210 DICOTYLEDONS.— PRIMULACE.^. 



urceolate with the contracted mouth subtridentate. Style very 

 long. " Caps, transversely opening." Juss, 

 1. L. lacustris. p. 271, — Margins of lakes. 



Di V. 11 . Perianth or floral Covering doiible. Calyx and Corolla. 



Sect. I. Corolla monopetalous, kypogynous {or not attached to 



the calyx). 



Order XIII. PLUMBAGINE.^. Juss. 



Ca/yx tubular, plaited, persistent. Cor.nionopet. equal, or (rarely) 

 pentapetalous. Stamens definite, hypogynous in the monopeta- 

 lous genera, epipetalous in the polypetalous ones. Ovary 1, 

 superior, 1 -seeded. Ovule pendulous from the end of a seed- 

 stalk arising from the base of the ovary. Styles 5, rarely 3 — 4. 

 Stigmas the same number. Utricidas generally closed. Seed 

 pendulous. Testa simple. Embryo straight. Radicle superior. 



Herbs or Undershrubs. Leaves alternate or scattered, undivided, 

 somevvhat sheathing at the base. Flowers in spikes or heads. Ur. 



l.STATICE. 



Cal. infundibuliform, plaited, scariose. Pet. 5, persistent. Stam. 

 5, inserted on the petals. Styles 5. Pericarp indehiscent. 



1. S. Armeria, leaves linear, scape simple bearing a round head 

 of flowers, p. 97. — Sea-shores and highest mo^intains. 



2. S. Limoninm, scape panicled rounded branched, leaves gla- 

 brous ovato-lanceolate undulate obtuse nerveless tipped with a 

 small point, p. 97. — Salt-marshes. 



3. S. reticulata, scape repeatedly dichotomous zigzag, the lower 

 branches sterile, leaves spathulate acute glabrous, p. 97. — 

 Sea-side, rare. 



Order XIV. PRIMULACEiE. {Lysimachm Juss. 

 AnagallidecB Rich.) 



Calyx regular, persistent, divided. Cor. monopetalous, hypogy- 

 nous, regular. Stam. inserted into the corolla, opposite the 

 segments of its limb and equal to them in number. Ovary 1, 

 tubular. Style 1. Stigma capitate. Caps, with a central free 

 receptacle. Seec?5 immerous, peltate. £mZ'/7/o transverse, sur- 

 rounded by albumen. 



Herbs. Leaves usually opposite, sometimes whorled and scat- 

 tered. Br. 



