Order 78.— PRIMWORTS. 



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Order LXXYIII. PRIMULACE^. Prim worts. 



Fig. 549. Primula Mistassiuica, the whole plant. Fig. 550. The corolla cut open, showing 

 the stamens on the tube. 1. The plan of the flower, showing the stamens opposite the petals. 

 2. The calyx and ovary. 3. The fruit cut open, showing the seeds on the central placenta. 

 Fig. 554. Dodecatheon Meadia, whole plant. 5. A. single flower, natural size. Fig. 556. Fruit 

 (pyxis) of Anagallis, with its lid open, showing the seeds. 



Herds low, with the leaves either radical or mostly opposite ; with the 

 flowers 5 (rarely 4 or 6)-parted ; the corolla monopetalous, regular ; the 

 stamens inserted on the corolla-tnbe and opposite to its lobes ; the 

 ovary 1-celled, with a free, central placenta ; style 1 ; stigma 1 ; the 

 capsule 1-celled, many-seeded; se6(l.% with fleshy albnmen. 



