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8. 5. Hoctiflora (Night-flowering CatcliflyV. — Stem erect, i-2 feet 

 high, repeatedly forked ; calyx with long teeth, oblong when in 

 friiit, lo-ribbed ; plant hairy, viscid. The. flowers are larger than 

 the last, pale pink, and expand about sunslt ; they close early in 

 the morning, and are very fragrant during the night. Sandy, 

 gravelly fields, not common. — Fl. July. Ajinual. 



4. Lychnis {Campion) 



1. L. Flos-Cuculi (Ragged Robin). — Petals deeply 4-cleft, the 

 two centre lobes of each longer than the oiiter, crowned ; capsule 

 5-toothed ; leaves narrow ; flowers in a loose panicle. A pretty 

 and well-known plant, with a purplish green, angular stem, the lower 

 part of which is roughish with short bristly hairs, the upper parts 

 slightly viscid ; flowers rose-coloured, with deeply-cut, narrow seg- 

 ments. Common in moist meadows and marsh}' places. — Fl. when 

 the cuckoo is in full song, hence its Latin name, Flos-Cuciili. 

 Perennial. 



2. L. vespertina (Evening Campion). Height 1-2 feet ; stems 

 branched ; plant slightly hairy and viscid ; leaves oblong, tapering ; 

 stamens and pistils on different plants ; petals 2-cleft half-way 

 down, crowned ; capsule conical, lo-toothed, the teeth erect ; 

 flowers large, white, or sometimes pink, loosely panicled, opening 

 in the evening, when they are fragrant. Waste places, common. 

 — Fl. all the summei. Perennial. 



3. L. diurna (Red Robin or Campion). — Stamens and pistils on 

 different j)!ants ; petals 2-cleff half-way down, crowned ; capsule 

 nearly globose, lo-toothed, the teeth spreading or recurved ; leaves 

 oblong, ta])eririg, downy, as well as the stem. An ornamental 

 hedge plant, 2-3 feet high, with rose-coloured flowers. Common. 

 • — Fl. all the summer. Perennial. 



4. L. Grtliago or Agrostemma Githago (Corn Cockle). — Calvx much 

 longer than the corolla ; sepals undivided, destitute of a crown. A 

 common cornfield weed, with an upright downy stem, and large, 

 handsome, purple-red flowers; secr/s large, and therefore troublesome 

 when they become mixed with the corn during threshing. — Fl. June, 

 July. Annual. 



5. L. Viscaria (Red German Catchfly). — Stems 6-12 inches high, 

 glabrous, viscid above ; flowers in compact heads, red ; petals 

 slightly notched ; capsules s-celled. Very rare, confined to a few 

 ]ilaces in Scotland and North Wales. — Fl. summer. Perennial. 



6. L. Alpina (Red Alpine Campion). — A much smaller species, 

 stems not more than 6 inches high, not viscid ; flowers red. Confined 

 to a few mountain summits in Scotland and the north of England. 

 — Fl. summer. 



