70 caryophyllXce/s 



6. HoNKENYA. — Se/ti/s ^ ; petals 5, large ; stamens 10, alternat- 

 ing with glands ; sivles 3 ; eapsule 3-valve(3, few-seeded. 



7. MiNUARTiA. — Sepals 4 — 5 ; petals 4 — 5 ; styles 3 — 4 ; cap- 

 sule 3 — 4-valved, many-seeded ; leaves linear. 



8. Chkrlkkia. — Sepals 5 ; petals 5, minute or absent ; stamens 

 10; disk prominent, glandular, 5-lobcd ; styles 3; capsule 3- 

 valved, few-seeded. 



9. Aren.aria. — Sepals 5 ; petals 5, entire or slightly emargin- 

 ate ; stamens 10, rarely 5 : styles 3 ; eapsiile 6-valved, many- 

 seeded ; leaves broad. 



10. HoLoSTEu.M. — Sepals 5 ; petals 5, toothed at the margin ; 

 .stamens 3 — 5 ; styles 3 ; capsule sub-cylmdric, opening at the top 

 v/ith 6 teeth, many-seeded. 



11. S'rELLARi.\. — Sepals ^-j petals 5, deeply bifid; stamens v.i\ia.\\y 

 10; styles 3; capsule globose, opening with 6 valves or teeth, 

 many-seeded. 



12. MvosoTON. — Sepals ^ ; petals 5, Ijilid ; stamens 10; styles 

 5 ; capsule opening with 5 bifid valves. 



13. Cer-ASTIUM. — Sepals 5 ; petals 5, bifid ; stamens 4 — 10 ; 

 strles 3 — 3 ; capsule tubular, opening with: 10 teeth, many-seeded. 



14. M.EN'CHiA. — .SV/(7A 4, erect ; /('A? A 4, entire; stamens 4; 

 sIyIcs 4; capsule opening with 8 or 10 teelh, many-seeded. 



Suh^Order UP. FolycdtpecB. — Spui-rey Tribe. Leaves with mem- 

 Iranous stpules ; sepals 5, distinct , petals'^ ; stamens 3 — lopree ; 

 styles 3 — 5 ; capsule not stalked. 



15. Spergula. — Petals entire; stamen}"^ — 10; styles 5, free 

 capsule 5-valved, many-seeded. 



16. Alsi'nk. — Petals entire ; stamens 15 — 10 ; styles 3, rarely 

 S, free ; capsule 3-valved, rarely 5-valved, (iiany-seeded. 



17. PoLYCARPON. — Sepals keeled at the back, hooded at the 

 end.; petals emarginate ; stamens 3—5; styles 3 short, united at 

 base ; capsule 3-valved, many-seeded. 



I. Di-ANTHUs (Pink). — Herbaceous plants with narrow, grass- 

 like leaves, often tufted ; flowers solitary or fascicled ; caly.x 

 tubular, 5-toothed, with bracteoles below \i\ petals 5, long-clawed, 

 often toothed; stamens 10, united at the base; ovarv i-cham- 

 bered ; styles 2 ; capsule opening with 4 valves at the top ; seeds 

 flattened. (Name in Greek signifying _y?(?7):'(;^ of Jupiter, from its 

 beauty.) 



* Flo-iS'ers fascicled 

 T. D. Arm'eria (TV-ptford Pink). — Stems few, erect, i — 2 feet 

 high, downy ; leaves linear, downy, lower obttisc, upper acute ; hrac- 



