PINK FAMILY T7 
1. C. virginica L. Sprinc Beauty. Stem simple, erect from a deep, 
tuberous root. The 2 stem leaves narrowly elliptical, 3-6 in. long, 
smooth, fleshy; basal leaves occasionally produced. Flowers on short 
pedicels. Petals white or pink, with darker veins, }—2 in. long, notched. 
Capsules shorter than the persistent sepals. Common in rich woods.* 
2. C. caroliniana Michx. NortruHern Sprinc Beacry. Flowers 
fewer, smaller, and whiterethan in No. 1, fragrant. Leaves 1-2 in. 
long, ovate-lanceolate or spatulate, rather distinctly petioled. Moist 
woods, especially N. 
II. PORTULACA L. 
Annual. Stems low, diffuse, and spreading, fleshy. Leaves 
entire, mostly alternate. Flowers terminal, perigynous. Sepals 
2, united at the base. Petals usually 5, quickly withering. 
Stamens 8-20. Style 3-8-parted. Capsules globose, opening by 
the upper portion coming off like a lid, 1-celled, many-seeded.* 
1. P. oleracea L. Purstane. Stems prostrate, diffuse, fleshy. 
Leaves alternate, flat, obovate or wedge-shaped. Flowers solitary, 
sessile, opening in bright sunshine in the morning and usually 
withering before noon. Sepals broad, acute. Petals yellow. Sta- 
mens 10-12. Capsule very many-seeded, seeds small, wrinkled. A 
common garden weed.* 
2. P. grandiflora Hook. GarpEN PortuLaca. Stems fleshy. erect 
or ascending, densely hairy or nearly smooth, 3-6 in. long. Leaves 
alternate, cylindrical, fleshy, 3-1 in. long. Flowers 1-2 in. wide, 
white, yellow, or red, showy, opening only in sunlight. Common in 
cultivation and often growing spontaneously.*, 
31. CARYOPHYLLACEZH. Pink Fairy 
Herbs sometimes woody below, with thickened nodes. 
Leaves opposite, entire; stipules small and dry or none. 
Sepals 4-5. Petals 4-5 (rarely 0), usually hypogynous. Sta- 
mens usually 8-10, hypogynous or perigynous. Styles 2-5 
(rarely 1). Ovules 1-many. Fruit usually a capsule. 
A 
Sepals distinct or nearly so. Petals (if any) without claws. Capsules 
several—many-seeded. 
Styles usually 3. Capsule ovoid. Stellaria, I 
Styles 5 or 4. Capsule cylindrical. Cerastium, IIL 
