6*6 398. Cucub. 72. CARYOPHYLLEiE. PI. ex. thal. 
Lychnis maritime repens, Raii Syn. 337,4. 
Lychnis marina Anglica, Ger. tm. 469, 2. 
Lychnis marina repens alba, Park. 638, 
Cucubalus Behen /3, Lin. S. P. 591. 
Silene amcena, Hudson FI. Angl. 188. 
Silene maritima, Withering Rot. Air. 414. 
Sea campion. Sea catchfly. 
Rocks and sands by the sea, or alpine rivers ; perennial ; 
August and September. 
Root creeping; stem tufted, sometimes trailing; leaves 
linear, lanceolate \ flowers drooping, white. 
IV. 39 9. SILENE. Theophrastus. Catchfly . 
Calyx tubular, cylindrical or conical, 5-toothed ; petals 5, 
claws long, rarely naked, usually crowned with scales, limb 
often 2-cut; stamens 10; styles 3; capsule 3-celled, 6-valved. 
1. Silene Anglica . English catchfly . 
Herb hirsute, viscous ; petals nicked ; flowers spiked, la- 
teral flowers upright, alternate; lower capsules reflected, 
spreading. 
Lychnis sylvestris flore albo minimo, Raii Syn. 339, 10. 
Silene Anglica, Lin. S. P. 594. 
Silene arvensis, Salish. Prod. 301. 
Sandy fields; annual; July. 
Roots fibrous; stem branchy, upright; leaves linear, lan- 
ceolate ; flowers solitary, white ; calyx cylindrical ; capsule 
ovate. 
2. Silene quinquevulnera. Five-wound catchfly . 
Herb hirsute ; petals roundish, not cut ; flowers solitary ; 
lateral flowers alternate; capsules upright. 
Silene quinquevulnera, Lin. S. P. 595. 
Sandy fields ; annual ; June and July. 
Root fibrous ; stem much branched, ascending, weak ; 
leaves elliptical, lanceolate; petal-limb rounded, not cut, 
white with a blood-red spot in the centre. 
3. Silene nutans. Noddbig catchfly . 
Herb downy \ flowers panicled, facing one way, nodding; 
leaves lanceolate; petals 2-parted, lobes linear. 
Lychnis sylvestris alba nona Clusii, Raii Syn. 340, 11; Ger.em. 470, 8. 
Lychnis major noctiflora Dubreusis perennis, Raii Syn. 340, 12? 
Lychnis sylvestris alba, sive Ocymoides minus album, Park. 631. 
Silene nutans, Lin. S. P. 596. 
Silene paradoxa, Lin. S. P. 1673? 
Cucubalus viscosus, Hudson FI. Angl. J$6? 
Nottingham catchfly. Dover catchfly. 
