CENTUNCULUS. _ LXXXII. PRIMULACEZ. 387 
3. L. wyBripa. Michx. Hybrid Loosestrife. r 
Smooth, erect, branched above; Jlvs. narrowly lanceolate, acute at each 
end, opposite, petioles ciliate, short; fis. nodding; ped. axillary; sta. united in 
a very short tube at base, with intermediate processes.—2| Grassy meadows 
and prairies, Can., N. H.! to Car., W. to [a.! and Ill. Mead. Its stem and 
flowers resemble those of L. ciliata, from which species itis chiefly distinguish- 
ed by its narrower, lanceolate, never cordate leaves, and its more numerous and 
leafy branches, each of which bears a whorl of 4 leaves and 4 flowers at the 
end. Stamens with intermediate processes. Jl. 
4. L. QuaDRIFOLIA. Four-leaved Loosestrife. ¥ 
Simple, erect; lvs. verticillate, in 4s, rarely in 5s or 3s, sessile, lanceolate, 
acuminate, punctate; ped. axillary, 1-flowered, in 4s (3s or 5s); pet. oval, ob- 
tuse.—2| In low grounds, river banks, Can. to Car. and Ky. Stem 18’ high, 
somewhat hairy, simple, with many whorls of 4—5 leaves, each bearing a flow- 
er-stalk in its axil. Corolla yellow, with purple lines. Stamens unequal, 
united at base into a short tube. Anth. purple. Jn. 
5. L. HETEROPHYLLA. Michx. Various-leaved Loosestrife. 
Erect, subsimple ; lvs. opposite, linear-lanceolate, acute, entire, margin 
not reflexed, ciliate at base and on the short petiole, lower ones shorter, oval, 
obovate or even roundish ; distinctly petiolate; fis. on long peduncles, opposite 
or apparently quaternate at top of the stem; sta. subequal, with intervening 
teeth—Hills and woods, Ohio, Clark! Ill. Jenney! to Ga. Stem 12—18' high, 
branched from the base if at all. Leaves about 2}’ by 5”, lower 1’ by }’, all 
paler beneath. Flowers very similar to those of L. ciliata. Jn. Jl. 
- 6. L. Loneirotta. Pursh. (L. revoluta: Nuit.) Prairie Moneywort. 
St. slender, 4-angled, flexuous, branched above; lvs. opposite, linear-ob- 
long, sessile, margin revolute; fis. opposite or mostly quaternate and terminal 
on the stem and branches; sep. lance-linear, acuminate; pet. longer than the 
calyx, roundish-ovate, erose-dentate, abruptly acuminate—-Common in low 
prairies, W. States! The large yellow flowers are very conspicuous among the 
grasses. Stems 12—20’ high, purple. Leaves 2—3’ by 2—3”, coriaceous, deep 
green. Flowers numerous, 9” diam., of a brilliant yellow. Anth. large. Jl. 
8. ANAGALLIS. 
ar. avayehaw, to laugh; it is said to be medicinally efficacious in expelling hypochondria. 
Calyx 5-parted ; cor. rotate, deeply 5-parted, longer than the ¢a- 
lyx, tube 0; sta. 5, hirsute; anth. introrse; caps, globose, membra- 
naceous, circumscissile.-— Herbs with square stems and (mostly) opposite 
lus. Ped. axillary, solitary. 
A. aRvVENSIS. Scarlet Pimpernel. Poor Man’s Weather-glass. 
Procumbent, branched ; lvs. broad-ovate, opposite or ternate, sessile; ped. 
longer than the leaves; sep. linear-lanceolate, about equaling the petals; pet. 
crenate-glandular.—A beautiful trailing plant, in fields, roadsides, &c., U.S. 
except the colder parts of N. Eng.) and in almost all other countries. Stem 
20’ long, with elongated branches, or simple. Leaves 6—8” by 4—6”. 
Flowers opposite, small but beautiful, with scarlet petals, opening at 8 o’clock, 
A. M., and closing at 2 P. M., in damp weather not open atall. Jn.—Aug. 
9.CENTUNCULUS. 
Calyx 5-parted ; cor. urceolate-rotate, 4-cleft, shorter than the ca- 
lyx ; sta. 4, beardless, united at base; caps. globose, circumscissile ; 
seeds very minute.—@® Very diminutive, with alternate Ivs. Fis. 
axillary, solitary, subsessile. 
C. MINIMUs. ee lanceolatus. Michz.) Bastard Pimpernel. 
Erect, branched ; lvs. subsessile, ovate or lance-ovate, obtusish, entire, al- 
ternate, lower opposite ; sep. linear-subulate, equaling the capsule-—Wet places, 
Ill. Mead! and Southern States. Scarcely more than 1—2’ high (4—6”, Rid- 
dell). Leaves ae 2” by 1”. Flowers reddish? Jl. 
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