. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Botany. Gesus 3 PINK FAMILY. 67 13. Silene noctiflora L. Xight-flowering Catchfly. c?^^ 3, "^K ..'™'^^ Fig. 1813. "^ -^ Silene L. Sp. PI. 419- .Annual, stout, viscid-pubescent, simple, or branching, l°-3'' high. Lower and basal leaves obovate or oblanceo- late, 2-5' long, obtuse, narrowed into a broad petiole; upper leaves sessile, ovate-lanceolate, acute or acumina
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Botany. Gesus 3 PINK FAMILY. 67 13. Silene noctiflora L. Xight-flowering Catchfly. c?^^ 3, "^K ..'™'^^ Fig. 1813. "^ -^ Silene L. Sp. PI. 419- .Annual, stout, viscid-pubescent, simple, or branching, l°-3'' high. Lower and basal leaves obovate or oblanceo- late, 2-5' long, obtuse, narrowed into a broad petiole; upper leaves sessile, ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, 1-3' long; flowers few, pedicelled, white or pinkish, 8"- 12" broad, in a loose dichotomous panicle; calyx io"-i5" long, tubular, lo-nervcd and beautifully veined, much enlarged by the ripening pod, its teeth linear, acute; petals 2-cleft. In waste places. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to Mani- toba, Montana, Florida, Missouri and Utah. Adventive from Europe. Flowers opening at dusk and remaining so until the morning of the next day, fragrant. July-Sept. 14. Silene anglica L. English or Small-flowered Catchfly. Fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York : Scribner
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