MOENCEiA. — lepigontim:. 61 



linear-lanceolate, acute, rigid. Sep. with broad white mem- 

 branous margins, acute. — -Dry gravelly and sandv places. A. 

 V. VI. ^ ^ E. I. 



Suborder III. Polycarpece. 



17. Poltcae'pon Linn. 



1. P. tetraphyl'lum (L.) ; triandrous ; pet. emarginate, stem- 

 1. in fours, 1. on the branches opposite. — E. B. 1031. — In young 

 plants the 1. are often all opposite. — Coasts of the South-west 

 of England, rare. A. VI. VII. E. 



18. Lepi'gonttm: i^ri«s'. Sand-Spurry. 



1. L. nibrum (Fr.) ; st. nearly terete, 1. flat linear pointed, 

 stip. triangular-oyate-prolouged mostly cut, caps, about equal- 

 ling the cal. J — f shorter than the fr. -stalk, seeds cuneate- 

 obovate f surrounded by a thickened border none winged. — Sy. 

 E. B. 254. — St. procumbent (as in the other species). Pan. 

 leafy. Pet. pink, about equalling the calyx. Seeds usually 

 gibbous on one side. Smaller in all respects than the other 

 species. — Sandy places. A, V. — IX. E. S. I. 



3. L. rupicola (Kindb.) ; st. terete, 1. flattish fleshy pointed, 

 stip. broadly ovate-prolonged mostly entire, caps, large equal- 

 ling or slightly exceeding the cal. j — | shorter than the fr.- 

 stalk, seeds compressed pyriform nearly surrounded by a thick- 

 ened border none winged. — E. B. S. 2977. — Root thick, woody. 

 L. fascicled, short ; pan.-l. very short, inconspicuous. Pet. pale 

 pink. Stam. 10.— Near the sea. P. VI.— IX. E. I. 



3. L. salinum (Kindb.) ; st. compressed, 1. flattish fleshy blunt- 

 ish or slightly pointed, stip. broadly triangular- ovate entire, 

 caps, exceeding the cal. about as long as the fr.-stalk, seeds com- 

 pressed roundish nearly surrounded by a thickened border and 

 some often with a broad scarious wing. — Includes plants resem- 

 bling the i. medium and L. salinum of Fries, and L. neglectum of 

 Kindb. — E. B. S. 2978. — L. long ; pan.-l. sometimes long, some- 

 times inconspicuous. Ped. occasionally twice as long as the 

 capsule. Pet. pink with a white base. Stam. less than 10. — 

 Near the sea. A. VI.— IX. E. S. I. 



4. L. marinum (Wahl.) ; st. compressed, 1. fleshy bluntish, 

 stip. broadly triangular usually entire, caps, very large often 



' Lepigonum Fr. Fl. Hal. (1818). Spergularia Presl, Fl. Ceoh. 

 (1819). Spergularia (as a section of Arenaria) Pers. Syn. (1805). 

 Therefore Lepigonum is the oldest generic name. 



