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flower, confifting of five petals, placed circu- 
larly, and fhap’d like a heart : The empalement 
is tubulous, fwelling in the middle, and narrow 
.at the brim : The fruit is conical, wrapp’d up 
in the empalement, gapes at the top, and has 
generally but one cell. The fpecies are : 
1. Lychnis maritima repens ^ R. 337, C. 205. ma- 
rina repens alba^ P. 638. marina Anglic a^ G. 382. 
Englifh Sea Campion. Coinmon on the fea-coafts, 
among the flints and Sea Coleworts. The leaves, at 
their firfl; fpringing up, are very hairy : The flowers 
are larger, and more beautiful than thofe of Spatling 
Poppy, which it refembles very much. 
2. Lychnis fylveftris^ qu^ Ben album vulgo^ R. 337. 
C. 205. Be hen album cficin. G. 550. Pap aver 
fpumeum five Ben album viilgo^ P. 263. Spatling 
Poppy, White Bottle, Bladder Campion, or White 
Corn Campion. Amongfl; corn. The leaves are 
fmooth : The empalements refemble bottles, or 
fwollen bladders ; are cut at the tops into five feg- . 
ments, and variegated with red, green and white r 
The flower confifts of five white fplit petals, peep- 
ing out of the empalement, with purplifh chives : • 
The flower fometimes varies in its colour. 
3. Lychnis fupina maritima Eric facicy R. 338, 
Erica fupina maritima Anglic a y P. 1484. Polygo-- 
num pufillo vermiculato Serpylli folio Lobeliiy G. E. 
567. maritimum minus y foUolis Serpylliy C. 281., 
Procumbent Sea Campion, refembling Heath. Irt 
the fea marflies. 
4. Lychnis plumaria fylvejlris fmpleXy R. 338, P. 
Par ad. 253* Armerius prat enfts mas ^ foeminay G. 
( 480. Caryophyllus pratenfis laciniato flcre fimpliciy 
five Flos cuculiy C. 210. Meadow Pink, Wild 
Williams, Cuckow-flower. In moifl: meadows, and 
by river-fides. The flowers are generally red, fome- 
times white, and cut into long jags. 
■5. Lychnis fegaum major^ R. 338, C. 204. Lych- 
noidss 
