50 CABYOPHYLLACEJE. (PINK FAMILY.) 



1. S. pubera, Michx. Perennial ; stems erect or diffuse, forking, hairy in 

 tines; leaves oblong, acutish, narrowed at the base, sessile ; petals longer than 

 the sepals. — Shady rocks in the upper districts and northward. April and 

 May. — Stems 6'- 12' high. Flowers showy. 



2. S. media, Smith. Annual; stems prostrate, forking, pubescent in lines; 

 laves ovate QT oblong, acute, the lower ones petioled ; petals shorter than the 

 sepals. — Yards and gardens. March and April. Introduced. 



3. S. prostrata, Baldw. Smooth or nearly so ; stems forking, prostrate ; 

 1 aves orate, acute, all on slender petioles, the lower ones often cordate; petals 

 twice as long as the sepals ; seeds rough -edged. — Damp shades, Georgia, Flor- 

 ida, and westward. March and April. (J, — Stems l°-2° long. Petiole 

 mostly longer than the limb. 



4. S. uniflora, Walt. Smooth ; stems erect from a prostrate base ; leaves 

 remote, narrow -linear, sessile ; peduncles very long (2'-4'), erect; petals obcor- 

 date. twice as long as the calyx. — River swamps, South Carolina and North 

 Carolina. May. ®? — Stems 6'- 12' high. . Leaves 1' long. — Perhaps a 

 species of A bine. 



13. CERASTIUM, L. Moose-ear. 



Sepals 4-5. Petals 4-5, obcordate or 2-cleft. Stamens 10. Styles 4-5. 

 Capsule cylindrical, 8- 10-toothed, many-seeded. — Herbs. Flowers white, soli- 

 tary or cymose, peduncled. 



* Petals not longer than the sepals. 



1. G. vulgatum, L. Villous and somewhat clammy ; stems ascending ; 

 leaves oval, remote, the lowest obovatc ; cymes crowded in the bud, spreading in 

 fruit ; sepals lanceolate, acute, as long as the peduncles, and half as long as the 

 slender capsule. — Fields, Florida and northward. April and May. (J) — 

 Stems 6'- 12' high. 



2. C. viscosum, L. Hairy and clammy ; stems ascending ; leaves lance- 

 oblong, obtuse, the- lowest wedge-shaped ; cymes loose in the bud ; sepals oblong- 

 obtuse, shorter than the peduncles. — Fields, Florida and northward. 



April and May. (\j — Flowers and capsules larger than in No. 1. 



* # Pi tals longer than the sepals. 



3. C. arvense, I- Hairy or downy ; stems numerous, naked above ; leaves 

 narrowly or broadly lanceolate; cymes rather few-flowered; petals obcordate, 

 twice as Long as the oblong sepals. — Rocky or dry 6oil, chiefly in the upper 

 districts. May and June, H — Stems C'-12'high. Leaves seldom l long. 

 Flowers V wide. Capsule rather longer than the calyx. 



4. C. nutans, Raf Clammy-pubescent : stems tufted, furrowed ; leaves 

 lanceolate; cymes ample, many-flowered; petals oblong, emarginate, rather . 

 longer than the oblong sepals. — Low grounds, North Carolina and Tennessee, 

 and northward, (j) — Stems 1° high. Peduncles long. Capsule curved, three 



times as lone as the calyx. 



