48 14. CABYOPHYLLACE^. 



branous bracts, cul.-scales membranous pellucid t\i& two outer onei. 

 shorter mucronate, inner ones blunt about equalling the calyx, 

 St. glabrous, 1. all linear, seeds boatsbaped with a longitudinal 

 membrane in the hollow rough pointed at one end. — H. B. 456. 

 ill. vi. 247. — St. 1 — IJ ft. high, erect, usually simple. Fl. ex- 

 panding one at a time, small. Pet. rose-coloured, obcordate. 

 Cluster quite inclosed by brown dry scales. — Sandy and gravelly 

 places, very rare. A. VII. E. 



2. D. Armeria (L.) ; fi. close together, cal.-scales and bracts 

 lanceolate-subulate herbaceous downy ribbed equalling the tube, 

 St. and linear 1. downy, seeds nearly flat one side slightly hol- 

 lowed and with a longitudinal keel in its middle rough pointed 

 at one end.— -B. £. 317. H. vi. 249.— St. 1—2 feet high, erect, 

 branched. Pet. rose-coloured, speckled with white dots, toothed. 

 — Waste places, rare. A. VII. VIII. Deptford Pink. E. 



** Fl. solitary, one or more on the stem. 



*3. D.plumdrius (L.); st. 2 — 5-flowered,_^. solitary, cal.-scales 

 roundish-ovate shortly mucronate 4-fold shorter than the tube, 

 I. rough at the edge linear-subulate, ^ei. digitate multifid as far as 

 the middle with the central entire part obovate downy, baiTen 

 st. procumbent rooting much branched, seeds fiat orbicular with 

 a point on one side. — R. vi. 257. E. B. S. 2979. — Flowering- 

 stems 6 — 12 in. high. Calyx-teeth cihate at the margin, 

 slightly shorter than the capsule. Fl. pale pink, sometimes 

 white, fragrant. — Old walls. P. VI. Common Pink. E. 



*4. D. Caryophl'lus (L.) ; fl. solitary, cal.-scales broadly ob- 

 ovate pointed three fourths shorter than the tube, I. with smooth 

 edges \me&i, pet. crenate- dentate ovate glabrmis, barren st. elon- 

 gate procumbent branching, seeds pyriform nearly flat. — E. B. 

 214. R. vi. 268.— Fl.-stems 12—18 in. high. Calyx-teeth not 

 ciliate, longer than the capsule. Fl. pink, fragrant. — Old walls, 

 Kent. P. VII. Vm. Clove Pink. E. S..P 



5. D. ca'sius (Sm.); st. mostly single-flowered, cal.-scales 

 adpressed roundish shortly pointed three fourths shorter than 

 the tube, I. with rough edges linear, pet. obovate crenately-citt 

 bearded, barren stems long procumbent branching, seeds ovate 

 pointed at one end. — E. B. 62. R. vi. 265. — Flowering-stem 

 6 — 8 in. high. Fl. pale rOse-colour, fragrant.— Limestone cliffs 

 at Cheddar, Som. P. VI. VII. Cheddar Pink. E. 



6. -D. deltoides (L.) ; fl. solitary, cal.-scales usually 2 ovate 

 with a subulate point l as long as the tube, 1. linear-lanceolate 

 the lower blunt rough at the edges and keel, stem-l. acute and 

 as well as the st. piihescent-asperous, pet. obovate-dentate, barren 

 st. short procumbent simple Q), seeds obovate flat netted- 



