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fometimes they will take from cuttings, but this is 
a very uncertain method of propagating them ; nor 
do the plants fo raifed, ever grow fo vigoroufly as 
thole which come from feeds ; fo that when thofe can 
be procured, it is the belt method to propagate them. 
SIGESBECKIA. Lin. Sp. Plant. 873. 
The Characters are, 
The 'proper involucrum of the flower is compofed of five li- 
near, taper , ohtufe leaves , which open beyond the petal , 
and is permanent . The common cover is five-leaved , fit- 
ting clofe it has five angles the leaves are oval , con- 
cave . , equal, and difpofed in fever al feries it is perma- 
nent , and between each leaf is contained a floret. The 
flower is compofed of hermaphrodite florets in the difik , 
and the border or ray is made up of female half florets , 
which are tongue-floaped. The hermaphrodite florets are 
funnel-fhaped , and cut into five parts at the brim thefe 
have five Jhort ftamina, with tubulous fummits joined to- 
gether, and an oblong incurved germen as large as the em- 
palement, fupporting a flender ftyle, crowned by a bifid 
ftigma. The germen afterward turns to an oblong, four- 
cornered, blunt feed ■, the female half florets have a floor t, 
broad, tongue-floaped petal, indented in three parts ■, thefe 
have a germen , ftyle, and ftigma , like the hermaphrodite 
florets, but have no ftamina , and are fucceeded by Jingle 
feeds like the other. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the fecond fedtion 
of Linn^us’s nineteenth clafs, which includes the 
plants whole flowers are compofed of hermaphrodite 
and female florets which are both fruitful, and have 
their parts of generation connected together. 
We have but one Species of this genus, viz. 
Sigesbecki a ( Orientalis .) Lin. Hort. Cliff. Sigefbeckia. 
We have no Englifh name for this plant •, this here 
mentioned was applied to it by Dr. Linnaeus, in ho- 
nour of Dr. Sigefbeck, who was profelfor of botany 
at Peterfburgh. 
The plant is annual, perifliing at the approach of 
winter. The feeds of it were brought from the Eaft- 
Indies, where it is a troublefome weed, but in Eng- 
land it feldom perfedts feeds, unlefs the plants are 
raifed on a hot-bed, and brought forward in the 
fpring ; then they may be planted out in warm bor- 
ders the beginning of June, and if they are fupplied 
with water in dry weather, they will grow near four 
feet high, and fend out many branches. The flowers 
are produced at the extremity of the fhoots, which 
are fmall, and of a yellow colour, fo make no great 
appearance, therefore it is only preferved in the 
gardens of thofe perfons who are curious in the ftudy 
of plants. 
S I L A U M. See Peucedanum. 
S I LE N E. Lin. Gen. Plant. 503. Vifcago. Dill. Hort. 
Elth. 309. Lychnis. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 333. tab. 
175. Vifcous Campion, or Lychnis. 
The Characters are. 
The flower has a permanent empalement of one leaf, which 
is indented at the top into five parts. It has five plain 
cbtufe petals indented at their points , whofe tails are nar- 
row the length of the empalement , and a neciarium com- 
pounded of two fmall indentures in the neck of each petal, 
conftituting a crown to the chaps, and ten awl- flo aped fta- 
mina, infer ted alternately to the tail of the petals abovee ach 
other, terminated by oblong fummits. In the center is Actu- 
ated a cylindrical germen, fupporting three ftyles which 
are longer than the ftamina, crowned by ftigmas that are 
reflexed againft the fun. The germen afterward becomes 
a clofe cylyndrical capfule with three cells , opening at the 
top five ways, inclofling many kidney-floaped feeds. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the third fedlion of 
Linnaeus’s tenth clafs, which includes thofe plants 
whofe flowers have ten ftamina and three ftyles. 
The Species are, 
z. Silene ( Tfluinquevulnera ) petalis integerrimis fub- 
rotundis, frudtibus eredtis alternis. Llort. Cliff. 171. 
Silene with entire roundiflo petals to the flower , and erect 
alternate fruit. Lychnis hirfuta, flore eleganter va- 
riegato. Raii Hift. 997. Hairy Campion with an ele- 
gant variegated flozver, commonly called Dwarf Lychnis. 
2. Silene ( Notturna ) floribus fpicatis alternis fecundis 
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feffilibus, petalis bifidis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 41b. Silene 
with fpikes of flowers flitting clofe and turned all one 
way, and the petals bifid. Vifcago hirta nodtiflora, flo- 
ribus obfoletis fpicatis. Dillen. Hort. Elth. 420. Night- 
flowering, hairy, vifcous Campion , with worn-out flowers 
in fpikes. 
3. Silene ( Nutans ) petalis bifidis, floribus lateralibus 
fecundis cernuis panicula nutante. Lin. Sp. Plant. 
417. Silene with bifid petals, nodding flower s growing 
from the flide of the ftalks , and a recurved panicle. Lych- 
nis montana, vifcofa, alba, latifolia. C. B. P. 205. 
Broad-leaved, white, vifcous. Mountain Campion. 
4. Silene ( Fruticofa ) petalis bifidis, caule fruticofo, fa- 
liis lato lanceolatis, panicula trichotoma. Lin. Sp. 
Plant. 417. Silene with bifid petals , a Jhrubby ftalk , 
broad fpear-flhaped leaves, and panicles divided in threes » 
Lychnis frutefcens, myrtifolia, behen albo fimilis; 
C. B. P. 205. Shrubby Campion , with a Myrtle leaf like 
the white Behen. 
5. Silene ( Viriddflora ) petalis femibifidis, foliis ovatis 
fcabriufculis acutis, panicula elongata fubaphylla. Lim 
Sp. 597. Silene with bifid petals, oval , rough , acute- 
pointed leaves, and long panicles without leaves. Lych- 
nis ocymafti facie, flore viridi. Herm. Par. 199. 
Campion with the appearance of Ocymaflrum , and a green 
flower. 
6 . Silene ( Conoidea ) calycibus frudlus globofis acumi- 
natis ftriis triginta, foliis glabris petalis integris. 
Hort. Upfal. no, Silene with globular acute-pointed 
capfules having thirty ftripes, finooth leaves, and entire 
petals. Lychnis fylveftris, latifolia caliculis turgidis 
ftriatis. C. B. P. 205. Broad-leaved wild Campion, with 
a turgid ftriped empalement. 
7. Silene ( Pendula ) calycibus frudtiferis pendulis infla- 
tis, angulis decern fcabris. Hort. Upfal. 106. Silene 
with pendulous fwollen empalement s to the fruit , with ten 
rough angles. Lychnis lupina Sicula, calyce amplif- 
fimo ftriato. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 337. Low Sicilian Cam- 
pion, with a large ftriped empalement. 
8. Silene {Nobi flora) calycibus decern angularibus, 
dentibus tubum aequantibus caule dichotomo. Lin. 
Sp. Plant. 419. Silene with empalement s having ten an- 
gles, and the indentures as long as the tube. Lychnis 
noctiflora. C. B. P.205. Night-flowering Campion. 
9. Silene ( Vallefia ) caulibus fubunifloris decumbenti- 
bus, foliis lanceolatis longitudine calycis. Lin. Sp. 
603. Silene with decumbent ftalks with one flower , and 
fpear-flhaped woolly leaves the length of the empalement. 
Lychnis maritima pinguis e Corfica. Bocc. Muf. tab^ 
84. Maritime Lychnis of Corfica. 
10. Silene ( Orientalis ) calycibus conicis ftriis hirfutis 
frudlibus eredlioribus, caule eredlo hirfuto, foliis ner- 
vofis. Silene with conical empalements having hairy 
ftripes, erect fruit , a hairy upright ftalk , and veined 
leaves. Lychnis Orientalis, longifolia nervofa, flore 
purpurafcente. Tourn. Cor. 24. Eaflern Campion with 
a long veined leaf and a purpliflh flower. 
11. Silene ( Mufcipula ) petalis bifidis, caule dichotomo, 
floribus axillaribus feffilibus, foliis glabris. Lin. Sp. 
Plant. 420. Silene with bifid petals, a ftalk divided by 
pairs , flowers fitting clofe to the wings of the ftalk, and 
fmooth leaves. Lychnis fylveftris vifcofa, rubra alte- 
ra. C. B. P. 205. Wild vifcous Campion with a red 
flower. 
12. Silene ( Armeria ) floribus fafciculatis faftigiatis, fo- 
liis fuperioribus cordatis glabris. Hort. Upfal. no. 
Silene with flowers gathered into bunches, whofe upper 
leaves are fmooth and heart-flhaped. Lychnis vifcofa 
purpurea, latifolia laevis. C. B. P. 205. Purple vifcous 
Campion with a broad fmooth leaf, commonly called Lo- 
be! s Catchfly. 
13. Silene ( Gigantea ) foliis radicalibus cochleariformi- 
bus fimis caule fubverticillato. Lin. Sp. 598. Silene 
with obtufe , fpcon-flhaped, lower leaves, and whorled ftalks. 
Lychnis facie auriculae urfi. C. B. P. 206. Campion 
with the appearance of Auricula. 
14. Silene ( Bupleuroides ) petalis bifidis, floribus pe- 
dunculatis oppofitis bradlea brevioribus, foliis lance- 
olatis acutis glabris. Lin. Sp. 598. Silene with bifid 
petals , flowers placed oppofite on foot-ftalks, and fmooth 
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