PRIMULACEAE 1027 
in a terminal umbel, nodding. Calyx-lobes reflexed in anthesis. Corolla with 
a very short tube and reflexed elongate lobes. Stamens erect.—About 30 spe- 
cies, re American and Asiatic. MET M SHOOTING-STARS. AMERICAN- 
COWSL 
ROME peed (mostly over 7 mm. long) ; connective-body broader than the anther- 
capsule elongate, much ent the ealyx 
Bonn ctiee Dod lanceolate: corolla typically Diak eure 1. D. Meadia. 
Connective-body ovate: corolla piran white. . D. Hugeri. 
Anthers stout (mostly less than 7 n long) ; connective-body 
narrower than the anther-sacs: Men short, about equaling 
3. D. brachycarpa. 
1. D. Meadia L. Leaf-blades spatulate to elliptic, 5-20 em. long, entire to 
coarsely p uo overtopping the leaves: calyx- ee linear to linear- 
lane eolate, uch longer than the tube: 
corel pi ak-pur po. lobes 1-1.5 em. long: 
oe 
ole uffs 
banks, often in rich or calcareous ae vari- 
ous provinees, rarely ues Plai , Ga. to 
ex, Wis., and Pa.—wspr. 
cultivated in Boss 
2. D. ri Small. Leaf-blades spatulate, 
clliptie, o us ‘elliptic. -lanceolate, aoe em. long, 
often undulate or repand-er : scapes 
mostly 2—4 dm. tall: calyx- Job ee 
: ; rs slender 
subul 7.5—8 ong; connective- body abruptly narrowed at the apex: 
deeem Pl sold. conte it 5 em. long.—Woods, bluffs, and cliffs, various prov- 
inces N of Coastal Plain, Ga. to Ala., Ohio, and Md. — Spr. 
3. D. pup de Small. Leaf-blades e or elliptie, entire or undulate: 
scapes dm. tall: calyx-lobes o E ate od triangular-lanceolate: corolla 
pink- purple lobes linear or nearly so, 1-1.5 em. long: anthers stout-subulate, 
5-6.5 mm. long; connective-body jene Ecc ovary-apex flattened: capsule 
ovoid, ~ than 1 em. long.—Plains and prairies, various provinces, Ala. to 
8. SAMOLUS [Tourn.] L. Caulescent herbs. Leaves alternate: blades 
entire. Flowers in simple or branched, sessile or nearly sessile racemes. 
edi perigynous: lobes 5. Corolla perigy- 
: lobes 5, with staminodia at the sinuses. 
Sane 5: filaments very short, adnate to 
the base of the very short corolla-tube. 
Ovary and capsule % inferior—About 4 
species, widely distributed. 
1. S. floribundus H.B.K. Plant glabrous, 
1-6 dm. tall: leaf-blades spatulate to oval 
r ovate, mainl m. long: sepals ovate 
or triangular-ovate, ba : g, 
acute: corolla white, 3 mm. osa in 
elliptic: capsule 2.5-3 mm. in diameter.— 
(WATER-PIMPERNEL. BROOK poe M — We 
