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Silenace®. 
91. Gypsophyla. Gypsophyla. X, 22. 
1. Ann. pis. Stem 5—15 cm, slender, erect, dichotomous 
almost from the base, with scattered fls.—Fields, es¬ 
pecially after the grass is cut; distrib. 6, 8 
muralis L. 818. 
— Perenn. pis. Stem 10—25 cm decumbent at the base then 
ascending, the fls collected in a corymb.—Rocky places 
of Alp. and subalp., descending with torrents into the 
plains; Dole and Reculet in the Jura. 5, 6 repens L. 319. 
92. Vaccaria. Vaccaria. X, 22. 
1. Ann., glabr. pis. Fls of a light rose colour. Saponaria 
Vaccaria L.—Among corn; here and there (wanting in 
G. T. L.). 6 . ... parviflora IVIonch. 820. 
93. Saponaria. Soap-wort. X, 21. 
1. Stems almost erect, 40—60 cm. Cal. pale green or slightly 
reddish, glabr. or slightly pubescent, 20—25 mm long.— 
Slopes, hedges, water side; distrib. 7 officinalis L. 321. 
— Stems branched, spreading, 25—35 cm. Cal. red, glandi¬ 
ferous, 6—11 mm long.—Rocky slopes of Alp. and Jura 
up to 2000 m (wanting in U.). 5, 6 ocymoides L. 322. 
94. Cucubalus. Cucubalus. X, 19. 
1. Stem with spreading branches, climbing. Fls greenish. 
—Thickets; Tess. Geneva. 7 . . . baccifer L. 323. 
95. Silene. Catchfly. X, 20. XXII, 26. 
1. Cal. with 20—30 nerves ..... 2 
— Cal. with 10 nerves ...... 4 
2. Cal. conic, narrowed towards the top, with 30 simple nerves 
and a short pubescence. Pets indented, rose-coloured. 
—Chur, Geneva (adventitious). 6 . . *conica L. 324. 
— Cal. campanulate-ovoid, inflated, glabr. with 20 ana¬ 
stomosed nerves (net-veined) from the base. Pets 2-fid, 
white, rarely streaked with rose. Type of S. inflata 3 
3. Stems erect-ascending, several —many-fld, fls 30—50cm. 
Seed rough with conic tubercles.—Uncultivated places, 
road sides; everywhere. 6 . . inflata Sm. 325. 
— Stems prostrate-ascending, csespitose, with 1—3 fls, 
10—20 cm. Seed covered with obtuse tubercles.—? b. gla- 
reosa Jord . Stems with 3—5 fls. Pets with 2 pointed 
coronas at the base of the limb which are wanting in 
the tye and in S. inflata, where they are only represented 
by 2 obtuse and indistinct bosses.—Detritus of the Alp.; 
b. Jura. 7.alpina Thom. 326. 
