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and shorter than the capsule hooded ultimately spreading in the 
form of a cross, peduncles always erect.—E. B. 881. R. v. 200. 
—Pale green, upper part of the stem, peduncles and calyx more 
or less clothed with glandular hairs. Central st. elongated and 
flowermg. Branches often quite erect, sometimes prostrate. 
Pet. very minute, inversely wedgeshaped and truncate. Caps. 
conical-ovate, subpeltate below, stalked.—S. debilis (Jord.) has 
awnless |., sep. equalling and spreading from the ripe caps., and 
may be a maritime state of S. apetala. It is often called S. ma- 
ritima in England. 8S. maritima (Gren.) has a central rosette 
and may be a form of S. procumbens.—Walls and dry places. 
A. V.—IX. 
3. 8. ciliata (Fr.); st. elongated, branches diffuse or spread- 
ing, 1. linear awned, outer sep. pointed exceeding and adpressed to 
the mature caps., their tips patent—R. v. 200. S. patula Jord., 
S. apetala y. Bab.—Glabrous. Central st. elongated and flower- 
ing. Cal. and tips of ped. sometimes with gland-tipped hairs. 
Caps. ovate-attenuate, rounded below, stalked.—Dry places. . 
V. VI. : 
4. S. maritima (Don); central st. elongated forked, branches 
ascending, J. fleshy blunt or apiculate rounded at the back glabrous, 
sep. blunt about equalling the capsule, peduncles always erect.— 
E. B. 2195. S. stricta Fries.—The central stem produces flowers 
and is erect, or in luxuriant plants more or less procumbent. 
Sep. concave with incurved tips. Caps. ovate, rounded below, 
sessile—On the sea-shore. (Fries states that his plant some- 
times occurs upon mountains in Norway.) A. V.—IX. Sea 
Pearlwort. 
** Sep., pet., styles and valves 5. Stam. 10. SPERGELLA. Reich. 
5. 8. saxatilis (Wimm.); central st. short and barren, 1, linear 
mucronate smooth, st. peduncles and cal. glabrous, pet. shorter 
caps. longer than the calyx.—Spergula saginoides Sm., E. B. 
2105.—St. prostrate, slightly rooting, numerous. Peduncles long, 
their apices reflexed after flowermg ultimately erect. Caps. 
rather longer than the calyx, sometimes twice the length. Closely 
resembling S. procumbens but distinguished by the valves of its 
capsule bemmg much more narrowed upwards, sep. adpressed and 
narrower, pet. longer, styles not reflexed.— Highland mountains. 
P. VI.—VIII. S. 
6. S. subulata (Wimm.) ; J. awned linear often ciliated, pedun- 
cles and calyx glandular hairy, pet. about as long caps. longer 
than the calyx.—Spergula Sm., H. B. 1082.—St. procumbent. 
Peduncles very long, the apex slightly reflexed after flowering 
ultimately erect. Caps. ovate-attenuate, rounded below, sessile. 
—Dry gravelly and sandy places. P. VI—VIII. 
