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469. Swamp Candles. Lysimachia terrcstris. An erect herb 

 of moist places, not over 2 ft. tall. Leaves stalkless, lance- 

 shaped, about 2 in. long, pointed both ends. Flowers, yellow, 

 purple streaked, or dotted, often in a pointed terminal clus- 

 ter, the individual flowers often replaced by reddish cigar- 

 shaped bulblets. Newfoundland to Georgia, and westward, 

 August. 



470. Fringed Loosestrife. Steironema ciliatum. An erect 

 herb 2-3 ft. tall. Leaves decidedly stalked, the stalks mi- 

 nutely hairy. Leaf blade oval, pointed at the tip, rounded at 

 the base, about 3 in. long. Flowers yellow, solitary at the 

 leaf joints, the petals tipped with a minute prickle. Moist 

 places. Nova Scotia to Georgia, and westward. July. Fig. 470. 

 A related species, 5'. lanccolatum, diflFers in having lance- 

 shaped, almost stalkless leaves. It is found in similar situa- 

 tions. Newfoundland to Georgia, and westward. 



471. Tufted Loosestrife. Naumburgia thyrsiflora. An erect 

 usually unbranched herb 1-2 ft. tall. Leaves opposite, almost 

 stalkless, pointed both ends, about 3 in. long. Flowers in a 

 compact, finger-shaped cluster, yellow, often black-spotted, 

 usually not over %. in. wide. Swamps and bogs. Nova Scotia 

 to N. Y., Penn. and westward. June. Fig. 471. 



472. ST. JOHN'S-WORT. HYPERICUM. 



Low or tallish herbs with opposite leaves, which are al- 

 ways dotted with black or brownish-red, minute dots. 



