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XIV. CARTOPHYLLACE.E : ALSINE.E. [Buffoma. 
Peduncles solitary, axillary and terminal, about an inch long, recurved 
at the apex after flowering, but erect when in fruit. “ A pubescent 
var. occurs in Sussex.” Mr. Borrer. 
** Stamens 1 0. Sepals, petals and styles 5. Spergella. 
5. S suxdtilis Wimm. ( alpine P.) ; perennial glabrous 
or nearly so, stems prostrate slightly rooting, central one 
short and flowerless, leaves subulate mucronate, peduncles 
solitary very long, petals shorter than the calyx, sepals in fruit 
erect and close-pressed to the capsule, capsule longer than 
the calyx often twice as long. Spergula saginoides L. : E. B . 
t. 2105. 
Highland mountains, frequent. If. 6 — 8. — Stems many from the 
root, procumbent below, 2 or 3 inches in length. Leaves numerous 
and rather long at the base, shorter and in remote pairs upon the 
stem. Flower drooping before and after expansion; capsule erect, the 
■valves much more narrowed upwards than in S. procumbens. Styles 
erect, during flowering. Sometimes confounded with Arenaria ru- 
bella , but that has the sepals conspicuously 3-nerved. 
6. S. subulata Wimm. ( Aivl-shaped P.) ; perennial, caespitose, 
stem procumbent not rooting, leaves subulate aristate, peduncles 
solitary very long, petals and capsule somewhat longer than the 
calyx. — a. leaves usually ciliated, peduncles and calyx glandu- 
lar-hairy. Spergula Sw. : E. B. t. 1082. Sagina procumbens 
/3. Linn. — ,8. almost quite glabrous. S. nivalis Fries. 
Dry, gravelly, and stony pastures, not uncommon, fl. Isle of Skye, 
and Clova mountains. If. 6 — 8. — This comes very near the last 
species, and it is not easy at all times to discriminate between them : 
the common form is more glandular-hairv, while the alpine state is 
as glabrous but. with all the stems elongated. Mr. W. Wilson, how- 
ever, cannot distinguish the Anglesea S. subulata from the Ben 
Lawers S. saxatilis. Both have very much the habit of 5. pro- 
cumbens. Mr. Bentham unites them under the name of S. Linnai Presl. 
7. S. noddsa E. Meyer ( knotted P.); perennial, leaves subulate 
glabrous connate, the lower ones sheathing ; upper ones bearing 
tufts of young leaves in the axils, petals much longer than the 
calyx. Spergula L. : E. B. t. 694. 
Wet, sandy, and marshy places, frequent. If. 7,8. — Central stem 
short, without flowers; lateral ones 3 — 4 inches high, branched, and 
decumbent at the base, where the leaves are | of an inch long, but 
they gradually become smaller upwards. Flowers large, white, 2 — 3 
on the terminal branches, peduncled. Whole plant glabrous or some- 
times glandular-hairy. Cal. nerveless. 
7. Buffonia Sauv. : Linn. Buffonia. 
Cal. of 4 sepals. Cor. of 4 entire petals. Stam. 4. Styles 
2. Caps, flattened 1 -celled, 2-valved, 2-seeded. — Name given 
by Sauvages in honour of the celebrated Buffon. 
