48 14. CARYOPHYLLACE. 
[Mr. J. Backhouse found on Glass Mhiel, Forfarshire, a plant 
which may be S. nivalis (Fr.); cespitose, central st. elongated, 
1. linear mucronate glabrous, ped. and cal. glabrous or “slightly 
glandular-hairy,” pet. entire shorter than the caps. slightly ex- 
ceeding the calyx.—A. cespitosa Fl. Dan. t. 2289.—More like 
S. subulata than S. saxatilis.] 
7. 8. nodosa (E. Meyer); 1. subulate glabrous, upper J. shorter 
fasciculate, pet. much longer than the calyx, peduncles always 
erect.—Spergula Sm., E. B.694.— Primary stem abbreviated, not 
flowering ; lateral stems procumbent at the base then ascending, 
2—6 in. long. Fl. terminal, 1, 2 or 3 together, white, conspicu- 
ous. Whole plant often quite glabrous. Sometimes (8. pube- 
scens. S. glandulosa Bess.) the upper parts of the stem, the con- 
necting membrane of the leaves and the base of the calyx are 
glandular-hairy.— Wet and sandy places. P.VII. VIII. Knot- 
ted Spurrey. 
8. Honxenesa Ehrh. 
1. H. peploides (Ehrh.); 1. sessile ovate acute fleshy glabrous 
l-nerved, pet. obovate, sep. ovate obtuse 1-nerved shorter than 
the petals.—Arenaria E. B. 189.—St. dichotomous, procumbent, 
rhizomatous. Fl. from the forks of the stem, frequently diceci- 
ous. a large, globose. Seeds few, large.—Sandy sea-coasts. 
P. VI—IX. 
9. Austins Wail. 
1. A. stricta (Wahl.); @. filiform nerveless, fl.-shoots erect 
naked above, pet. equalling the cal. oblong-oval attenuated 
below, sep. ovate-lanceolate acute 3-nerved (when dry), ped. ter- 
minal 1—3 very long.—Ayren. uliginosa EF. B.S. 2890. Alsiuanthe 
R. v. 209.—St. prostrate, caespitose.— Teesdale moors, very rare. 
Mr. J. Backhouse. P. VI. E 
2. A. verna (Jacq.); 7. lmear-subulate acute 3-nerved, pet. 
exceeding the calyx rounded-ohovate attenuated below, sep. ovate- 
lanceolate acute 3-nerved with a membranous margin, peduncles 
1- or many-flowered.—Arenaria Sm., E. B. 512. Triphane R. 
vy. 207.—L. usually not adpressed and mostly with a minute 
point.—f. A. Gerardi (R.); 1. subulate bluntish not apiculate, 
pet. elliptical shortly clawed scarcely longer than the calyx. L. 
usually pressed close to the stem.—Rocky places in mountainous 
districts. 8. On the hills above Kynance Cove near the Lizard 
Point, Cornwall. P. V.—IX. 
3. A. rubella (Wahl.); 7. linear-subulate blunt 3-nerved, pet. 
obovate attenuated below shorter than the calyx, sep. ovate-lan- 
ceolate acute 3-nerved with a membranous margin, peduncles 
1-flowered.—E. B. S. 2638. Wahl. Lap. t. 6—St. numerous. 
