WOOD LOOSESTRIFE 71 
has no limb, and is divided into 5 or 6 egg-shaped segments, with 
small yellow glands in the mouth, between the anther-stalks, which are 
distinct, not united, and smooth. The capsule is 5-valved; globular, 
and contains numerous round, flat seeds. 
The plant is rarely more than 3 in. in height. The flowers are in 
bloom from May till July. Wood Loosestrife is a perennial, which can 
be propagated by division, and is worth cultivating. 
In this the stamens and style are included, as in Yellow Loosestrife. 
The yellow monopetalous or tubular corolla has no limb, but glands 
Photo. J. H. Crabtree 
Woop LOOSESTRIFE (Lysimachia nemorum, L.) 
between the anther-stalks at the base, where it is brighter yellow. 
The stamens are erect and thicker in the middle, the anthers are 
oblong and rather prostrate, rising up at the end, the whole flower is 
less campanulate or bell-shaped, and more like that of a pimpernel. The 
style is club-shaped and threadlike, and the stigmas simple. Growing 
in woods it is little visited by insects, as there is no honey, and if so it is 
easily accessible, while self-pollination can readily occur without insects. 
The capsule splits open by 5 valves, and the seeds are numerous, 
and dispersed by the shaking of the capsule by the wind. 
This is a clay-loving plant, and addicted to a clayey soil, but it also 
requires some amount of humus. 
The first botanical name is the Greek for loosestrife, and the 
second Latin name refers to its habitat in groves or woods. 
The only English name is Yellow Pimpernel. 
