Asterolinum. — Anagallis. 719 
A widely spread Order, inhabiting chiefly the northern hemisphere, and 
often rising in high mountains to great elevations, with a few southern species, 
and but very few within the tropics, except in mountain districts. 
A. Flowers regular; calyx not spiny. 
I. Capsule superior, dehiscent above or down its 
whole length by valves. . . . wh ati et le tAsterolinum. 
Il. Capsule superior, opening by a lia AiAVARA A 2. Anagallis. 
III. Capsule half-superior, opening by valves. . . 3. Samolus. 
B. Flowers zygomorphous; calyx spiny .... . sien 45 (Corise 
408. (1.) Asterolinum Hffe. and Link. 
Calyx 5-parted. Corolla one-third to one-fourth as long as the 
calyx, with short tube, and short, 5-parted, campanulate limb. 
Stamens 5, with filaments longer than the corolla. Capsules enclosed 
in persistent calyx, 5-valved, 2—3-seeded. Seeds roughened at 
back, convex at the face, umbilicate. — Dwarf annuals. 
A small genus widely distributed in the Mediterranean region. 
1019. Asterolinum stellatum Hffg. and Link Flor. Portug. I 
(1809), p. 332. — Boiss. Flor. Or. IV, p. 10. — Aschers.-Schweinf. 
Primit. Flor. Marmaric., p.658 no. 213. — Rehbch. Ic. XVII, tab. 45 
fig. IV—V. — An annual plant, 10 cm high or sometimes some- 
what more, stems filiform, simple or branching from the base. 
Leaves 5 mm to 1 cm long, sessile, linear-lanceolate, opposite. 
Pedicels solitary, axillary, shorter than the leaves, at length nodding; 
calyx-lobes stellate, linear-lanceolate, aristate, much longer than the 
capsule. — Flow. March to April. 
M. ma. Marmarica: Matrugqa; Alexandria-West. 
Also known from the other parts of the Mediterranean region. 
409. (2.) Anagallis Linn. 
Calyx free, deeply 5-cleft. Corolla rotate or companulate, 
deeply 5-lobed. Stamens 5. Capsule opening transversely by a 
circular fissure across the middle (circumciss). Placenta globular. 
— Annuals or perennials, with creeping procumbent or diffuse stems. 
Leaves opposite or alternate. Flowers pink red or blue, axillary 
and solitary. 
A small genus, widely dispersed over the temperate and warmer regions 
of the globe, although in some countries only as introduced weeds. 
AG) eaves, \Ovater awa lieu lemiel i isch eH eiedo! Git ]. A. arvensis. 
IB? leaves orbicular) . 3: 2). Mid Mee vical Acai ideehoua® aback. la tifoliag 
