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DECANDRIA, PENTAGYNIA. 
late; petals linear-oblong. Stamina 10, 5 al- 
ternately longer. Styles 5, short. Capsule dou- 
ble the length of the calix, 10-toothed, oblong- 
cyiindric, teeth acuminate. — JSTutt. 
C. longepedunculatum, Muhl. 
C. glutinosum, Nutt. Gen. Am. PI. vol. 1. p. 291. 
Clammy 9 or long peduncled Mouse-ear Chickweed. 
This and No. 6, are perhaps the only indigenous species. In 
cultivated fields, every where very common. Annual. May. 
anense. g, C. pubesceiit, ccspitose ; leaves linear-lanceo- 
late, obtuse, ciliated at the base ; petals obcor- 
date, twice the length of the calix ; calicine fo- 
lioles obtuse. — Willd. and Fursh. 
Icon. FI. Dan. 628. Engl. Bot. 93. 
Large-Jiowered Mouse-ear Chickweed. 
A pretty species. Flowers large, and in this, (as in all the 
preceding,) white. On the banks of the Schuylkill and Dela- 
ware, principally on and among rocks and hills. Perennial. 
May to July. 
218. AGROSTEMMA. Gen. pi. 795, (C ary ophy Ilea.) 
Calico 1 -leaved, tubulous, coriaceous, sum- 
mit 5-cleft. Petals 5, unguiculate ; limb 
obtuse, and undivided. Capsule 1 -celled, 
with a 5-toothed opening. — J\* utt. 
litiiago. 1 , A. hirsute ; calix longer than the corolla, pe- 
tals entire, naked. — Willd. 
Icon. FI. Dan. 576. Engl. Bot. 741. 
Githago segetum, Desfontaines. 
Cockle. 
This well known plant, with handsome purple flowers, is 
very common among grain in corn-fields. It often ap- 
pears wild, along the borders of cultivated fields. Annual 
June, July. 
