. Flora of Syria, Palestine, and Sinai : from the Taurus to Ras Muhammas and from the Mediterranean sea to the Syrian desert. ed; limb pink, cuneate-trun-cate, Hjidfor lialf its length — Syria ; place not noted (Boissier). 8. SILENE. L. Catchfly. Campion. Calyx tubular 10-60-nerved. Petals 5, clawed, with appendage(rarely 0) at apex of claw. Stamens 10, of which 5 are aduate topetals. Ovary 3-celled at base, many-ovuled. Capsule borne on a car-pophore, with 3 rudimentary cells at base, or 1-celled throughout,G-valved at apex. Seeds kidney-shaped — Annual or perennial herbs. SILENEiB. (PIITK FA
. Flora of Syria, Palestine, and Sinai : from the Taurus to Ras Muhammas and from the Mediterranean sea to the Syrian desert. ed; limb pink, cuneate-trun-cate, Hjidfor lialf its length — Syria ; place not noted (Boissier). 8. SILENE. L. Catchfly. Campion. Calyx tubular 10-60-nerved. Petals 5, clawed, with appendage(rarely 0) at apex of claw. Stamens 10, of which 5 are aduate topetals. Ovary 3-celled at base, many-ovuled. Capsule borne on a car-pophore, with 3 rudimentary cells at base, or 1-celled throughout,G-valved at apex. Seeds kidney-shaped — Annual or perennial herbs. SILENEiB. (PIITK FAMILY.) 133 Fig. 66. Structure of flower of a Silene. (a) Pedicel. (A) Carpophore, or stalk of the ovary. (c) Ovary, with central placenta, andnumerous ovules. {d) Part of petal showing the base oflimb, and the two appendages which aidin forming the crown. (e) A stamen, its base united to thebase of the petal. (/) The three stigmas about thelength of the single style. (d) Transverse section of ovary, show-ing the central placenta, and the numerousovules. (A) A Bndaces, petal entire, showing claw,appendages, and SERIES A. ANNUALS. StTBSERiES I. Calyx 20-60-nerved, ovate cylindrical, or club-shaped, in fruit contracted at apex. * Calyx 20-nerved. 1 S. coniflora. 2 S. conoidea. * * Cali/x dO-nerved.* * * Calyx QO-nerved. 2 S. macrodonta. SuBSERiEs II. Calyx lO-nerved, cylindrical or club-shaped. Cap-sule 3-celled at base. * Inflorescence dicJiotomous. Calyx glandular, apex contracted in fruit. 4 S. noctiflora. * * Inflare&cence capitate. Calyx glabrous^ apex not contracted in fruit. 5 S. compacta, 6 Reuteriana. * * * Inflorescence dichotomous, cymose or racemose. Branches not Calyx glabrous, apex contracted in 8. muscipula, 8 Behen. tt Calyx hirsute or papillose ; apex contracted in Calyx beset with dilated papyraceous papillcB along the S. squamigera. \ X Calyx scabrous-bristly or hirsute along the nerves. ^34 SILENE^. (pink family.)
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