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Show The Hiftory of P L A N T S. The other fpecies of Silene are, I. The ever-green, myrtle-leaved, white Ben 2. The hy£rop-leaved, white-flowered Silene. 3· The tall, vifcous Silene, with mo{f; flowers. 4· The hairy, white Lychnis, with the flowers on one fide only of the :fialks. 5· The narrow-leaved, Cretic Lychnis, with long pedicles to the flowers 6. The Lychnis, wirh red, fcarce vifible flowers. 7· The elegan tly variegated gar~ den Lychnis, called Vulnera Chrifti. 8. The hairy Lychnis, with fiellate fl.~wers 9· The beautiful, pale red-flowered, hairy, narrow-leaved Lychnis. 1 o. The red· Carolina Campion, fcarce at all hairy. I I. The oval-leaved, Ruffian Silcne, witl~ emarginated petals. I 2. The narrow-leaved, red Lychnis. I 3. The little umbelliferous, Pyrenrean Lychnis. 14. The hairy, mountain Lychnis, with nutant flowers 1 5· The dwarf, fmooth, Alpine Lychnis. 16. The graffy-leaved, or moffy-mouu~ tain Lychnis. · S T E L L U LA R I A. T HE calyx is a permanent perianthium, compofed of five ovato-Janceolate, hollow, acute, patent leaves : the corolla confifts of five petals, divided into two at the extremities, the divifion reaching down fometimes as far as the ungues, plane' oblong, and falling very quickly : the ftamina are ten fil_iform filaments, iliorter tha~ the c?rolla, a1~d alternately longer and fhorter; the antherre are roundiili ; the germen IS. r?undtili ; the ftyles are three, capillary and patent; the fiigmata are obtufe; the frmt IS an oval, covered capfule, formed of fix valves, and CE>ntaining one cell . the feeds are numerous, roundi(h, and compre.ffed : fame fpecies have five ilylcs ~ others have the fiamina of fo little duration, that they are not to be counted. ' This genus comprehends the Alfine of Tournefort. r. Stellularia foliis cordatis, jloribus pentagynis. The cordated-leaved Stellularia, with five Jlyles in the flower. <ID~tat ntarOJ <tlbtcltlbcrn. The root is oblong,. flender, creeping, and perennial. The fialks are numerous 1 and grow to two feet htgh, but they are weak, and fcarce able to fupport themfelves eretl:. .The le.aves fiand two at every joint; they are large, and of a pale green colour, and a ltttle hatry. The flowers are of a fine bright white colour, and are moderately large. , It is common with us in wet places ; it puts on various forms and has been defcribecl under them,. as if of various fpecies, under the names of Allin~ aquatica major, Alfine nemorum aluffima, and Alfine marina. 2. Stellularia foliis lanceolatis ferrulatis. The Stellularia, with lanceolated, firrulated leaves. ~tttcl)UJO~t. The root i: oblong, ilender, an.d creeping. !?e fialks are numerous, [quare, ho_Ilow, and ten mches, or a foot, h1gh; at every JOint fland two rigid, narrow, grafiy, and long leaves. From the alre of thefe, and. on the .tops of the fialks, grow the flowers.; they are ~ery large, and of a pure and bnght whtte colour. The ftalk is ufua lly dlvancated mto two parts toward the top, and thefe often into two more each and a flower ufually fiands alfo in each divarication. ' It is a common plant in ou: fields and hedges, C. Bauhine calls it, Caryophyllus holo:fieus arvenfis ~Iaber. flare ma)ore; others, Gramen leucanthemum majus. The other fpectes of Stellulanre to be mentioned are, 1. The common Chickweed. 2. ~he Ieifer Stitchwort, or fmall-fl.owered_ Holofteus. 3· The very finall-leaved Stellulana. 4· Th: broader, ovated, and thm-leaved Stellularia. 5· The nightlhadeleayed Stellulana .. 6. The St John's-wort-leaved Stellularia. 7· The nummulana- l~aved Ste~lulana. 8. The round-leaved, Sicili?-n Stellularia. 9 . The auricularleaved Stellulana .. 10. The purilane-leaved Stellularia. r 1. The white, umbellate~ fiowere~ Stellulana. 12. The ferpyllum-leaved Stellularia. 1 3. The linear-leaved Stellular~a. 14. The narrow-leaved, moffy Stellularia. I 5· The tamarifk-leaved Stellulana. 16. The toad flax-leaved Stellularia. 17. The !hort, gra£ry-leaved Stell~- lana. 7be Hi.ftory of P L A N T S. 4-37 lularia. 18. The fine-leaved, milk-white-flowered Stellularia; and. 19. The capillaceous- leaved Stellularia. ARENA RIA. T HE calyx is a perianthium, compofed of five oblong, acuminated, patent, and permanent leaves: the corolla confifl:s of five oval petals, fcarce fo long as ~he leaves of the cup, and fading: the fiamina are ten fubulated filaments, alternately mterior: the antherre are roundifh; the germen is oval ; the fidyles ar!ie 1 three, a~ d. eretl:oreflex : the ftigmata are thick : the fruit is ~n oval, covere cap u e, contamm.g one cell, and opening into five parts at the fummtt : the feeds are numerous, and kidney-fhaped. ~ This genus comprehends many of the fpec1es of Alfine of Tournefort and others. 1. Arenaria foliis fubovatis acutis fe.flilibus, corollis calyce brevioribus. ~tnall., nulnp:::: The juboval, acute, fiJ!ile-leaved Arenaria, with Ctalkttl <tbtcklbtttl. flowers fmaller than the cup. The root is a cluiler of white fibres. The fialks are very num~rous, round, fiende:, and ramofe. The leaves are very fmall, of an oval figure, but pomted at th~ extremtty, and fiand on iliort pedicles; they are placed two at a joint. The whole plant gro'Ys to three or four inches high, and forms a tuft, or buili, ufually of near as much m diameter. The flowers are white, and extremely fmall. . . • . It is fi·equent on walls and in dry places. C. Bauhine calls 1t, Alfine mmor mulucauhs. 2. Arenaria Joliis filiformibus, Jlipulis membranaceis vagi-nantibus. \0Utple The Arenaria, with filiform leaves, and membranaceous, va- ~PUtttp. ginating Jlipulce. The root is oblong, thick, and white. The ~alks are numerous and procumbent i they are green, round, jointed, and four or five mches long. The lea":es fiand two at a joint, and are oblong, narrow, and pointed at the ends, and have fitpul~ fu:rou?ding the :fialk at their bafe. The flowers are fmall and purple ; they fiand m dtvanca-tions of the fialk, and at the tops of the ?ranches. . . • It is common in dry places. C. Bauhme calls 1t, Alfine fpergulm facte mmor, five Spergula purpurea. The plant called Spergula marina, Sea Spurrey, is a variety only of this fpecies. The other more remarkable fpecies are, 1. The plantain-leaved Arena~ia. 2. The purfiane-leaved, fea Arenaria. 3· The narrower-l.eaved, ramofe Arenana. 4• The ihort-leaved Arenaria. 5· The large-leaved Arenana. Clafs the Tenth. Order the Fourth. D E C A N D R I A P E N T A G Y N I A. P !ants which have in every flower ten flamina and five flyles. SPERGULA. T H E calyx is a perianthium, compofed of five permanent leaves, of an oval, obtufe figure, hollowed and patent: the corolla con~fts of fiv~ oval, patent .Petals. hollowed larger than the leaves of the cup, and very qmckly fadmg: the ftamma are ten fubul~ted filaments fhorter than the corolla; the antherre are roundilh; the germen is oval; the ftyles ar~ five, eretl:o-reflex, and filiform: the fiig~a~a are thick: the fruit is an oval covered capfule, formed of five valves, but contammg only one cell : the feeds are n~merous, rounded, and furrounded with an emarginated rim. • j 5 T z. Spergula |