Ilonckenya .] xiv. caryofiiyllacevE : alsineje. 65 
1 . B. * annua DC. (annual B.) ; stem loosely panicled from 
the base, branches spreading short firm, stria: on the calyx 
straight parallel, capsules scarcely so long as the calyx, leaves 
subulate spreading at the base. B. tenuifolia Sin.: E. B. 1. 1313. 
Said to have been found in Plukenet’s and Dillenius’ time, about 
Boston in Lincolnshire, and on Hounslow Heath. ©. 6. — Lin- 
nreus’ B. tenuifolia is made up of several species ; hence it is better to 
adopt the name given by Ue Candolle. 
8. Cherleria Linn. Cyphel. 
Flowers polygamous. Cal. of 5 sepals united at the base 
and urceolate. Pet. none (or “5 perigynous, very minute, 
entire and obliquely notched”). Stain. 10, alternating with 
glands ; anthers abortive in the fertile tlowers. Styles'3. Caps. 
1 -celled, opening with 3 valves, abortive when the anthers are 
perfect. Seeds 5 — 6, minute. — Named in honour of John 
Henry Cherler, a friend and coadjutor of John Bauhin. 
1. C. sedoides L. (mossy C.). E. B. t. 1212. 
Summits of the Highland mountains, especially those of the Bread- 
albane range. If.. 6 — 8. — Roots exceedingly long, running deep 
into the earth, bearing upwards innumerable short forked stems, 
and forming a dense mass which scarcely rises above the surface of 
the soil. Leaves crowded, linear-subulate, channelled above, slightly 
ciliated and glandular at the edge. Flowers solitary, imbedded 
among the dense mass of leaves, yellow green. Cal. membranous at 
the edge. In the fertile flowers the stamens are three times shorter 
than the calyx ; when perfect they are as long as the sepals. We 
ourselves have never seen any petals. 
9. Honckenya Ehrli. Sea-Purslane. 
Flowers polygamous. Sepals 5. Petals 5, conspicuous, un- 
divided. Stamens 10, alternating with glands: anthers abortive 
in the fertile flowers : ovary with 3 — 5 styles , abortive when the 
anthers are perfect. Caps, opening with 3 — 4 entire valves, or 
with 5 alternate with the sepals. Seeds 8 — 10, large. — Named 
after Gerh. Aug. Honckeny, a German botanist. 
1. II. peploid.es YA\v\\. (ovate-leaved S.'). Arenaria L.-.E.B. 
t. 189. Alsine Wahl. 
On sandy sea-shores, frequent. If. 5 — 8 Rhizome long and 
creeping, slender. Stems decumbent at the base ; branches erect, leafy 
upwards. Leaves large, decussate, connate, fleshy, shining, a little 
recurved. Flowers solitary or 2 — 3 together, in the axils of the upper 
leaves, nearly sessile, closing in the shade. Calyx ribless. Petals 
white, small, scarcely longer than the calyx, distant, broadly ovate, 
shortly clawed. Surrounding the germen are 10 glands, alternating 
with the stamens. “ Styles 3 in the lower, mostly 5 in the upper 
