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broadly acute, puffy, upper linear.
Much branched. Densely ending in
racemes of 3-6 fls. Calyx 15-mm long, rumpled
handsomely nervd with purple green and
amazing veins. Teeth ciliate. Claws slightly
longer than calyx. Petals deeply cleft, v the white
d scale is finely 2-lobed. Antlers just exerted,
puffy ridged
greenish. Ollset for now 5 mm high on stalks 15 mm.
Ovules show no sign of being turned. Pistils scales fl.
always 2. [Pis 3. series all see note Drew's blot
B #62893-23-32]
4-24-32 Silene 657
Red ford
Red just north of tunnel on Sandrunk-Eatelleles
Plant did from 'A' in that its generally band to be
broader. But bud looks quite like bud of 'A.' All flsrd 5mm,
on stalks 15 mm. (Ovules show no sign) turning way.
[Query: Could this be S. glauca Pours? See note 5-11-32
4-24-32 ? Crupina vulgaria Cos. Kn I 005; Bon 181
Bas 271, Cooke II 399. Bud fl near Estellevld . 6 in
high. The lowest 2 lvs of stnate suffie 23x13 mm over-
all. The next few lvs will be rather broader than those
of upper lv. which are very narrow. St deeply ridged,
espat top bears terminal head x 2-3 (pale purple)
lateral heads near tip. Beads jointed purple tipped
glandulars. Fls only 2 little or less opened. St fly to
infl. Note low ovstheria on edges fls are enlarged at
Ap p (Bon 195)