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11. PBIMULACEJE (Anagallis arvensis) Pimpernel. 

 (Primula veris) Cowslip. 

 (Primula acaulis) Primrose. 



These well-known and beautiful 

 flowers form ornaments to our 

 meadows, hedgerows, and gar- 

 dens ; the Oxlip, Polyanthus, 

 and Auricula belong to this 

 order, of which many varieties 

 are produced by cultivation. 



Pimpernel. Primrose. 



12. CONYOLYTJLACE^E (Calystegia sepium) Bindweed. 



The Bindweeds are gay and 

 beautiful flowers, and besides 

 being used for ornamental pur- 

 poses, many of this order hare 

 medicinal properties of great 

 importance. The Jalap root is 

 from the Convolvulus Jalapa? ? 

 which comes from Xalapa, in 

 Mexico, of which name Jalap 

 is a corruption. Scammony ? 

 another medicine much used, 

 is a resin procured from a 

 species of this order. 



[Bindweed. 



