PKiMLLACK.*:. (PHnn{<»i: family.) ;53l 



• * Floivers (small) in a n'lyate terminal raceme or in the upper axils; corolla 



dark-dotted or streaked ; Jilaments conspicuousl y monadclphoHS, unequal. 



1. L. quadrifblia, L. Somewhat hairy; stem simple (1-2° higli) ; 

 leaves whorled iii fuiirs or fives (sometiincs in tw«)s, threes, or sixes, rarelv onlv 

 opposite or partly alternate), ovate-lanceolate ; Jiowers on long capilhiry pe- 

 duncles from the axils of the leaves ; lobes of the corolla ovate-uhloug. — 

 ^loist or sandy soil, X. Brunswick to Minn., and Ga. June. 



2. Ij. striata, Ait. Stems 1 -2° high, often hearing oblong or moniliform 

 bullilets in the axils; smooth, at length branched, very leafy; leaves opposite 

 or rarely alternate, lanceolate, acute at each end ; Jloicers on slender jiedicel.s 

 in a lonfj raceme (5-12'), leafy at base; lobes of the corolla lance-oblong. — 

 Low grounds, Newf. to Minn., Ark., and N. Ga. June- Aug. 



♦ * * Flowers {rather large) solitarij in the axils of ordinary/ leaves; corolla 



not dark-dotted nor streaked ; f laments slifjhtli/ monadelphoiis. 



L. nlmmilXkia, L. (Moxeywokt.) Smooth: stems trailing and cree|>- 

 ing; leaves roundish, small, sliurt-petiolfd ; pedumdcs axillary, l-Howered; 

 divisions of the corolla broadly ovate, ol)tu.><e, longer than the laiu'e-ovate calvx- 

 lobes and stamens. — Escaped from gardens into tlamp ground in some places. 

 July - Sept. ( Nat. from Eu. J 



§2. NAUMBUKGIA. Corolla veri/ deepli/ 5- (or 6-7-) parted into linear 

 divisions {someivhat purplish-dotted), ivith a small tooth in each sinus ; jila- 

 ments distinct, equal ; leaves opposite, the lowest scaleAike. 



3. L. thyrsiflora, L. (Tufted Loosestrife.) Smooth ; stem simple 

 (1 -2° high) ; all but tlie lower leaves lanceolate, the axils of one or two midille 

 pairs bearing short-peduncled head-like or spike-like clusters of small liglit 

 yellow flowers. — Cold swamps, from Penn. to S. 111., Iowa, and northwest- 

 ward. June, July. (Eu.) 



8. GLAtlX, Tourn. Sea-Milkwort. 



Calyx bell-shaped, 5-cleft ; lobes ovate, petal-like. Corolla wanting. Sta- 

 mens 5, on the base of the calyx, alternate with its lobes. Capsule 5-valved, 

 few-seeded. — A low and leafy fleshy perennial, with opposite oblong and entire 

 sessile leaves, and solitary nearly sessile (purplish and white) flowers in their 

 axils. (An ancient Greek name, from yXauKos, sea-green.) 



1. G. maritima, L. — Sea-shore of N. Eng. from Cape Cod northward. 

 Also in subsaline soil, Minn, to Xcb., and westward. June. (Eu.) 



9. ANAGALLIS, Tourn. Pimpernel. 



Calyx 5-parted. Corolla wheel-shaped, with almost no tube, .'i-parted, longer 

 than the calyx ; the divisions broad. Stamens 5 ; filaments beanled. Capsule 

 membranaceous, circumscissile, the to]) falling off like a lid. many-seeded. — 

 Low. spreading or proinnd)Oiit herbs, ini-stly annuals, with opposite or whorled 

 entire leaves, and solitary flowers on axillary pciliun los. ('rhe ancient Greek 

 name, probably from di/o, again, and aydWu, to delight in.) 



A. ARVENsis, L. (Co>LMOx Pnii'ERNEL.) Leaves ovate, set^sile, shorter 

 than the peduncles; petals obovate, obtuse, fringed with minute teeth or 

 stalked glands. — Waste sandy fields. June -Aug. — Flowers variable in 

 size, scarlet, sometimes purple, blue, or white, quickly closing at the approach 

 of bad weather; whence the Englisli popular name of " Poor Man's W'tathtr- 

 glass." (Nat. from Eu.) 



