58 14. CAETOPHTI,LACE«. 



about a foot high, weak, branched, downy Fl. solitary from 

 the forks of the stem and axils of the upper leaves. Ped. 

 ultimately spreading and curved just below the fruit. Lateral 

 veins of sep. often verj' faint. Distinguished from our other 

 spfecies by the appendage to the hUe of its seeds. — Damp shady 

 places. A.V. Vf. ^. S. t. 



2. A. serpylUfdlia (L.) ; I. ovate acute roughish sessile, pet. 

 shorter than the calyx, sep. ovate-lanceolate acute 3 — 5-veined 

 hairy on the veins, fr.-st. erect or patent straight longer than the 

 ampullaceous caps, which exceed the sepals. — E. B. 923. — St. 

 much branched, 3 — 6 in. long. PL from the forks of st. or axils 

 of leaves. Pet. ovate, narrowed below. Ripe capsule brittle. 

 — I cannot distinguish A. Lloydii. — Dry places and walls. A. 

 VI.— VIII. E. S. I. 



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

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

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

 longer than the ovoidrohlong caps, which exceed the sep. — JS.B.S. 

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

 der than Sp. 2 ; caps, small and often nearly oblong flexible 

 when ripe ; seeds smaller. — Dry places and walls. A. VI. — 

 VIII. E. I. 



4. A. cilidta (L.) ; I. spathulate ciliate, pet. exceeding the calyx, 

 sep. ovate-lanceolate with 3 prominent ribs. — B. B. 1745. — St. 

 long, much branched, prostrate, rough, with very short deflexed 

 hairs, angular when dry. El. 1 — 5, terminal, somewhat panicled. 

 Pet. ovate, slightly clawed. — Limestone chffs of King Mountain, 

 CO. Sligo. P. VLVn. L 



6. A.norvegica((ji\xmi.); I. spathulate ohovcde fleshy nat ciliate,* 

 pet. exceeding the calyx, sep. ovate-acute obscurely 3-ribbed gla- 

 brous. — H. B. 8. 2852. — St. short, much branched, procumbent, 

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

 with very short deflexed hairs. Pet. ovate, slightly clawed. 

 Seed dark brown, tuberculated. — Unst, Shetland. P. VII. VIII. 



S. 



12. 'KoJiO&'tevm. Limn. 



_ 1. S. wmbelldtwm (L.) ; fl. umbellate, peduncles pubescent 

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

 acute.— ^. B. 27. R. v. 221.— About 6 in. high.— On old walls 

 and dry places in Norfolk and Sufiblk. A. IV. E. 



