517. Torrent FI. o f Un. St. v. 1. p. 451, Bigel. FI. Bost. ed. 2. p. 183. De Cand. Prodr.
v. 1. p . 376.
Hab. Common throughout Canada, and from Lake Huron (Dr. Todd) to the Pacific at the mouth of
the Columbia; apparently, however, confined to the plains.—A nearly glabrous plant, with numerous
and very slender branches and peduncles, which are almost capillary, yet quite erect; and remarkable for its
short broadly oval, or almost obovate, shining calyx. The blossoms, Dr. Bigelow observes, are probably
nocturnal, since he has never seen them expanded in the day. Corolla small, whitish.
Sect. VI. Siphonomorpha. Otth. MSS. Caulescentes. Flores paniculati raro solitarii;
pedicetti oppositi breves. Calyx tubulatus. DC.
8. S. virginica; viscoso-pubescens, caule procumbente assurgente ramoso, foliis lanceo-
latis inferioribus longissime petiolatis basi longe ciliatis, floribus magnis paniculatis,
calycibus amplo clavatis, petalis longe unguiculatis latis bifidis coronatis. DC.—Linn. Sp.
PI. p . 600.? Mich. Am. v. 1. p . 272. Pursh, FI. Am. v. 1. p. 316. Elliott, Carol, v. 1. p.
516. Torrey, FI. o f Un. St. v. 1. p. 450. De Cand. Prodr. v. 1. p. 379.
Hab. Lake Huron. Dr. Todd.—There are several specimens of this plant in Dr. Todd’s collection, but
the corolla is so much withered and faded that I cannot satisfy myself whether it is the S. virginica or
pennsylvanica; nor indeed do I well understand the difference between the two species. The present individual
has its petals deeply bifid, on which account I refer it to <S. virginica: but Elliott assures us that the
petals vary in having the limb entire or divided. The colour of S. virginica is said to be a bright crimson,
that of P. permsylvanica, a bright purple (Elliott), purplish white (Bigelow). Torrey unites the 8 . Catesbwi
of Walt, to this, which, judging from Dr. Schweinitz’s specimens, is very different, and more allied to
S. regia. Bot. Mag. t. 1724.
9. S. pennsylvanica; viscido-pubescens, caulibus procumbentibus, foliis linearibus
longis, floribus paniculatis, calycibus longis tubulatis, petalis lseviter emarginatis subcrena-
tis. DC.—Mich. Am. v. 1. p. 272. Pursh, FI. Am. v. 1. p . 316. Bigel. FI. Bost. ed. 2. p.
183. Torrey, FI. o f Un. St. v. 1. p. 450. Elliott, Carol, v. 1. p. 515. De Cand. Prodr. v.
1. p . 381. Bot. Beg. t. 247.
Hab. Rocky Islands on the north side of Lake Erie, abundant. Douglas.—Of this I have seen no
specimens, and rely on Mr. Douglas’s correctness for its being a Canadian plant. Dr. Torrey refers to it,
though with a mark of doubt, the S. virginica of Linnaeus. Smith has thrown no light on these species in
Rees’ Cyclopedia. De Candolle places them in two different subsections, the latter in that “ calycibus
elongatis clavatis and P en n sylva n ia in the division “ calycibus longe clavatis.” I confess I do not see a
difference in this respect.
Sect. VII. Caulescentes. Pedunculi axillares; pedicelli elongati.
10. S. Menziesii ; pubescens, caule erecto ramoso dichotomo, foliis lato lahceolatis basi
apiceque acuminatis, pedunculis axillaribus folium vix superantibus, floribus parvis, calycibus
obovatis 5-fidis, petalorum limbo bipartito laciniis linearibus. (Tab. XXX.)
Tota planta tenera, pube brevi, minuto obtecta. Caules spithamaei ad pedalem, erecti, flexuosi, teretes,
subdense foliosi. Folia opposita, bi-rarius triuncialia, patentia, lanceolata, uninervia, basi attenuata, sed
inferiora solummodo subpetiolata ; reliqua sessilia, apice in acumen subpungens attenuata. Pedunculi sub-
biunciales, foliis vix longiores, graciles, simplices, erecti, alterni vel plerumque oppositi, nudi, nisi supremi,
qui bibracteati. Flores magnitudine Silenis quadridentatce. Calyx oblongo-obovatus, basi subattenuatus,
apice profunde 5-dentatus seu quinquefidus, dentibus vel paululum majores, acuminatis, obscure decemcostatus,
pubescens. Petala 5, calyce multo longiora, alba, unguiculata, corona nulla, limbo bipartito, laciniis linearibus,
obtusis. Stamina pistillumque anthophoro, germinis longitudine, suffulta. Filamenta 10, subsequalia, exerta:
Antherce oblongo-ovales. Germen ovale, obtusum. Styli tres, petalorum unguibus vix longiores. Capsula
membranacea, calyce minor. Semina subtriginta.
Hab. North-West Coast of America. Mr. Menzies. Straits of Juan de Fuca, in lat. 48°; Dr. Scouler.
Under the shade of solitary pines, on the low hills of the Oakanagan. Douglas. Portage d’ embarras, Slave
River. Dr. Richardson.—This species is totally unlike any other with which I am acquainted, somewhat
resembling a slender state of Saponaria ocymoides, nor indeed does it accord with any of the divisional
characters of the genus given by De Candolle: for here the peduncles are throughout solitary and single-
flowered, and the stem is leafy to the very summit. Dr. Richardson’s specimens are smaller than those
from the east side of the Rocky Mountains, and have fewer flowers: but they are not otherwise different.
Tab. XXX. Plants:—natural size. Fig. 1, Flower; Jig. 2, Stamens, pistil, and their stalk; Jig. 3, Capsule:
—magnified.
Sect. VIII. Atocion. Otth. MSS. Caulescentes. Flores corymbosi. Calyx clavatus, 10-
striatus. DC.
11. S. Armeria; glaberrima glauca vi'scosa, caule ramoso, foliis ovato-lanceolatis, floribus
paniculato-corymbosis, calycibus longe clavatis, petalis obcordatis coronatis;—Linn.
Sp. PI. p. 601. Engl. Bot. t. 1398. De Cand. Prodr. v. 1. p. 384.
Hab. Among the plants gathered at Pentanguishene, on Lake Huron, by Dr. Todd: probably introduced
from Europe.
2-. LYCHNIS. Linn.
Cal. tubulosus, 5-dentatus, nudus. Pet. 5, unguiculata, fauce saepius coronata, limbo
plerumque diviso. Siam. 10. Styli 5. Caps. l-5-locularis, anthophoro longo vel nullo.
1. L . apetala; pubescens; caule simplici, calyce cylindraceo pubescente striato demum
inflato et corollam includente, seminib us arillatis.
«. caule subunifloro brevi.—Linn. Sp. PI. p. 626. FI. Lapp. t. 12. f . 1. FI. Dan. t. 305.
Wahl. Lapp. p. 135. t. 7. Rich, in Frankl. 1st Joum. ed. 2. App.p. 18. Br. in Parry’s 1st
Voy. App. p. clxx. Hook, in Parry’s 2d Voy. App. p. 389. De Cand. Prodr. v. 1. p. 386.
ChamA'et Schlecht. in Linncea, v. 1. p. 42.—L. uniflora. “ Ledeb. Mem. Petersb. v. 5.
p. 537.”
/3. caule 3-6-floro elongato.—L. apetala; /3. pauciflora. De Cand. Prodr. v. 1. p . 386.—
L. pauciflora. Fisch.—L. brachypetala. Cat. Hort. Berol.
Hab. Labrador (Mr. Morrion) seems to be its most southern latitude in the plains to the east: Fort
Norman, (var. £.,) in the interior. Dr. Richardson. Abundant every where beyond the Arctic Circle, and
as far west as Behring’s Straits. On the more elevated parts of the Rocky Mountains, between lat. 52° and
56°. Drummond.—A very variable plant; with a stem scarcely a finger’s length in height, to a foot, or a
foot and a half, almost naked, or with three or four pairs of linear obtuse leaves, the lowermost ones spathu-
late; with from one to six flowers, which are sometimes erect, oftener drooping; the petals more
or less exserted, varying in breadth, almost a deep red: the calyces more or less pubescent. When the
capsule is ripe it. is always erect, it fills the previously inflated calyx, is five-toothed, one-celled, with the
seeds arillated, as described by Wahlenberg, and as observed by Dr. Richardson in recent specimens.
2. L . alpina; glabra, paniculis capitatis, calycibus fructibusque obovatis basi attenuatis,
petalis bifidis, foliis lineari-lanceolatis acutis.-r-Z/wm. Sp. PI. p. 626. FI. Dan. t. 65.
Pursh, FI. Am. v. 1. p. 321. Engl. Bot. t. 2254. De Cand. Prodr. v. 1. p. 387.
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