( 1721) 



1. LATIFOLIA Torrey. Corolla piuk or pale. — 

 Shady woods. Spring. 



5. Anagallis Tourn. Piivipernel. 



Flowers axillary. Lobes of the corolla broad. 

 Capsule transversely dehiscent. Leaves oppo- 

 site. 



1. ARVENSis L. Corolla red, sometimes pale, 

 purple or blue. — 0. Common all the year 

 round. An infusion of this herb was used by 

 the old Calif ornians for headache. 



6. Samolus Tourn. Bkookweed. 



Calyx half-superior. Corolla campanulate. 

 Stamens 10; the five fertile opposite to the lobes 

 of the corolla; the five sterile, alternate. Cap- 

 sule 5-valved, cc-seeded. Leaves alternate; 

 flowers white. — It . 



1. L. Valerandi L. Eare. Formerly in a 

 marsh near San Francisco; at present found 

 occasionally in Marin Count3\ 



Order 2. ERICALES. Stamens alternate 

 with the lobes of corolla or twice as many. 

 Placenta} axillary. 



Family 1. PYROLACE^. 



Corolla split into petals. Hypogynous disc 

 0. Seeds minute. 



