PRIMROSE FAMILY. 661 



DIAPENSIACEAE. Diapensia Family. 



GALAX L. Sp. PL 1 : 200. 1753. 



One species, Atlautic America. 

 Galax aphylla L. Sp. PI. 1 : 200. 1753. Galax. 



Ell. Sli. 1 : 295. Gray, Mau. ed. 6, 327. Chap. Fl. 268. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, 

 pt. 1 : 53. 



Allegheniau and Carolinian areas. Alleghenian Mountain ranges from 2,100 to 

 5,000 feet, from southwestern Virginia to Georgia. 



Alabama: Dekalb County, summit of Loolvout Mountain, near the falls of Little 

 River, 1,800 to 2,000 feet. On damp, shaded rocks. Clay County, waterfall ne.ir 

 Pulpit Rock, shaded borders of rivulets, 2,300 feet. July; abundant. 



Economic uses: The leaves are used for winter decoration. 



Type locality : " Hab. in Virginia. 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



PRIMULACEAE. Primrose Family. 



HOTTONIA L. Sp. PI. 1 : 115. 1753. 



Two species, perennial aquatics; temiierate Europe and North America, each 1. 

 Hottonia iiiflata Ell. Sk. 1 : 231. 1817. Water Violet. Featherfoil. 



Ell. Sk. 1. c. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 328. Chap. Fl. 279. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1 : 57. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Southeastern Mississippi to western Georgia, 

 Louisiana, and Arkansas. 



Alabama: Central Prairie region. Floating in gently flowing or stagn.mt water. 

 Dallas County, Selina. Lawrence County (/>. Joftnso»t). Flowers white; May. Rare. 



Type locality: " Sent from Milledgeville, Georgia, by Dr. Boykin." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



SAMOLUS L.Sp. PI. 1:171. 17.53. 



Eight species, chiefly warmer regions in both hemispheres. Southern Africa, South 

 America, United States. North America, 2. 



Samolus floribundus H. B. K. Nov. Gen. 2 : 224. 1817. Water Pimpernel. 



Samohts valerandi var. americana Gray, Man. ed. 2, 27-1. 1856. 



Ell. Sk. 1 : 263. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 332. Chap. Fl. 282. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 

 2 : 256. Wats. Bot. Calif. 1 : 470. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1 : 64. 



South America, Mexico. 



Carolinian area. Ontario to the Gulf, westward to the Pacific Ocean. 



Alabama : Over the State. Shaded swamps, wet woods. Montgomery, Choctaw, 

 and Mobile counties. Flowers white; April to July. Frequent, chiefly near the 

 coast. Animal or biennial. 



Type locality: "Crescit in maritimis Peruviae juxta jiortum Callao de Lima." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



LYSIMACHIA L. Sp. PI. 1 : 146. 1753. 



Sixty to seventy species, perennial herbs, temperate and subtropical regions both 

 hemispheres. North America, 5. 



Lysimachia quadrifolia L. Sp. PI. 1: 147. 17.53. Four-leaf Loose.strike. 



Lysimachia punctata W^alt. Fl. Car. 92. 1788. Not L. 



L. InrHuta Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1 : 127. 1803. 



Ell. Sk. 1: 234. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 331. Chap. Fl. 280. Grav, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, 

 pt. 1 : 62. 



Carolinian area. Ontario and New England west to Minimsota, south from New 

 York to upper Georgia. 



Alabama: Mountain region. Damp siliceous soil, open woods. Cullman County. 

 Flowers j'ellow; Juno. Not rare on the Sand Mountain. Dekalb County, Lookout 

 Mountain. 



Type locality : "Hab. in Virginia." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



