. Flowers of the field. Botany. 40 TIIALAMIFLORiE 2. D. prolifer (Proliferous Pink).—Stem smooth; leaves roughish at the edge ; flowers in heads ; calyx-scales membranous, pellucid. An erect wiry plant, 6-12 inches high, with harrow leaves ; readily distinguished by its heads of rose-coloured flowers, only one of which opens at a time, and by the brown dry scales in which the heads of flowers are enclosed. Gravelly pastures, rare, but not a native.—Fl. June to September. Annual. 3. D. ccesius (Cheddar Pink).—Flowers mostly solitary; calyx- scales 4, blunt, one-fourth as long as the ;caly-x ; p
. Flowers of the field. Botany. 40 TIIALAMIFLORiE 2. D. prolifer (Proliferous Pink).—Stem smooth; leaves roughish at the edge ; flowers in heads ; calyx-scales membranous, pellucid. An erect wiry plant, 6-12 inches high, with harrow leaves ; readily distinguished by its heads of rose-coloured flowers, only one of which opens at a time, and by the brown dry scales in which the heads of flowers are enclosed. Gravelly pastures, rare, but not a native.—Fl. June to September. Annual. 3. D. ccesius (Cheddar Pink).—Flowers mostly solitary; calyx- scales 4, blunt, one-fourth as long as the ;caly-x ; petals jagged; leaves linear, glaucous, with rough edges ; flowers rose-coloured, fragrant. Limestone cliffs at Cheddar, Sornersetshire.—Fl. July. Perennial. 4. D. delioides (Maiden Pink). —Flowers solitary, or 2 on a stalk ; calyx-scales 2-4, tapering to a point, half as long as the calyx; petals notched; stem and leaves roughish. A much branched plant, with ascending stems 6-12 inches high, and rose- coloured flowers with white spots, and a dark ring in the centre, scentless. Gravelly banks and pastures, but not common.—Fl. July, August. Perennial. A white variety sometimes found. 2. Saponaria (Soapwort) I. 5. officinalis (Common Soap- wort).—A robust plant, 2-4 feet high, with broad, pointed, smooth leaves, and corymbs or heads of large handsome pink flowers which arc often double, sometimes white. It is generally found in the neighbourhood of cultivated ground, and is not considered a native.—Fl. August, September. Saponaria Officinalis {Common Soapwort) 3. SiLENE (Catchfly) I. S. acaiilis (Moss Campion).—Stem much branched, tufted; leaves narrow, fringed at the base ; petals crowned, slightly notched. Confined to the loftiest British mountains, where it forms a densely matted turf, copiously decorated with bright purple flowers.— Fl. June, July. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have bee
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