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Fig. 74 (66). 



Sleepy Catch-Fly. Silene antirrhina L. 

 A slender, erect, slightly-branched annual, 

 20-90 cm. high, when in flower glutinous along 

 two of the upper internodes. Leaves linear or 

 lanceolate, narrowed into a petiole; inflores- 

 cence, a ioose, cymose panicle; flowers small, 

 pink, petals obcordate with minute teeth at 

 the base of the blade. 



Native of this country. Poor sandy soil 

 perhaps introduced with Timothy seed. 



Fig. 75 (67). 



Forked Catch-fly. Silene dichotoma Ehrh. 

 Annual, erect, pubescent, 30-60 cm. high; 

 leaves narrow; flowers white or pink, sessile or 

 nearly so, in forked, one-sided spikes; calyx- 

 ribs 5, hirsute. 



Introduced with clover seed into several 

 regions of the state and likely to be troublesome. 

 It comes originally from Europe. 



