316 rniMULACK.E. (primrose FAMILY.)- 



der petioirs : corolla about the length of the calyx. — Swampy river-banks, West 

 Yirjriiiia [Aik'm) and southward. — Leaves and flowers nearly one halt' smaller 

 thnii ill the last. 



0. L. lanceolata, Walt. Stem erect (W - 20' \ni;\\) ; leaves lancfohite, va- 

 ryiiKj to ulilonij mid to linear, nariowid into a short man/ined ]>etiole or tapering base, 

 or the lowest short and broad on long petioles. — Var. iiybuida is merely the 

 broader-leaved form. Var. angi'stifolia (L. angustifolia, Dim.) is a slender 

 branching form, with the ujiper leaves narrowly lanceolate or linear, and acute 

 at both ends. — Low grounds : not uncommon, especially westward and south- 

 ward. June -Aug. 



7. L. longifblia, Pursh. 6"'to«<'r«-/,4-angled, slender (l°-3° high), often 

 branched below; stem-leaves sessile, tutrrotili/ linear, elonijated (2' -4' long, 2" -3" 

 wide), smooth and shining, rather rigid, obtuse, the margins often a little revo- 

 lute, the veins obscure; the lowest oblong or spatulate ; corolla (8" -9" broad) 

 longer than the calyx, the lobes conspicuously pointed. (L. rcvoliita, Nntt.) — 

 Moist soil, Western New York and Pennsylvania to Wisconsin and Illinois. 

 July- Sept. 



§ 4. Introduced European species of true Lysimachia. 



8. L. nummcl.Vria, L. (Monevwout.) Smooth; stems trailing and 

 creeping; leaves roundish, small, short-petiolwl ; peduncles axillary, 1 -flowered ; 

 divisions of the corolla broadly ovate, obtuse, longer than the lance-ovate ealyx- 

 lol)es and the stamens; filaments slightly monadelphous at the base. — Escaped 

 from gardens into damp ground in some places. July -Sept. 



6. GLAUX, L. SiiA-MiLKwoRT. 



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

 mens ."), on the base of the calyx, alternate with its lobes. Pod ."i-valved, few- 

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

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

 (An ancient (ircck name, from yXavKos, sea-(jreen.) 



1. G. mai'itima, L. — Sea -shore of New England from Cape Cod north- 

 ward. Also beyond the Mississippi northwestward. June. (Eu.) 



7. ANAGALLIS, Tourn. Pimpekxel. 



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

 than the caly.x ; the divisions broad. Stamens b : filaments bearded. Pod 

 membranaceous, circumcissile, the top falling off" like a lid, many-seeded. — Low, 

 spreading or ])rocumbent herbs, mostly annuals, with opposite or whorled entire 

 leaves, and solitary flowers on axillary peduncles. (The ancient Greek name, 

 probably from di'ii, ar/ain, and ayiiXXw, to dili(//it in.) 



1. A. AiiVKNSis, L. (Common PiMricRxici,.) Leaves ovate, sessile, shorter 

 than the peduncles ; petals obovate. obtuse, fringed with miiiute 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 ICnglish popular name of "Poor Man's Weatlier-ijluss." 

 (Nat. from Eu.) 



