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[This is the desc.] S. penusl 4-13-32 as #643 which
New reported S.? gallica L]
4-21-32 ?? Silene nocturna L. KnT#66, Bee 09, Bon
43, Cortez 179 FLv unifae fe. Terreno (back roads Palma)
Ident. largely because lf v fe looks much like ill(Cote)
St 1/2 in light branched below middle v far B will have
other branches from lower nodes. St finely pubescent
with longer spreading hairs near base, hardly if
at all glandular. Lower leaves ill(Cote) round at
base for silicate towards base with long hairs which
have articulations alternately thick/ thin. Upper part
St has naked look because internodes much
longer than lea. Infl def 1-sided. FLs almost pedicellate
v flo shorter than internodes. Corolla light, petals
def 2 lobed. Albeit capsule now 10mm on push.
except stalks) immature very like ill (Cote). Seeds
rough on back but rather raised in center not -
grooved sides concave.
Specimen from Mrs Kennedy from Valldemosa
nearby
is more glandular and has more branches
from lower part. (Some corolla nodes eight pale pinkish.
Both sides but others if whit above and dirty greenish
beneath.
[New identifies as S. apetala Willd.]
651
4-22-32 ?? Silene
#630
FL Terreno. Common by roadsides. This is the S.? 3-26-32 which was thought there to be same as
#611 ? 3-12-32. Seeds are dark brown, deeply grooved
on back with edges ruffled (might be called
winged but can not be Barcelo #57/2/52