e- PENTANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
- Ments of the calix ovate-lanceolate, acute; divisions of the 
. corolla roundish, aristate, crenulate; 5 sterile filaments al- 
ternating with the stamina; capsule (as in L. ciliata) 5- 
valved, many-seeded.—On the miry strand of the Delaware, 
&e. 8. *revoluta, Sixto 8 inches high, smooth; stem quad- 
rangular. simple, leaves opposite, all linear, sessile, some- 
what oblong, being attenuated at either extremity, revo- 
lute on the margin, opaque and very entire, slightly 
pubescent at the insertion of the stem; only a single pe- 
duncle often in the axill of each pair of leaves, about the 
length of the leaf, cernuous, flowers sometimes all ter- 
minal, calix lanceolate, very acute; segments of the corol- 
Ja roundish-oval, abruptly acuminate, and often irregular- 
- Ty crenulate; stamens separated at the base by interven- 
» ing dentures.—On the banks of the St. Laurence, Lake 
_ Brie, and in the state of Ohio, always in calcareous soil. 
9. longifolia. 10. nummiluria2 On the calcareous banks of 
+ Lake Michigan. 11. thyrsifora, In the state of Ohio, near 
the shores of Lake Erie, &c. é . 
~The genus Lysimachia exists chiefly in Europe and 
_ North America; at the same time there are 2 species in 
the Levant, 1} in Media and Siberia, 1 in Japan, 1 in New 
Holland, near Port Jackson, and another (L. deeurrens) in 
the isle of Tanna; these 2 are the only species yet disco- 
—vered within the Southern hemisphere. The L. thyrsie  . 
Jira, L. quadrifolia and L. Nummularia are common to 
AGALLIS. L, (Pimpernel.) 
ia 5-cleft. Corolla rotate, 5-lobed, Stami- 
na, filaments hirsute. Capsule globular, open- 
ing hemispherically, many-seeded, ~~ 
Leaves opposite; flowers solitary, axillary. 
Srectgs. 1. 4. arvensis. (introduced; now commonly 
Maturalized.) This plant, probably without much reason, 
1 at various periods recommended as a specific 
genus is chiefly confined to the South of Eu- 
o I species peculiar to Barbary, 1 to Ja- 
to Chili." ‘he .4. ovalis of Peru appears 
nded by 3 bractes. Co- 
ft, flat, Stamina — 
