iy 4 PRIMULACEJE. [Anagallis. 



are covered with it ; Mr. J. Campbell. Fl. July. 1£.— Plant erect, 

 2 — 3 feet high. Leaves nearly sessile, glabrous^ or downy beneath. 

 Panicle large ; leafy, much branched. Corollas large, yellow, hand- 

 some. 



^t jj; Stalks single-flowered. 



2. L. nemorum, Linn. Yellow Pimpernel. Leaves ovate, 

 acute; flowers solitary; stems procumbent; stamens smooth. 

 Br. FL 1. p. 89. E. FL v. i. p. 278. E. Bot. t. 527. 



Woods and shady places, frequent. Fl. during the summer months. 

 %. — Stems creeping at the base, red and pellucid. Flowers gold-co- 

 loured. Divisions of the calyx awl-shaped. 



3. L. Nummidaria, Linn. Creeping Loosestrife. Leaves 

 somewhat heart-shaped ; flowers solitary ; stem prostrate, creep- 

 ing; stamens glandular. Br. Fl. 1. p. 89. E. FL v. i. p. 279. 

 E. Bot. t. 528. 



Boggy pastures and borders of streams, rare. Summerstown bog 

 near Cork ; Doctor Wood. In marshy situations at the old camp, 

 Loughlinstown, and moist woods at Collon ; Mr. J. White. I have 

 not seen Irish specimens. Fl. July. %.— Leaves pale green. Flowers 

 lemon-coloured. Calj cine-leaves ovate. 



5. Hottonia. Linn. Water- Violet. 



Calyx 5-parted. Corolla with a short tube, and a flat 5-lobed 

 limb. Stamens inserted at the mouth of the tube. Capsule 

 globose, crowned by the long persistent style. — Named after 

 Pierre Hotton, a Professor at Leyden during the latter half of 

 the seventeenth century. Pentandria. Monogynia. 



1. H. palustris, Linn. Water- Violet or Feather j oil. Flowers 

 ■whorled, on a long, solitary, cylindrical stalk; corolla longer 

 than the calyx ; leaves pectinated. Br. Fl. 1. p. 91. E. FL v. 

 i. p. 276. E. Bot. t. 364. 



Ditches and pools. First found in Ireland about eighteen years ago, 

 in ditches or drains near Downpatrick by Doctor Kennedy, then a 

 young and promising Botanist, who died shortly afterwards. Fl. June. 

 %. — Root creeping. Leaves all submerged. Flowers large, hand- 

 some, pale-purple, rising above the water. 



6. Anagallis. Linn. Pimpernel- 



Calyx 5-parted. Corolla rotate, 5-lobed. Capside globose, 

 bursting all round transversely. — Name from ava^eXaio, to 

 laugh. Pliny says the Anagallis excites pleasure ; and Dios- 

 corides that it removes obstructions of the liver which create 

 sadness. Pentandria. Monogynia. 



1. A. arvensis, Linn. Common Pimpernel, or Poor Mans 



Weatherglass. Leaves ovate, dotted beneath ; stem procum- 



