66 CARYOPHYLLALES 
Glabrous, the upper nodes glutinous. 4. S. antirrhina. 
Hirsute or pubescent, 
Flowers in a loose panicle, night blooming, 5. S. noctiflora. 
Flowers in one-sided spike, 6. S. dichotoma. 
Perennials, flowers:axillary and terminal. 7. S. menziesii. 
1. Silene Stellata (L.) Ait. Starry Campion. 
Common in the eastern part of the state, mostly in woods and thick- 
ets. Ashland; Cass County; Crete; Lincoln; Neligh; Nemaha; Nio- 
brara; Pierce; Richardson County; Wahoo. 
2. Silene nivea (Nutt.) Otth. 
In the eastern part of the state. Lincoln. 
3. Silene vulgaris (Moench.) Garcke. Bladder Campion. 
Frequent in alfalfa fields. Kennedy; Royal; Valentine; Wood River. 
4. Silene antirrhina L. Sleepy Catchfly. 
In prairies, meadows and waste places throughout the state. Belmont; 
Brunswick; Crete; Fairbury; Lincoln; Pulman; Thedford; Valentine. 
5. Silene noctiflora L. Night-flowering Catchfly. 
Common in waste places over most of the state. Grand Island; Lin- 
coln; Minden; Valentine. 
6. Silene dichotoma Ehrh. 
Mostly in alfalfa fields. Royal; Weeping Water. 
7. Silene menziesii Hook. 
In dry soil in the western part of the state. War Bonnet Canon. 
3. Lychnis. 391. 
Petals small, scarcely longer than the calyx. 1. L. drummondii. 
Petals conspicuous, much longer than the calyx. 2. L. alba. 
1. Lychnis drummondii (Hook.) S. Wats, 
Common in the foothills in the western part of the state. Harrison; 
Pine Ridge; Plummer Ford; Sheridan County; Sioux County. 
2. Lynchis alba Mill. : White Campion. 
Common in alfalfa fields. Plainview. 
4. Saponaria. 393. 
1. Saponaria officinalis L, Bouncing Bet. 
Frequently escapes from flower gardens. Hat Creek Basin; Long 
Pine; Lincoln; O’Neil; Plainview; Red Cloud; Richardson County. 
5. Vaccaria. 393, 
1. Vaccaria vaccaria (L.) Britton. Cow-herb. 
A common weed in grain-fields. Crete; Emerson; Lincoln; Plainview; 
Valentine, 
6. Alsine. 394. 
Leaves ovate, the lower petioled. 1. L. media, 
Leaves linear, or nearly so, sessile. 2. A. longifolia. 
1. Alsine media L. Chickweed. 
Introduced but rare. Red Cloud. 
2. Alsine longifolia (Muhl.) Britton. 
In the western part of the state. Dismal River; Plummer Ford. 
7. Cerastium. 397, 
Sepals about half as long as the petals. 
Leaves linear or linear-oblong, sessile. 4. C. arvense. 
