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CARYOPHYLLACE.'E 



*2. SafonXria (Soapwort). — Herbs -with conspicuous flowers in 

 panicled or fascicled cymes ; calvx tubufar, ebracteate ; capsule 

 2-chambered at the base, 4-valved at the top; jwi/j rounded. 

 (Name from the Latin sapo^ soap, the plant abounding in a 

 soapy juice.) 



I.* S. oificindlis (Common Soapwort). — A robust, succulent 

 plant, 2 — 4 feet high, with broad, pointed, smouiti leaves, and 



'lAroN.^Ri.T nFKK.jN^Li^ {I'^onnhoH Soaf'ii.'oyi). 



handsome flesh-colouredyfcjf'dv.f, which ar4 often double. — Hedges 

 near villages ; not indigenous. — I'l. August, September. Perennial. 



3. SiLKNE (Catchfly). — Herbaceous, often \iscid, plants; calyx 

 ebracteate, inflated, 5-touthed, io-\cineil ; petals 5, with long 

 narrow claws, and usually a double ligule at the base of the blade ; 

 styles usually 3 ; capsule usually 3-chambered in its lower half and 

 6-valved above. (Name said to be from ilie Greek sialon, saliva. 



