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spatulate; stem leaves ovate-lanceolate, wavy, clasping. Peduncles 
long, 1-flowered. Flowers about 1} in. broad, deep crimson. Calyx 
tube very strongly 5-ribbed, with 5 smaller ones between; calyx 
teeth short and slender. Petals somewhat notched. Cultivated in 
old gardens; from Europe. 
2. L. chalcedonica L. ScarLtet Lycunis, Lonpon Prive. A tall, 
hairy perennial (about 2 ft.). Leaves lance-ovate, somewhat clasping. 
Flower cluster flat-topped and very dense. Flowers bright scarlet, 
not very large. Petals 2-lobed. Common in old gardens; from 
Japan. 
3. L. Drummondii Wats. Perennial, erect, glandular-downy and 
sticky, 1-3 ft. high. Leaves oblanceolate or linear, acute, 4-3 in. 
long. Flowers few, on slender pedicels, white or purplish, }-}in. long. 
Petals not much longer than the tubular calyx. Capsule 4-3 in. long. 
Seeds with little tubercles. In dry soil W. 
V. SILENE L. 
Annual or perennial herbs. Stems erect or decumbent and 
diffuse. Leaves often connate or whorled. Flowers clustered 
or solitary, usually pink or white. Calyx tubular, more or 
less inflated, 5-toothed, 10-nerved, bractless. Petals 5, long- 
clawed, and with the ten stamens inserted at the base of the 
ovary. Styles 3; ovary 1-celled or 3-celled at the base, open- 
ing by 6 teeth, many-seeded. Seeds usually roughened.* 
1. S. antirrhina L. Steepy Catcuriy. Stem smooth, slender, 
8-30 in. high, sticky in spots. Leaves lanceolate or linear. Flowers 
rather few and small, panicled. Calyx ovoid. Petals inversely heart- 
shaped, pink, opening only for a short time in sunshine. Dry waste 
ground. 
2. S. Armeria L. Catcurriy, None-so-Pretty. A smooth, erect 
annual or biennial, 6-15 in. high. Several nodes of the stem are 
usually covered for part of their length with a sticky substance. 
Leaves very smooth, with a bloom beneath, lanceolate or oblong- 
lanceolate, clasping. Flowers showy, dark pink, nearly 4 in. in 
diameter, in flat-topped clusters. Calyx club-shaped. Petals some- 
what notched. Cultivated from Europe and introduced. 
3. S. noctiflora L. Nigut-FLowerine Carcuriy. A tall, coarse 
annual or biennial weed, covered with sticky hairs. Lower leaves 
spatulate, upper ones lanceolate, pointed. Flowers large, white, open- 
ing at night or in cloudy weather. Calyx teeth long, awl-shaped. 
Petals 2-parted. In fields and gardens. Naturalized from Europe. 
