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4-27-34 Arenaria serpyllifolia L. Cote I 209
Box 50, BVH 71, IIII #99, H 386, SVK I 246. FLV
very young fr. Prd at Union R R station (just,
nearby) Sts (many from base) to 12 cm high.
largest lvs 10x7mm def. ovate. Sepals 4mm long. Petals
def. shorter. Pelicles [?] H? 9mm, showing distinctly in
the folk infl.
4-27-34 ?? Arenaria leptoclados Hers Cote I 209
BVH IIII #99, H 380 = A. serpyllifolia L. sp leptoclados
Rose v. Fone. SVK I 246. FLV very young fr. Union
R.R. station. Whole plant much more delicate in
effect than above. Sts seem about half the diam. before
many plants [?] are st. only; others with several from
base but most, more than 6cm high. largest
lf 5x2mm hence hardly ovate. Sepals 4mm
long Petals def. shorter (in this respect very like above)
Sepals have effect of being macroura, more slender,
rippled than above (but this may be because they
are more definitely white margined.) Pelicles
[? H] not more than 3mm & infl not having def cystely
frbed effect. Fruit too young to help much. ?d defin
tature [?] vary noticeable. But vary in this is
strong whereas in A. ser - it is more or less regular
(more clearly) but they seem equally enlarged
at base.