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(185) Monotropa. 



M. Hypopitys : stem 6-8 inches high, bearing oblong or 

 ovate concave scales instead of leaves ; flowers few, in a short 

 terminal raceme; the whole plant pale yellowish-brown. — 

 Yellow Bird's-Nest. — Fir, birch, and beech woods. Fl. June. 



(186) Hottonia. Water Violet. 



H. palustris: aquatic; branches whorled, leafy, entirely 

 submerged; leaves alternate deeply pinnatifid, with narrow- 

 linear lobes ; flower-stem erect, leafless from the centre of the 

 whorl, rising out of the water, bearing whorls of 3-6 hand- 

 some, pale purplish-lilac flowers. — Featherfoil. — Pools and 

 ditches. Fl. May to June. 



(187) Primula. Primrose. 



P. farinosa : leaves obovate-lanceolate, glabrous above, and 

 usually covered underneath with white meal, which is also 

 observable on the peduncles and calyx ; peduncles much longer 

 than the leaves, supporting a compact umbel of small, pale-lilac 

 flowers, having a yellow eye ; the corolla lobes narrow, and 

 deeply notched. — Mountain pastures in northern England and 

 Scotland. Fl. June, July. 



P. scotica, which has broader leaves, and shorter and 

 broader lobes to the corolla, is sometimes regarded as a variety 

 or more northern form of P. farinosa. [See also p. 59.] 



(188) Lysimachia. Loosestrife. 



* Stems erect. 



L. vulgaris : stem branched, 2-3 feet high, downy ; leaves 

 rather large, broadly lanceolate or ovate, in whorls of 3-4; 



