Silenacese. 
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— FIs gen. in clusters of 10—25. Stem distinctly angular. 
Ls grass-green. D. congestus Bor., atrorubens Gaud, 
not All.—Yalleys of tHe Alp.; G. T. "W. U. 7 
vaginatus Chaix. 309. 
— FIs numerous. Stem tall, slender. Pets with a smaller, 
narrower limb, and longer claw than in the 2 last.— 
Tess. (Ponte Tresa!) . . . atrorubens All. 310. 
8(3). Stem rough with very short hairs, many-fld. Cal.- 
scales gen. 2, measuring together with their subulate awns, 
at least half the length of the cal.-tube.—Pasturages; wood 
sides; G. T. J. (Langenbruck near Bale). Z. (Hard, near 
Biilach). L. (between Dagmersellen and Reiden). S. 
(Ramsen). Irchelhbhe. 6 . . deltoides L. 311, 
— Stem entirely glabr. 1- or few-fld . . i) 
9. Cal.-scales, with their subulate awns, as long as or 
longer than the cal.-tube. Ls obtuse. Stem 3—5 cm.— 
High Alp.; rare. G. 7 . . glacialis Hank. 312. 
— Cal.-scales, with their short, almost triangular points, 
l U or at most Vs the length of the cal.-tube . 10 
10. Pets bearded at the base of the limb. Pis forming a 
loose tuft. Stem 10—15 cm, gen. 1-fld.—Rocky places; 
Y. B. J. Z. S. A. (wanting in the Alp.); also occasionally 
subspontaneous on walls. 7 . . . csesius L. 313. 
— Pets not bearded ....... 11 
11. Pis forming a dense tuft. Rt-stock with short divisions. 
Ls rough at the edges. Stem 6—40 cm. D. ScheuchzeriRchb., 
caryophylloides Rchb.—Hills and rocks in the Alp. and 
southern Jura, descending to theplains.6sylvestrisWulf.314. 
— Pis forming a loose tuft. Rt-stock with elongated di¬ 
visions. Ls broader than in the last, smooth at the edges, 
or only slightly rough towards the base. Stem 40 —60cm. 
— Southern Europe; cultivated in many varieties and 
sometimes subspontaneous on old walls and castles. 6 
f Caryophyllus L. 315. 
OBS. Hybrid: D. barbatus-superbus (Courtoisii Rchb.; see N. Beitr. Ill, 5). 
D. p’uniarius L ., chinensis L. &c. are also cultivated in gardens. 
90. Tunica, Tunica. X, 17. 
1. FIs collected in a head-like fascicle of 3—8, almost 
entirely covered by scarious scales. Dianthus prolifer 
L.—Hills, wood sides and fields, not rare (wanting in 
G. U. A.). 6.prolifera Scop. 316. 
— FIs scattered, pedicelled. The Gypsophila muralis which 
resembles it, differs in the cal. being without bracts. 
Gypsophila Saxifraga L.—Hills in warmer districts; G. 
T. W. Y. 7.Saxifraga Scop. 317. 
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