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1 -nerved, pet. obovate, sep. ovate obtuse 1 -nerved shorter than 
the petals. — Arenaria E. B. 189- Honckcnya R. 3670. — St. di- 
chotomous, procumbent, often much buried in the sand. Fl. 
from the forks of the stem, frequently dioecious. — Sandy sea- 
coasts. P. VI.— IX. 
+f Leaves narrow linear or subulate. 
4. A. verna (Jacq.) ; /. linear-subulate acute 3-nervcd, j)et. 
longer than the calyx rounded-obovate attenuated below, sep. 
ovate-lanceolate acute 3-nerved with a membranous margin, pe- 
duncles 1- or many-fiowered. — Arenaria E. B. 512. Triphane R. 
4929. — L. usually not adprcssed and mostly with a minute point. 
— /3. Gerardi ; 1. subulate bluntish not apiculate, pet. elliptical 
shortly clawed scarcely longer than the calyx. T. Gerardi R. 4928. 
The 1. being usually pressed close to the stem gives this plant a 
peculiar appearance, but the only characters which I can detect by 
which to distinguish it from A. verna are the bluntish, not api- 
culated, leaves and the form of the petals. — Rocky places in 
mountainous districts. /3. On the hills above Kynance Cove 
near the Lizard Point, Cornwall. P. V. — IX. 
5. A. rubella (Wahl.) ; I. 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. 
Peduncles terminal, downy, nearly always single-flowered, about 
an inch long, with 1 — 3 pairs of leaves. The number of styles 
and valves of the capsule varies from 3 — 5, thereby showing the 
very artificial character of these genera. I have found it impos- 
sible to determine without authentic specimens if this is the 
same as Sayina decandra (Reich.) or A. sedoides (Froel.) Koch. 
— Summits of the Scotch mountains, very rare. P. VII. VIII. S. 
6. A. lenuifolia (Wahl.) ; 1. subulate acute 3-nerved, ovate 
attenuated below shorter than the calyx, sep. lanceolate-subulate 
3-nerved with a membranous margin. — Arenaria E. B. 219. 
Sabulina -R. 4916. — St. slender, 4 — 6 in. high, much branched, 
dichotomous, with flowers from the axils. Glabrous. — Sandv 
and chalky places. A. V. VI. E. 
7. A. fasthjiata ; I. subulate acute 3-nerved, pet. oblong obtuse 
half the lenyth of the calyx, sep. lanceolate acute equal (white) with 
2 central (green) ribs. — Arenaria Sm. E. B. 1744. Minuartia 
R. 4919. — " Mountains of Fifeshire and on the mountains to the 
westward of Clova." Mr. G. Don. A. VI. S. 
15. Moenchia Ehrh. 
1. M. erecta (Sm.) ; stara.4.— E. B. 609. R. 4953.— St. usu- 
ally 2-flowered, erect, glabrous, 1 — 4 in. high. L. opposite, linear- 
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