&" Silenacese. 
12. FIs solitary or 2—3 together (rarely 5), large (cal. 
20—25 mm long). Pets rose-coloured above, blood-red 
beneath. Stem 5—12 cm. —Alp. W. (Simplon, Ricolaithal, 
Herens, Bagnethal). 7 valesia L. 334. 
— FIs more numerous. Stem 30—60 cm . . . IS 
13. Ann. pis. Stem dichotomous-corymbiform. Comp. Melan- 
drium noctiflorum. 
— Perenn. pis. FIs panicled ..... 14 
14. Panicle unilateral. FIs drooping at the time of open¬ 
ing. Cal. 8 — 12 mm long. Pets with a pointed corona. 
Carpophore about J /3 as long as the caps.—b. livida 
Willd. Pets greenish underneath (Tess.).—Hills, wood 
sides; distrib. 6.nutans L, 335. 
— Panicle turning to all sides, pyramid-like, with erect 
fls. Cal. 18—20 mm long. Pets without corona or only 
with small bosses. Carpophore as long or almost as 
long as the caps.—As the last; Tess. 5 italica Pers. 336. 
96. Heliosperma. Heliosperm. X, 20. 
1. Stems thin, forming a loose tuft. Ls linear, the low r er 
ones lanceolate. Pets milky white, 4-toothed! Silene 
quadrifida L.—Damp calcareous rocks of the Alp. and 
subalp.; Reculet in the Jura. 6 quadrifidum Rchb. 337. 
97. Melandrium. IVIelandrium. X, 20. XXII, 26. 
1. Fls hermaphrodite. Styles 3. Pets dirty white or slightly 
rose-coloured. Silene noctiflora L.—Fields; distrib. but 
not common. 6, 9 . . . . noctiflorum Fr. 338. 
— Fls dioecious. Styles 5 (rarely by anomaly 6—8). Lych- 
nidis sp. auct. ....... 2 
2. Fls white, very rarely rose coloured, open in the even¬ 
ing and rather fragrant. Caps, ovoid-conic, the teeth 
erect or slightly bent outwards. Seed with obtuse tu¬ 
bercles. M. album Garck.—Road sides ; hedges; distrib. 6 
vespertinum Martens. 339. 
— Fls rose-coloured, very rarely white, open during 
the day, scentless. Caps, globular-ovoid, with the teeth 
rolled outwards. Seed with sharp tubercles. M. rubrum 
Garck.—Damp thickets, wood edges, especially in the 
mount, region; distrib. 4—5, earlier than the last 
diurnum Crep. 340. 
OBS. M. diurnum-vespertiHum (dubium Hamp.). 
98. Viscaria. Viscous Catch-fly. X, 20. 
1. Pets undiv. Stem glutinous below the upper joints, 
30—50 cm. Lychnis Viscaria. L. —Slopes; G. T. W. V. 
J. S. Z. 5.vulgaris Rohl. 341. 
