Fig 62. [Thyme-leaved Sandwort. Arenaria serpyllifolia] L.

Thyme-leaved Sandwort. Arenaria serpyllifolia L. Flowers white; seeds reddish brown to lead color, slightly flattened, circular to short-kidney-shaped. Each side covered with 4–5 curved rows of smooth, oval tubercles, giving the appearance of having two extremities bent together, about 5 mm. in diameter. Naturalized from Europe, delighting in light, poor soil. When well grown it becomes a tumbleweed.

Fig 63. [Larger Mouse-ear Chickweed. Cerastium vulgatum] L.

Larger Mouse-ear Chickweed. Cerastium vulgatum L. Flowers white; pods cylindrical; seeds light-reddish yellow to dark reddish brown; slightly flattened, 4-sided, 2 of them straight, converging, one rounded, the other narrow and notched. Some of them ovoid, others nearly circular, covered with a few irregularly curved rows of tubercles, .4-.8 mm. in diameter. In large part introduced from Europe, though a native of this continent.

Fig 64.[Bouncing Bet. Soapwort. Saponaria officinalis] L.