SPERGULA Lin. Gen. PI. D ecandria Pen tagynia.
Cd. 5 phyllus. Petala 5, inte&ra; Ca'pf. o.väta, i-locularis, 5-vaIvis,
Raii Syn. Gen. 24. Herbze pentapetalje vasculxfer/eI
SPERGULA ^ P u n c t o folitariis lougiffimis, oule repe»te.
ALSINE teauifolia pediculis Horum longiflimis. Vaillant Botan. Paris, p. 8. a. 11.
SPERGULA foüis oppofitis fubulatis ciliatis fafciculatis, floribus pcntandris. Hudßn Fl. Angl.
SPERGULA laricina. Lightfoot Fl. Scot. p. 224.
SAXIFRAGA gramiüea puIUIa foliis brevioribüs craffioribua et fucculentioribus. Raii Syn: p. 34J ?
fibi;°fa- , „■ 1 R 0 0 T Pe-nnial and fibrous. ,
CAL LES ex una _radice plures, poll, caresi aut blpolli-1 STALKS, ferrerai arife from one root, an inch or Wo
FOLIA radicalia femipollicaria, linearia, acuta, mucrone L E A V E S ^ '/ “ atout B ■ in length
g H H B flB I edge, hairy, the hairs terminated by little
? glands, thofe of the {talk Ihorter, growing
together at the bafe, flattifh, and tending fome-
I PEDUNCULI fuberefti, fimplices, pollicares et ultra,
teretes, ex fufco purpurafcentes, apice nutantes.
I FLORES albi, pulchelli.
CALYX : Perianthium pentaphyllum, perfiftens, fo-
liolis ovato-oblongis, concavis, obtufis, vifci-
dulis, margine membranaceis. fig. 2.
COROLLA : Petala quinque,- alba, longitudine ca-
lycis, fubrotunda, integerrima, patentia. fig. 3.
STAMINA: F il amenta quinque ad decern, fepius
vero quinque, fubulata, longitudine germinis ;
A ntherje parvje, lute®, fig. 4
what one way. fig. j.
FLOWER-STALKS fomewhat upright, limple, an
inch or more in length, round, of a browni(h
purple colour, nodding at top.
FLOWERS white and pretty.
CA L YX : a Perianthium of five leaves, permanent,
the leaves oval, hollow, obtufe, fomewhat
vifcid, the edge membranous.* fig. 2.
COROLLA : five white Petals, the length of the
calyx, of a roundilh lhape, entire at the edge
and fpreading. fig. 3.
STAMINA: F ilaments from five to ten, but mod
commonly five, tapering, the length of the
germen; A nther rtA/r. ___ :_a_j frm I all and Jy el~lo w, fa . ^4. PISTILLr u o „ ? Eif i T plerumqueI PISTIlÆ m ^ I T ^ X J
m a t a fimplLia!” # . 5! ° ie eXJ ! SXIG" » f i« , thread.toped, villous and turned
PERICARPIUM : CapsulI uni-locularis quinuu- ! SEED VPSSPÎ St,I“ mata M 5 -
■ valvis calvci infidens ’ ^ q * eLED-VESSEL : a Capsule of one cavity, and three
ISP1WTNTA ni,, ■ ’ ^ • r 'r i t * + valves fitting on the calyx, fa 6
SEMINA pint,ma, mm,ma, fufca, ad lentem punflata. | SEEDS numerous, very fmall L d b L n , appearing
' ô /» • dotted when magnified, fig. f , 8. ' ’
11« ! ' t ÿ e t r " r Ï - Î * *'
P - t T r £ b e T & , T c o hna£nPr t
L s n ^ R - î th é fo rm a i t : r f I B É dif&r? 1 B | 0I1^ fr°m th* I B it agrees
■ Luce diftineuilh ttorn r l r f are to and tope of ,ts feeds, but Wo obvious fpecific charafteré
iS r lS® g, m V m’ , the fize of the petals, and the peculiar hairinefs of the whole Dlant • in Ê ê
J B » * » whence they are inconf^icuous ;
Mmprocusni'ns (which muft not be confounded with“,to ’ajiïala L w lx i ) ' T
"'ith (hort “aairs, having little glohuUs at their extremities/and wtoh
I K ^ Z Z ^ T B a S n Z ' ^ i l ufimiIa; fitUf ‘T S l bout Û- * Sany ; Dr. Goobekouoh.
Bog at Virginia Water • Mr /irHTrnnT’ *1 % 0n ^°rme thrown up on Potnell Warren, near the great
[ -d on s | s %%. t S r ^ J u n e ^ f " 5 ^ ^ N
s eleve plus haut. Les tiges et les pédicules des fleurs
aies blancs, entiers ronds, qui ne débordent point le
pale, furmonté de 5 fïiles blancs, courts dif,ofz en
• une ligne de long. Le calice efî parfemé de petits
depuis 2 jufqu’a 4 pouces, elfe poufle ordinairement
reft de leur longuer. Ses feuilles font lifles, vertes,
i. Elle commence a fleurir vers la fin de May &
nre la foreft et le Village de St. Lucien le long du
s 5 lobes de la pointe vers la bafe & contient dans fa
I fnn*. S ”® P,anCe a le Port & les feuilles de 1’ Alfmt minima flore fugaci. 7 R H
S S 1 b* r SV Sa fleur n>ar 1u’ r ire" 2 % - d/diamêtr{- Ê lk e ïV c^
, Le Plft.lIc cft un Petit boùton tirant fur l’ovale,5 Ns trtorl deiohtaminesblanches ainly que leurs fommets. Ces Etamines n’oJPRI
plufienS .• . 11 . deGOUPe en et01* a 5 parti« égalés. Cette plante ne s’eleve oue
roides dur?? t 6 far ran H le^ ue,I!es fe c?uche,,t d’aliord A*r la terre, & font droites dans le
continu® Pn Tet.rcf=m,T>,e."t aflez bien a celles du Knawel ou de l’Alfine minima flore fugac
chemin l i f e & J“,llet’ „E,l,l,e fe trouve dans ,es f'iches qui font au de la St; L e e J c ,
cavité i R r a qUe le S°ulî d herbe- Son fruit s’ouvre ordinairement en 4 & quelqueroi
Riuueurs femences noiraltre très menues. Bot an. Par. p. 8, 9, ,