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I. Silene. Catch-fly. 
Calyx tubular, often ventricose, 5-toothed. Petals 
5, clawed, mostly crowned at the mouth, with the 
limb generally notched or bifid. Capsule 3-celled, 
6-toothed, many seeded. — Hooker. 
Name , supposed to be derived from eia'/.o saliva, in allusion 
to the vivid moisture on the stalks of many of the species : 
hence also the English appellation of Catch-Jhj. 
1 . Silene quinquevulnera. Variegated Catch-fly. 
Pubescent, stem ramose, leaves lanceolate, the 
lower ones obtuse, spike secund, calyx very villous 
beaked with short teeth, border of the petals subro- 
tund, appendices bicuspidate . — De Cand. 
Smith, Engl. Bot. t. 80 De Cand. Prod. I. 372. 
HAB. Neighbourhood of Clifton-Mount. 
FL. July. 
The peculiarities of this plant, as naturalized in this climate, 
are, that the petals are not unfrequently 4 in number, and the 
pubescence nearly approaches to villosity. It is very common 
in the neighbourhood of St Catherine’s Peak, growing along the 
sides of the roads. It has, I have no doubt, escaped from the 
garden established, many years ago, by the late Air Matthew 
Wallen at Coldspring. This plant is a native of Spain and 
France, and is to be found in two situations in England. It is 
frequently cultivated in the gardens of Europe. It derives its 
Latin specific name, from the deep red spot on each of the pe- 
tals, resembling a drop of blood. 
II. Mollugo. 
Calyx 5-partite. Petals 0. Stamens 3-5. Styles 
3. Capsule 3-valved, 3-celled, many-seeded. — De 
Cand. 
Herbaceous plants; leaves whorled, nearly opposite. Flow- 
ers solitary, or two together, or umbellated. — Mollugo, was 
the name given to a plant, which bears some resemblance to the 
following species, in its whorled leaves and inconspicuous ap- 
pearance. 
1. Mollugo verticillata. Whorled African Chick- 
weed. 
Leaves whorled unequal lineari-lanceolate or obo- 
