Hab. Labrador. Herb. Banks, et Dicks. (Pursh;) Mr. Morrison.—This plant, which is abundant on
most of the. higher alps of Europe and in Iceland, seems to be found upon the American Continent only at
the point just mentioned, whence I have received specimens from Mr. Morrison, agreeing in every particular
with those of the Old World.
3. AGROSTEMMA. Lim.
Cal. tubulcsus, 5-fidus, coriaceus. Pet. 5, unguiculata, non coronata, limbo integro.
Capsula 1-locularis, 5-dentatus.
1. A. Githago ; hirta, calyce corollam excedente, foliis linearibus.—Linn. Sp. PI. p . 624.
Engl. Bot. t. 741. Pursh, FI. Am. v. 1. p. 321.—Lychnis Githago. Lam.—B e Cand. Prodr.
v. 1. p . 387.
H ab. Canada. Around Quebec. Mrs. Percival; Mr. Sheppard.—Probably introduced from Europe.
T r ib . II. Alsine2E. DC.—Calycis sepala 4 -5 libera aut ima basi vix subcoalita. DC.
4. SAGINA. Lim.
Cal. 4-5-partitus. Pet. 4-5 aut nulla. Stam. 4-5. Caps. 4-5 valvis, 1-locularis,
polysperma. DC.
1. S. procumbens; perennis glabra, caulibus procumbentibus, foliis linearibus mucrona-
tis, pedunculis fructiferis adscendentibus, petalis brevibus obtusis, sepalis ovatis.—
Linn. Sp. PI. p. 185. Engl. Bot. t. 880. Pursh, FI. Am. v. 1. p. 130. Elliott, Carol, v. 1. p.
221. Torrey, FI. o f Un. St. v. 1. p. 135. De Cand. Prodr. v. 1. p . 389. -
Hab. North-West Coast of America, in springy ground, on the plains of the Columbia. Douglas; Dr.
Scouler.—These specimens entirely agree with Europaean ones, only that the number of parts to the flower
are more frequently five than four.
5. MOLLUGO. Ser. (M ollugo e t P harnaceum. Lim.)
Cal. 5-partitus. Pet. 0. Stam. 3-5. Styli 3. Capsula 3-valvis, 3-locularis, polysperma.—
Folia verticillata, raro opposita. Flores solitarii, gemini vel umbellati. DC.
1. M. verticillata i foliis verticillatis inaequalibus obovato-lanceolatis acutis, caulibus
decumbentibus dichotomis, pedunculis unifloris verticillatis.—Linn. Sp. PI. p. 131. Mich.
Am. v. 1. p. 77. Pursh, FI. Am. v. 1. p. 92. EUiott, Carol, v. 1. p . 183. Bigel. FI. Bost.
ed. 2. p . 48. Torrey, FI. o f Un. St. v. 1. p. 160. De Cand. Prodr. v. 1. p . 391. Cham, et
Schlecht. in Linncea, v. 1. p. 45.—PM . Mant. t. 332. f . 5.
Hab. Canada. Pursh. Sandy banks of the Columbia, on the North-West Coast. Douglas.
6. SPERGULA. Lim.
Cal. 5-partitus. Pet. 5, integra. Stam. 5-10. Styli 5. Caps.-1-locularis, 5- (‘6-D C .)
-valvis, polysperma. DC.
* Foliis verticillatis, basi stipidatis.
1. S. arvensis; foliis verticillatis basi stipulis minutis membranaceis, floribus decandris,
pedunculis fructiferis reflexis, seminibus marginatis.—Linn. Sp. PI. p . 630. Pursh, FI.
Am. v. 1. p . 320. Engl. Bot. t. 1535, et t. 1536. (S. pentandra.) Elliott, Carol, v. 1. p.
523. Bigel. FI. Bost, ed. 2. p . 185. Torrey, FI. o f Un. St. v. 1. p . 457. De Cand. Prodr.
v. 1. p. 394.
/3. bipedalis, ramosissimus, omnibus partibus majoribus.— S. ramosissima. Douglas, MSS.
—S. maxima. Wiehe in Reich. Ic. t. 113.
Hab. Canada; about Quebec. Mrs. Percival; Mr. Sheppard. On the high grounds of the Red and
Assiniboin Rivers. Douglas. (2. Common on the banks of the Columbia at Fort Vancouver, and near the Pacific,
in open prairies. Douglas.—The seeds in /3., as well as in «., have a small narrow border, and are black, with
. raised points'or papilhe of a pale brownish colour. The S. ramosissima of Mr. Douglas has been cultivated
in our gardens; but I do not find that it affords any specific mark by which it can be really distinguished
from a. It seems to be the S. maxima of Wiehe, both in point of size and in regard to the seeds. In the
former character it agrees with the S: pentandra of Smith, but that has the seeds with a broader margin.
* * Foliis oppositis, junioribus in axilla fasciculatis ; stipulis nullis. DC.
2. S. nodosa; foliis subulatis oppositis glabris connatis, inferioribus vaginantibus,
superioribus in axillis proliferis, petalis calyce duplo longioribus.—Linn. Sp. PI. p. 630.
Engl. Bot. t. 694. De Cand. Prodr. v. 1. p. 394. Rich, in Frankl. ls£ Joum. App. p. 18.
/3. axillis foliorum superiorum viviparis.
y. fasciculis foliorum axillaribus paucis.
Hab. Upper Canada, to the shores of the Arctic Sea, eastward of the Mackenzie River. Dr. Richardson.
—The specimens from the Arctic shores differ in no respect from the others, except in having their leaves
shorter and more fleshy. The clusters of young leaves, in the axils of the older upper ones, are very
numerous and so compact as to appear like gemmae; they evidently fall out from those axils, and doubtless
become new plants. In the individuals from the Mackenzie River, the axillary clusters of young leaves are
very few.
3. S. saginoides ; glabra, foliis subulatis acutis muticis, pedunculis solitaries longis, petalis
calycem sequantibus capsula longioribus.—Linn. Sp. PI. p. 631. Engl. Bot. t. 2105. Mich.
Am. v.: 1. p. 276. Pursh, FI. Am. v. 1. p . 320. Torrey, FI. o f Un. St. v. 1. p. 457. De
Cand. Prodr. v. 1. p . 394. Cham, et Schlecht. in Linncea, v. 1. p. 46.—S. decumbens.
Elliott, Carol, v. 1. p . 523.
Hab. North-West Coast of America. Mr. Menzies in Herb, nostr. Islands of Unalaschka, St. Paul,
and in the Bay of Eschscholtz. Chamisso.
4. S. subvlata; glabra vel subpubescens, foliis anguste lineari-subulatis mucronatis,
pedunculis solitariis longis, petalis capsulaque calycem sequantibus.—Swartz, Act. Holm.
1789. p. 45. t. 1. f . 3. Engl. Bot. t. 1082. De Cand. Prodr. v. 1. p. 394.—S. saginoides.
Curt.—S. procumbens, /3. Linn.
Hab. Rocky Mountains, north of the Smoking River, lat. 56°. Drummond.
6. LARBREA. St. HU.
Cal. 5-fidus (potius 5-partitus) basi breviter urceolatis. Pet. 5, bipartita, calyci inserta.
Stam. 10, etiam perigyna. Styli 3, (vel 5.) Ovarium 1-loculare, polyspermum. Ovula axi
centrali adfixa. Capsula apice 6-valvis, valvis nempe tribus apice bifidis.—Herba glabra
habitu Stellarice medice. Flores parvi albi. DC. Prodr. v. 3. p. 366.
L . uliginosa.—Larbrea aquatica. St. Hil. (not Ser. in De Cand. Prodr. v. 1. p . 393. qum
est Cerastium aquaticum. Linn.)—De Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p. 366.—Stellaria uliginosa.
“ Murr. Gott. 55.” Engl. Bot. t. 1074.— S. aquatica. Poll. Pal. v. 1. p. 429. De Cand. Prodr.
v. 1. p. 395. Cham, et SchlechL in Linncea, v. 1. p . 50.—S. graminea, y. Linn.