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the petals, free or connected at the base. Anth. o])ening longi- 
tudinally. Ovary one, often stalked. Stigmas 2 — 5, sessile, 
filiform. Caps. 1- or imj)crfectly 2 — 5-eelled, opening by twice 
as many teeth as stigmas, sometimes valvular. Placenta cen- 
tral. Embryo generally curved round mealy albumen. — L. 
witl'.out (rarely with) stipules, opposite. 
Suborder I. SILENEA5. 
Sep. connected into a tube. Stam. connected below into a 
tube which is connate with the stalk (carpophore) of the ovary. 
Caps, stalked. 
1. Dianthus. Cal. 5-toothed, with 2 or more imbricated 
opposite scales at the base (e.xcept in D. prolifer). Pet. 5, 
clawed. Stam. 10. Stvdes 2. Caps. 1-celled, many-seeded, 
o))ening at the top with 4 valves. Seeds peltate, convex 
above, concave beneath and more or less keeled. 
2. Saponaria. Cal. 5-toothed, naked at the base. Pet. 5, 
clawed. Stam. 10. Styles 2. Caps. 1-celled, opening at 
the top with 4 valves. Seeds globular or reniform. 
[3. CucuBALUS. Cal. 5-toothed, naked. Pet. 5, clawed. 
Stam. 10. Styles 3. Caps, a globose \-celled berry. Seeds 
reniform.] 
4. SiLENE. Cal. 5-toothed, naked. Pet. 5, clawed. Stam. 10. 
Styles 3. Caps, more or less completely 3-celled, opening 
at the top with 6 valves. Seeds reniform. 
5. Lychnis. Cal. 5-toothed, naked. Pet. 5, clawed. Stam. 
10. Styles 5. Caps. 1- or half b-celled, opening at the top 
with 5 or 10 teeth. 
Suborder II. ALSINE^E. 
Sep. distinct. Stam. free, inserted into a more or less evident 
hj'pogynous ring. Caps, sessile. 
* Valves of caps, the same number as the styles. 
[6. Buffonia. Sep. 4. Pet. 4, entire. Stam. 4. Styles 2. 
Caps, flattened, 2-valved, 2-seeded.] 
7. Sagina. Sep., entire pet., styles and valves of caps. 4 — 5. 
Seeds reniform, wingless. 
8. Spergula. Sep., entire pet., styles and valves 5. Seeds 
orbicular, margined. 
9. Alsine. Sep. and pet. 5 or 4. Styles and valves 3 (or 4). 
Seeds numerous (in A. peploides few) with a naked hilum. 
10. Cherleria. Sep. 5. Pet. 0 or 5. Stam. 10, outer ones 
