Ploruln Lcxin^tonkiisis, 415 



33. Gems. PHLOX. L, Wild Pinh, 



f^Dcrir. Gnvk Phlox,, fire or flame, in allusion to tlie colour of the 



flowers.) 



Chss jih. PEATJXDRM—Orfirr, MOAVGYA'IJ. 



Gen, Ch. Calyx deeply 6-<'lef(, segments connivcnt. Corolla 

 salver-fornicd ; border S-lobed, flat; tube, more or less curved. 

 Slamhm unequal. Ca/>*»/r subrotund, 3-ceUcd; cells l-secded. 



Spccits \st. Phlox Divaricata? Srrrrt William, 



Sp, Ch. 5/t'm Jow, pubescent, decumbent; /rarc5 oval-lanceo- 

 late; branches divaricate, loose, few flowered; segments of the 

 corolla obcordatc, teeth of the caljx subulate linear. Tot*. 



Obs, Of this numerous genus, there arc but few native? of 

 ihis locality. The prc>cnt species is easily distinguished from 

 others, by its earlier period of flowering, its lower growth, 

 rarely rising above 1 foot, and by its partially decumbent ha- 

 bit. The leaves, in the specimeiis I have met w ith, have been 

 universally opposite, sessile, and few in number. Flowers in 

 a terminal panicle, pale blue or more frequently rose-coloured. 

 Generally known under the name of Sweet AVilliam or May 

 Pink. Abundant in half reclaimed lands and borders of fields, 

 from 10th to 20th April. 



34. Gexus. CERASTIUM. L. 



(Dcrir. Greek Ic ration, a little bom, in allusion to the shape of llip 

 capsule. Sm,) 



Gass \Oth. DECJA'DRJA— Order, PEjYTAGYMA. 

 Gen, Ch. CobjL 6-lcaved. Petals r>,bifid or emarginate. CapstiU 



1-celled, bursting at the summit with 10 teeth. 

 Speeies \bt, Cerastilm Hirsutlm. Mouse-cur Chicktceod, 



Sp, Ch, Very hairy, diflbse; leaves oval obtuse, connate ; y^ozu- 



ers clustered; petals 2-clcft a litde longer than the acute 



calyx. Ell, 



Obs. Mr. Elliott's description suiis this plant remarkably 

 well as it obtains with us. Very nun h branched and villous. 

 Stems rarely ri'-ing more than G-8 inciies from the ground. 

 Flowers in(•on^picuouF, rarelx* fully expanded, small, white. 

 Common in cultivated ground; in grass land fre([uently assuming 

 a yellowish colour. Flowers middle of April. 



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