648 399. Silene. 72. CARYOPHYLLEiE. PI. ex. that. 
Lychnis viscosa purpurea latifolia laevis, Dillen in Rail Syn. 341, 17. 
Muscipula Lobelii, Ger.em. 601. 
Silene Armeria, Lin. S. P. 601. 
Catch-fly. Limewort . , Lobel’s catchfly. 
Fields and old walls; annual; July and August. 
Stem branched, viscid beneath the joints; leaves clasp- 
ing the stem ; lower leaves ovate ; panicle leafless ; flowers 
upright, rose-red ; calyx 10-angled, teeth rounded ; capsule 
elliptical, pedicelled. 
8. Silene alpina. Alpine catchfly . 
Stem very short, branched ; leaves linear, fringed at bot- 
tom; peduncles solitary, 1 -flowered; petals slightly notched, 
crowned. 
Lychnis alpina minima, Raii Syn. 341, 16. 
Carybphyllus pumilio alpinus, Ger.em . 593. 
Silene acaulis, Lin. S. P. 603. 
Cucubalus acaulis, Hudson FI. Angl. 187. 
Moss campion. Grass-leaved campion. 
Alpine rocks ; perennial ; June and July. 
Roots tufted ; stems trailing; leaves crowded, keeled, linear; 
peduncles terminal, angular; flowers upright, rose-red; calyx 
5-ribbed; capsule cylindrical. 
V. 400. LYCHNIS. Theophrastus. Lychnis. 
Calyx tubular, 5-toothed; petals 5, clawed; stamens 10; 
styles 5; capsules 1 -celled, or apparently 5 -celled. 
a. Viscaria. Calyx-teeth short ; petals not cut ; 
capsule apparently 5- celled . 
1 . Lychnis angustifolia. Narrowleaved lychnis . 
Stem jointed, viscous; leaves linear, lanceolate, blunt; 
calyx wrinkled ; petal-claws margined, membranaceous, 
fringed. 
Lychnis sylvestris viscosa rubra angustifolia, Raii Syn. 340, 14; Park. 
636. 
Muscipula angustifolia, Ger.em. 601,3. 
Lychnis Yiscaria, Lin. S. P. 625. 
Red German catchfly. 
Fissures of rocks ; perennial ; May and June. 
Roots tufted ; stems angular ; leaves keeled, bald; panicle 
rather spiked ; flowers crowded, rose-red, rarely white ; 
calyx hairy, membranaceous ; capsule ovate. 
