciliate stalked 3 — 5-veined 

 the upper ones sessile, stam. 10, pet. shorter than the calyx, sep. 

 long-lanceolate acute 3-ribbed the intermediate rib ^ strongest 

 and rough, seeds smooth.— JS. J3. 1483. JR. v. 216.— St. 



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