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upper nearly sessile. Cymes viscidly pubescent, forming terminal 
or axillary, many-flowered panicles. Sepals viscid, lanceolate, 
~ in. Petals shorter than the sepals, 2-lobed. Styles 3. Seed 
only one, large. 
Fagoo, Narkunda, in forests ; July-September. — W. Himalaya, 7000- 
9000 ft. — Nilghiris. 
3. Stellaria aquatica, Scop. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 229. Pubescent, 
upper parts viscid. Stems decumbent, 1-3 ft. Leaves ovate, 
cordate, J-2 in., acute : lower ones long-stalked * upper shortly 
stalked or- sessile. Flowers in leafy, axillary or terminal cymes. 
Sepals viscid, lanceolate, about in. at the time of flowering, 
enlarged in fruit. Petals narrow, deeply 2-lobed, about 1J times 
as long as the calyx. Styles 5. 
Sim] a, Narkunda, in wet places and along streams ; May-October. — Tem- 
perate Himalaya, 4000-8000 ft. — N. and Central Asia, N. Africa, Europe, 
including Britain. 
4. Stellaria media, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 230. Glabrous or 
pubescent. Stems nearly erect or procumbent, 6-24 in., a line of 
hairs running down between the joints, much branched. Leaves 
ovate, acute, j-1 in., usually cordate : lower ones stalked ; upper 
sessile, often narrower. Flowers in axillary or terminal cymes. 
Sepals hairy, often viscid, j in. Petals shorter than the sepals, 
deeply 2-lobed, sometimes wanting. Stamens often reduced in 
number. Styles 3. 
Simla, common; April-October. — N. India, ascending to 14,000 ft. — N. 
arctic and temperate regions (Britain, Common Chickweed). 
A very variable and widely colonised plant. 
5. Stellaria latifolia, Benth. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 231. Stems shin- 
ing, much branched, 6-12 in., mostly decumbent, often matted, 
glabrous or the upper parts pubescent. Leaves nearly sessile : 
lower ones broadly ovate, almost orbicular, § in., abruptly 
narrowed in an acute point ; upper lanceolate, acute. Flowers 
solitary, long-stalked. Sepals 4, lanceolate, J in., finely pointed. 
Petals 4, twice as long as the sepals, 2-parted nearly to the base. 
Stamens 8. Styles 2. 
Huttoo, on rocks ; June.— W. Himalaya, 6000-8000 ft. 
*6. Stellaria bulbosa, Wulf . ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 231. Glabrous or 
nearly so. Rootstock creeping, bearing small, globose tubers. 
Stems simple, erect, 2-4 in. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, f-lf in., 
narrowed into a short stalk. Flowers 1 or 2, long-stalked. Sepals 
4 or 5, broadly lanceolate, ~ in. Petals 4 or 5, ovate-oblong, much 
longer than the sepals, shortly 2-lobed. Styles 2. Seeds few, 
large. 
In damp, shady forests from Bhotan to Kashmir, 6000-12,000 ft. ; April- 
.J uiy. — Siberia, Carintliia, Transylvania, 
