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4. A. tenuijYdia (Cr.) ; 1. subulate-acute 3-veined, pet. 
Dvate attemtate below shorter than the caly.r, sep. lanceolate- 
subulate 3-veined with a membranous margin. — E. B. 219. 
St. slender, 4 — 6 in. high, much branched, forked, with 
flowers in the forks. — Glabrous. Sometimes the upper parts 
(A. laju, Jord.), or the cal. alone {A. hj/hrida Vill.), bear 
patent gland-tipped hairs. — Sandy and chalky places, rare. 
A. V. VI. E. I.* 
9. Cherle'riA Linn. 
1. C. seddides (L.).—E. B. 1212. Minnartia Hiern.— Pet. 
generally wanting. Fl. solitary, on short stalks. St. very 
many, forming a dense mass close to the ground. L. very 
many, linear-subulate, finely ciliate. — Summits of mountains. 
P. VI.-VIII. s. 
10. Arena'ria Linn, em., Borean. Sandwort. 
1. A. triner'via (L.) ; 1. ovate acute ciliate stalked 3 — 5 
veined the upper ones sessile, stam. 10, pet. shorter than the 
calyx, Sep. long-lanceolate acute 3-ribbed the intermediate 
rib strongest and rough, seeds smooth appendaged. — E. B. 
1483. R. v. 216.— St. about a foot high, weak, branched, 
downy. Fl. solitary from the forks of the stem and axils 
of the upper leaves. Ped. ultimately spreading and curved 
just below the fruit. Lateral veins of sep. often very faint. 
Distinguished by the appendage to the hile of its seeds. — 
Damp shady places. A. V. VI. E. S. I. 
2. A. serpyllifolia (L. em. Guss.) ; I. ovate acute roughish 
sessile, jjet. shorter tlian tlie ealj/x, sep. ovate-lanceolate acute 
3 — 5-veined hairy on the veins, fr.-st. erect or patent straight 
longer than the amjmllaceous caps, which exceed the sepals. — 
E. B. 923. — St. much branched, 3 — 6 in. long. Fl. from the 
forks of St. or axild of leaves. Pet. ovate, narrowed below. 
Kipe capsule brittle. Sometimes [var. viscidula Eoth] with 
viscid hairs on the upper part, A. viscida (Lois.). — I cannot 
distinguish A. Lloydii} — Dry places and walls.- A. VI. — 
VIII. ■ E. S. I. 
3. A. leptoclddos (Guss.) ; 1. small ovate acute sessile, pet. 
shorter than the cal., sep. lanceolate acute 3-veined hairy on 
the veins, fr.-st. patent curved at the top or ultimately straight 
longer than the ovoid-ohlong caps, which exceed the sep. — 
' A. Llotjdii Jord. (,-1. serpijUiJolia var. macrocarpa Lloyd) is a condensed 
seaside form with broader leaves and more strongly-veined eglandular sepals. — 
H. & J. G. 
