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A curious little plant as regards both structure and distribution, occurring 
probably near Narkunda. Minute cleistogamic flowers are frequently pro- 
duced in the axils of the lower leaves and from the top of the rootstock. 
7. Stellaria longissima, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 232. Lower 
parts glabrous or pubescent, becoming densely hairy or almost 
woolly near the flowers. Stems shining, much branched, 6-18 in., 
mostly decumbent, usually matted. Leaves sessile, narrowly 
oblong or lanceolate, 1 in., acute. Flowers solitary or in small 
cymes. Sepals narrowly lanceolate, 1- in. Petals as long as the 
sepals, deeply 2-lobed. Styles 3. 
Huttoo ; June, July. — Temperate Himalaya, 8000-12,000 ft. 
9. ARENARIA. From the Latin arena , sand ; many species 
grow in sandy places. — Nearly all temperate and cold regions. 
Annual or perennial herbs. Stems tufted, slender, much 
branched, ascending or decumbent. Leaves nearly sessile, small, 
flat. Flowers small, white, in terminal cymes. Sepals 5, free, 
lanceolate, acute. Petals 5, shorter than the sepals, entire. 
Stamens 10. Ovary ovoid ; styles 3 or 5. Capsule globose, 
opening by 6 or 10 valves. Seeds numerous. 
Leaves ovate-lanceolate. Styles 3. Seeds rough . 1. A. serpylli folia. 
Leaves orbicular. Styles 5. Seeds smooth . . . 2. A. orbiculata. 
1. Arenaria serpyllifolia, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 239. Often 
more or less viscid. Stems 4-12 in. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 
in., acute. Flowers numerous. Petals obovate. Styles 3. Cap- 
sule opening by 6 valves. Seeds rough. 
Simla, Mushobra, common ; April-July. — N. India, ascending to 12,000 ft. — 
Temperate Asia, Europe (Britain). 
*2. Arenaria orbiculata, Boyle ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 240. Stems 
very slender, 4-12 in. Leaves orbicular, less than J in. diam. 
Flowers sometimes solitary. Petals ovate. Styles 5. Capsule 
opening by 10 valves. Seeds smooth. 
Bhotan to Kashmir, on damp rocks in shady places, 5000-8000 ft. ; May- 
August. 
10. SAGINA. The Latin for nourishing food ; the application 
is obscure. — Most temperate regions. 
Sagina procumbens, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 242. A very small, 
glabrous herb. Stems tufted, slender, 2-6 in., spreading. Leaves 
terete, acute, in., united at the base in a scarious sheath. 
Flowers very small, white, solitary on axillary or terminal stalks 
much longer than the leaves. Sepals 4 or 5, free. Petals 4 or 5, 
shorter than the sepals, entire, sometimes wanting. Stamens 
