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CARYOPHYLLACEAE. 



Vol. II. 



10. Silene antirrhina L. Sleepy Catchfly. Fig. 1810. 



Silene antirrhina L. Sp. PL 419. 1753. 

 Silene antirrhina divaricata Robinson, Proc. Am. Acad. 

 28; 132. 1893. 



Annual, slender, erect or ascending, puberulent 

 or glabrous, glutinous about the nodes, simple, or 

 branched above, 8'-2J° high, the branches ascend- 

 ing. Basal and lower leaves spatulate or oblanceo- 

 late, I '-2' long, narrowed into a petiole, obtuse or 

 acute, sometimes slightly ciliate; upper leaves linear 

 and gradually reduced to subulate bracts ; inflores- 

 cence a loose cymose panicle; pedicels slender, 

 erect; corolla pink, about i"-2" broad, sometimes 

 wanting; calyx narrowly ovoid, 2"-3" long, much 

 expanded by the ripening pod, its teeth ovate, acute; 

 petals obcordate, minutely crowned. 



In waste places and woods, Maine to southern On- 

 tario and British Columbia, south to Florida and Mexico, 

 Flowers opening for a short time in sunshine. Ascends 

 to 3200 ft. in Virginia. Summer. 



II. Silene conica L. Striate, or Corn Catchfly. 

 Fig. 181 1. 



Silene conica L. Sp. PI. 418. 1753. 



Annual, canescent or puberulent; stems solitary, 

 or several together, erect, commonly forked above, 

 6'-24' high. Leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, sessile, 

 li' long, or less, about ij" wide; inflorescence cymose; 

 flowers i-several; pedicels I'-i' long; calyx ovoid, 

 rounded or truncate at the base, densely about 30- 

 nerved, about 8" long, its teeth triangular-subulate; 

 petals rose or purple, obcordate; capsule oblong-ovoid, 

 distending the calyx and nearly equalling it. 



Dartmouth Massachusetts, and Clyde, Ohio. Adventive 

 or naturalized from Europe. June-July. 



12. Silene Armeria L. Sweet William or Lobel's Catchfly. Fig. 1812. 



Silene Armeria L. Sp. PI. Ed. 2, 601. 1762. 



Annual, erect, branching, glabrous and glau- 

 cous, or minutely puberulent, about l° high, 

 glutinous below each node. Basal leaves ob- 

 lanceolate, 2'-3' long, obtuse ; stem-leaves ovate 

 or ovate-lanceolate, i'-3' long, acute or obtuse; 

 inflorescence a terminal compact compoimd 

 cyme; flowers purple or pink, 6"-8" broad; calyx 

 club-shaped, s"-8" long, slightly enlarged by the 

 ripening pod; pedicels about l" long; petals 

 emarginate, crowned with narrow scales. 



In waste places and spontaneous in gardens, New 

 Brunswick and Ontario to Michigan south to New 

 Jersey and Pennsylvania. Introduced from Europe. 

 Pretty-Nancy, Sweet-Susan. Nonc-so-pretty. Old- 

 maid's- or mice pink. ^ Dwarf French-pinks. Wax- 

 plant. Mock sweet-william. Limewort- or garden- 

 catchfly. June-July. 



