PL ex. thal. 72. CARYOPHYLLE^E. 400. Lychnis. 649 
b. Calyx-teeth, short; petals cut ; capsule \-celled. 
2. Lychnis alpina. Alpine lychnis . 
Herb bald ; flowers densely corymbous ; calyx smooth ; 
petals notched ; claws not margined, bald. 
Lychnis alpina, Lin. S. P. 
Mountains; perennial; July. 
Stems in tufts, upright ; leaves acute ; flowers nearly 
sessile ; petals rose-red, very slightly crowned. 
3. Lychnis plumaria . Feathery lychnis. 
Flowers loosely panicled ; petals 4-cut, crowned ; capsule 
roundish. 
Lychnis plumaria sylvestris simplex, Raii Syn. 338, 4; Park. Par. 253. 
Armerius pratenis mas et fcemina, Ger. em. 600, l and 2. 
Lychnis Flos cuculi, Lin. S. P. 625. 
Meadow pink. Wild Williams. Cuekow flower. Ragged Robin. Crow 
flowers. Marsh gilliflowers. Cuekow gilliflower. 
Damp fields ; perennial ; July. 
Root fibrous ; stem upright, angular ; leaves lanceolate ; 
panicle leafy ; calyx cylindrical, ribbed ; petals flaccid, rose- 
red, white, often becomes doubled. 
4. Lychnis vesper tina. Evening lychnis. 
Herb rather villous ; stem kneed, upright ; leaves lanceo- 
late ; petals reverse heartshape, crowned. 
Lychnis sylvestris albo flore, Raii Syn. 339, 8; Ger. em. 468, 1 J ; Park, 
630. 
Lychnis dioica j3, Lin. S. P. 626. 
Lychnis vespertina, Sibthorp FI. Ox. 146. 
Lychnis dioica, De Candolle FI. Gall. 4366. 
Wild white campion. White batchelors buttons when double. 
Fields and hedges ; perennial ; May to September. 
Root fusiform ; stem firm, tall ; flowers white, odoriferous 
at night, unisexual rarely hermaphrodite ; calyx of the 
males elliptical, clubshape, 1 0-ribbed, veins 0 ; of the females 
ovate with intercostal veins ; capsule conical, larger than 
that of L. diurna. 
5. Lychnis diurna. Day lychnis. 
Herb hirsute ; stem kneed, weak ; leaves ovate ; petals 
reverse-heartshape, crowned. 
Lychnis sylvestris rubello flore, Raii Syn. 339,9; Ger. em. 469, 1. 
Lychnis sylvestris, flore rubro, Park. 631. 
Lychnis dioica a, Lin. S. P. 626. 
Lychnis diurna, Sibthorp FI. Ox. 146. 
Lychnis sylvestris, De Candolle FI. Gall. 4367. 
Wild red campion. Red batchelors buttons when double. 
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