Silenacese. Alsinacese. 
93 
— Pets 2-fid. Stem not glutinous, 5—15 cm. —Alp.; G. W. 
O. 7 . . . . . . alpina Fr. 342. 
99. Lychnis. Campion. X, 20. 
1. Pets rose-coloured, div. beyond the middle into 4 linear 
lobes.—Meadows; everywhere. 5 . flos cuculi L. 343. 
— Pets undiv., or 2-fid to the middle ... 2 
2. Pets undiv., at*most faintly indented ... 3 
— Pets 2-fid, (with a corona) . . . j . . 5 
3. Segments of the cal. longer than the pets. Comp, the 
genus Agrostemma. 
— Segments of the cal. shorter than the pets . . 4 
4. Stems and Is whitish tomentose. Caps. 1-celled. Coron- 
aria tomentosa A.Br.—Wooded hills; W.; also cultivated 
for ornament. 6 Coronaria L. 344. 
— Stem glabr., glutinous below the upper joints. Caps, 
div. at the base into 5 cells. Comp, the genus 
Viscaria. 
5 (2). FIs red, hermaphrodite. Caps, opening by5 teeth. 
PI. villous-tomentose.—Sunny slopes of the Alp.; G. 
T. W. B. 7.flos Jovis L. 345. 
— FIs white or rose-coloured, dioecious. Caps, opening 
by 10 teeth. Genus Melandrium. 
100. Agrostemma. Corn-cockle. X, 20. 
1. Pets violet-red, truncate or lightly indented, shorter than 
the cal.-segments!—Among the corn; everywhere. 6 
Githago L. 346. 
13. Alsinaceae. 
101. Spergula. Spurry. X, 24. 
1. Ls linear-filiform, appearing fascicled—a. vulgaris Bcenngh. 
Seed black, with scattered clavate warts, which are at 
first whitish and later light brown.—b. saliva Bcenngh. 
Seed entirely black without warts.—Fields; distrib.; 
rarely cultivated. 6 arvensis L. 347. 
102. Spergularia. Sand-spurry. X, 24. 
1. Seps white-scarious with a green nerve. Pets white. 
Habit of 365.—Fields; Coeuve, Canton Bern; Bruderholz, 
Canton Bale. 5 segetalis Fenzl. 348. 
— Seps green-herbaceous, scarious at the edges, without 
or with a feeble nerve at the base. Pets rose.—Sandy 
places, pasturages, road-sides, not everywhere; G. T. W. 
V. B. O. U. Z. (Aargau). 5, 6 . rubra Presl. 349. 
