PRIMROSE FAMILY. 661 



DIAPENSIACEAE. Diapensia Family. 

 G-ALAX L. Sp. PI. 1 : 200. 1753. 



One species, Atlantic America. 

 Galax aphylla L. Sp. PI. 1 : 200. 1753. GALAX. 



Ell. Sk. 1 : 295. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 327. Chap. Fl. 268. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, 

 pt. 1 : 53. 



Alleghenian and Carolinian areas. Alleghenian Mountain ranges from 2,100 to 

 5,000 feet, from southwestern Virginia to Georgia. 



ALABAMA: Dekalb County, summit of Lookout Mountain, near the falls of Little 

 River, 1,800 to 2,000 feet. On damp, shaded rocks. Clay County, waterfall near 

 Pulpit Rock, shaded borders of rivulets, 2,300 feet. July; abundant. 



Economic uses : The leaves are used for winter decoration. 



Type locality : " Hab. in Virginia. 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



PRIMULACEAE. Primrose Family. 



HOTTONIA L. Sp. PI. 1 : 145. 1753. 



Two species, perennial aquatics; temperate Europe and North America, each 1. 

 Hottonia inflata Ell. Sk. 1:231. 1817. WATER VIOLET. FEATHERFOIL. 



Ell. Sk. 1. c. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 328. Chap. Fl. 279. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1 : 57. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Southeastern Mississippi to western Georgia, 

 Louisiana, and Arkansas. 



ALABAMA : Central Prairie region. Floating in gently flowing or stagnant water. 

 Dallas County, Selma. Lawrence County (L. Johnson}. Flowers white ; May. Rare. 



Type locality: "Sent from Milledgeville, Georgia, by Dr. Boykin." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



SAMOLTJS L. Sp. PI. 1 : 171. 1753. 



Eight species, chiefly warmer regions in both hemispheres. Southern Africa, South 

 America, United States. North America, 2. 



Samolus floribundus H. B. K. Nov. Gen. 2 : 224. 1817. WATER PIMPERNEL. 



Samolus valerandi var. americana Gray, Man. ed. 2, 274. 1856. 



Ell. Sk. 1 : 263. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 332. Chap. Fl. 282. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 

 2 : 256. Wats. Bot. Calif. 1 : 470. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1 : 64. 



SOUTH AMERICA, MEXICO. 



Carolinian area. Ontario to the Gulf, westward to the Pacific Ocean. 



ALABAMA : Over the State. Shaded swamps, wet woods. Montgomery, Choctaw, 

 and Mobile counties. Flowers white; April to July. Frequent, chiefly near the 

 coast. Annual or biennial. 



Type locality: "Crescit in maritimis Peruviae juxta portum Callao de Lima." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



LYSIMACHIA L. Sp. PI. 1 : 146. 1753. 



Sixty to seventy species, perennial herbs, temperate and subtropical regions both 

 hemispheres. North America, 5. 



Lysimachia quadrifolia L. Sp. PI. 1 : 147. 1753. FOUR-LEAF LOOSESTRIFE. 



Lysimachia punctata Walt. Fl. Car. 92. 1788. Not L. 



L. Mrsuta Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1 : 127. 1803. 



Ell. Sk. 1: 234. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 331. Chap. Fl. 280. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, 

 pt. 1 : 62. 



Carolinian area. Ontario and New England west to Minnesota, south from New 

 York to upper Georgia. 



ALABAMA : Mountain region. Damp siliceous soil, open woods. Cullman County. 

 Flowers yellow ; June. Not rare on the Sand Mountain. Dekalb County, Lookout 

 Mountain. 



Type locality : "Hab. in Virginia." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



