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1. LATIFOLIA Torrey. Corolla pink or pale. 

 Shady woods. Spring. 



5, Anagallis Tourn. PIMPERNEL. 



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 Californians for headache. 



6. Samolus Tonrn. BROOKWEED. 



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, co-seeded. Leaves alternate; 

 flowers white . If. . 



1. L. VALERANDI L. Bare. Formerly in a 

 marsh near San Francisco; at present found 

 occasionally in Marin County. 



ORDER 2. EEICALES. Stamens alternate 

 with the lobes of corolla or twice as many. 

 Placentae axillary. 



Family 1. PYROLACE^E, 



Corolla split into petals. Hypogynous disc 

 0. Seeds minute. 



