ORDEE XX. CARTOPHYLLAOE^ — PINK-FAMILT. 



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Styles 3 — 6, separate, 



into 3 — 6 parcels, occasionally distinct. 

 or united at base, persistent. 



* Stamens in several sets. 



1. H. perforatum. St John^s-wort, 



Stem erect, 2 edged, smooth, branching; leaves elliptical, obtuse, sessile, 

 punctate with pellucid dots; flowers numerous, bright yellow, in cymose pani- 

 cles; sepals lanceolate, much shorter than the obovate petals and sepals, bor- 

 dered with dark-colored glandular spots. A common troublesome plant, 

 spreading rapidly in pastures and dry grounds. Introduced. JwriQ—JuVy. Per. 



2. H. corymbosum. Spotted St. Jdhn's'Wort. 



Stem erect, smooth, terete, with opposite branches; leaves oval, sessile, 

 smooth, emarginatc, punctate with dark spots ; flowers numerous, pale yellow, 

 rather small, in dense, terminal, corymbose cymes; petals oblong, with oblong, 

 dark spots ; styles distinct ; stigmas red, 2. In wet woods and boggy meadows. 

 Stem 1—3 feet high. Per. 



* * Stamens distinct. 



3. H. miUilum. Small St John's-wort. 



Stom erect, smooth, 4-angled, branching above ; leaves oval, obtuse, entire, 

 sessile, 5-veined ; flowers very small, greenish-yellow, in leafy cymes; sepals 

 Ifinceolate, a little longer than the petals ; stamens 6 — 12 ; capsule ovate, conical. 

 A small species in wet grounds. July— Aug. An. 



4. H. Canadense. Canadian St. John's-wort. 



Stem slender, erect, with the 4 angles marked by the decurrent base of the 

 leaves ; leaves linear, attenuate at base, with black dots beneath ; flowars small, 

 pale orange, in nearly naked cymes ; sepals lanceolate, very acute, longer than 

 the petals, but shorter than tho red capsule. A small, delicate species, 8' — 12' 

 bigh, in wet sandy soils. Jult/ — Aug. An. 



5. H. Sar6tlira. Slender St. Jolin^s-wort. 



stem slender, square, with filiform branches; leaves minute, opposite, subu- 

 late ; flowers very small, yellow, sessile ; sepals linear-lanceolate, about equal to 

 tho petals, i as long as the purple, acute capsule. A curious looking plant, in 

 road-sides and dry soils, from the very small size of the leaves, apparently leaf- 

 less. July — Aug. An. 



2. ELODi:A 



Sepals 5, equal, somewhat united at base. Petals 5, decidu- 

 ous, equilateral. Stamens in 3 parcels, wbicb alternate "with 3 

 hypogynous glands. Styles 3, distinct. Capsule 3-celled. Per. 



1. E. Virginica. Marsh St. Johns-wort 



Stem erect, smooth, sub-compressed, branching; leaves sessile, clasping, ob- 

 long, obtuse, glaucous beneath ; flowers rather large, of a dull orango purple, in 

 axillary and terminal racemes ; petals obovate-oblong, twice longer than the 

 sepals, marked with reddish veins ; stamens united below the middle, 3 in a 

 sot; glands ovate, orange-colored. Grows 8' — 16' high, in swamps and ditches, 

 generally with foliage of a purplish hue. July — Aug. 



Obder XX. Caryopliyllacese. — Pinh-famih/. 



SYNOPSIS OF THE GENERA. 



Suborder I. Sildnea3. 



Sepals united into a tube. Petals with claws. Leaves without stipules. 

 Stamens inserted below the pedicellate ovary. 



1. SiLENE. Calyx without scales at base. Styles 3. Capsule openingkby 6 

 teeth. 



2. Lychnis. Calyx without scales, and entire at base. Styles 5. Capsule 

 opening by 6—10 teeth. 



8. Saponaria. Calyx without scales at base. Styles 2. Capsule 1-celled, 

 opening by 4 teeth. 



4. DiANTHUS. Calyx with 2 scales at base. Styles 2. Capsule 1-celled. 



Suborder II. Alsinese. 



Sepals nearly or quite distinct Petals without claws, rarely none. Capsule 

 l-celle(L Leaves without stipules. 

 * Petals entire, or none. 



7. Aeenaria. Petals 5. Styles 8, rarely 2 or 4. Stamens inserted at the 

 base of tho ovary. Flowers perfect. 



8. IIonckenta. Petals 5. Styles 8—5. Stamens inserted into a glandular 

 disk. Flowers mostly polygamo-dioecious. 



9. SagIna. Petals'4— 5. Styles 4— 5. Pod 4— 5-valved. Leaves setaceous. 



* * Petals 2-clef t at apex. 



5. Stellakia. Styles 8 — i. Capsule opening by 8 — 6 valves. 



6. Ceeastiuu. Styles 5. Capsules opening by 10 tooth. 



Suborder III. lUecebrese. 



Sepals nearly or quite distinct Petals without claws, or none. Capsule 1* 

 celled. Leaves with scarious stipules. 



10. AsYcniA. Petals none. Stamens 2—5. Styles 2, more or less united. 

 Capsule 1 -seeded. 



11. Speegula. Petals 5. Stamens 5—10. Styles 3 — 5. Capsule many- 

 seeded. 



Suborder IV. Scleranthese. 



Sepals united at base, with the stamens inserted at the throat Petals none. 

 Capsule 1-celled. Leaves without stipules. 



12. ScLEEANTHtrs. Sfcameus 5—10. Styles 2. 



Suborder V. MolluginoEe. 



Sepals united at base. Petals none. Capsule 8-celIed. Leaves without 

 stipules. 



18. MuLL^GO. Sepals 5. Stamens S— 5. Styles 8. 



1. sil£:ne. 



Calyx tubular, swelling, without scales at base, 6-toothed. 

 Petals 6, UDguiculate, often with scales at summit. Stamens 10. 

 Styles 3. Capsule 3-celled, many-seeded, opening at the top by 

 6 teeth. 



1. S. antirrbina. Nocturnal Catchfly. 



Nearly glabrous ; stem simple, or branched above, erect, glutinous below 

 each node ; leaves lanceolate ; upper ones linear, acute and scabrous on tho 

 margin ; flowers small, pale red, nocturnal, also open in very cloudy weather, 

 peduncles few-flowered; flowers pedicellate; petals emarginate; calyx ovate. 

 Dry sandy sofls, 8'— 20' high. Jwne—July, Fer. 



2. S. Armaria. Garden Catchfly. 



Very glabrous, glaacotls; stem erect, branching, glutinous, as in the last; 

 leaves ovate-lanceolate ; flowers purple, in corymbose cymes, numerous ; petals 

 obcordate, crowned ; calyx clavate, 10-striate. A common garden flower, 12'— 

 18' high. July— Sep. An. 



2. LYCHNIS. 



Calyx tubular, 6-toothed, without scales at base. Petals 5, 

 unguiculate ; claws slender. Stamens 10. Styles 5. Capsule 

 1-celled or 5-ceUed at base. 



1. L. Gitbago. Corn-cockle. 



stem dichotomous, h'rsute; leaves sessile, soft-hairy; flowers few, light 

 purple, on long peduncles; calyx segments twice as long as the entire petals. 

 A handsome weed, 1 — 3 feet high, in cultivated grounds, especially in grain 

 fields ; leaves of a pale green color. July. An. 



2. L. Cbalcedonica. Scarlet Lychnis. 



Nearly smooth ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, dark green ; flowers in 

 terminal, dense fascicles, scarlet ; calyx cylindric, ribbed, clavate ; petals 2- 

 lobed. Gardens, growing 6' high. Flowers varying to white, sometimes dou- 

 ble. June— July. Per. 



3. L. Floscuculi. Bagged Rohin. 



Subglabrous; stem assurgent, dichotomous and viscid above, with scabrous 

 angles; flowers fascicled, pink ; calyx brown, smooth, 10-ribbed, campanulate ; 

 petals deeply cut into 4 linear segments. A beautiful inhabitant of the garden, 

 blooming from July to September. Per. 



4. L. coron^ta. Chinese Lychnis. 



Glabrous; stem erect; flowers large, bright red, terminal and axillary 1—3 

 in number ; calyx terete, clavate, ribbed ; petals laciniate. Plant 1—2 feet 

 high. Gardens. July. 



5. L. diuma. English Lychnis. 



stem erect, pubescent, dichotomous, paniculate above ; leaves elliptic-ovate, 

 acute ; flowers light purple, dioecious ; petals deeply-bifld, with narrow diverg- 

 ing lobes ; capsule subglobose. Almost naturalized in some places. Gardens. 

 JuZy—Sep. 



3. SAPONlKLi. 



Calyx tubular, 6-toothed, without scales. Petals 5, with 

 claws as long as the calyx. Stamens 10. Styles 2. Capsule 1- 

 ceUed. 



