G^(^ux. PRIMULACEiE. 



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1. T. Europcea, Linn., var. latifolia, Torr. Stems 4 to 8 inches high, spring- 

 ing from a wcJl-tV.i'uifd little tul)er, nearly leafless : leaves 4 to G, obovate or oblong- 

 oval : corolla ufteii tinged with purple; its divisions oblong and abnintlv sharp- 

 pointed. — T. to«/b/m, Hook. Fl. ii. 121. ^ 1 ./ 1 



Woods, chiefly along the Coast Ranges, from Monterey north to (Jregon, kc. Mature; leaves in 

 tlie Calitornian jjlant often 4 inches long. 



Var. ARCTICA {T. arctica, Fisclier), which has very much smaHer and obtuser leaves, more or 

 less scattered along the stem, occurs in Oregon and northward. 



5. ANAGALLIS, Tonrn. Pimpernel. 

 Calyx and rotate corolla 5-parted ; the divisions of the latter broad. Filaments 

 slender, bearded : anthers ovate. Style slender : stigma small. Capsule globose, 

 opening by a transverse line round the middle, the top falling off as a lid. Seeds 

 numerous, immersed in the globular placenta. — Spreading or prostrate herbs ; with 

 mostly opposite or whorled leaves, disposed along the whole length of the stems and 

 branches, and flowers on axillary peduncles. N"aturalized along both coasts, but not 

 indigenous to JS'orth America. 



LA. arvensis, Linn. Annual : leaves ovate, sessile, shorter than the pedun- 

 cles, commonly opposite, sometimes in threes : flowers opening only in sunshine, 

 scarlet or purple, sometimes blue or white : petals obtuse, fringed with minute teeth 

 or stalked ' 



Common in waste and cultivated grounds near tlie coast : introduced from Europe. 

 6. CENTUNCULUS, Linn. 



Calyx 4 -5-parted; the lobes narrow. CoroUa very smaH, shorter than the calyx, 

 4-5-cleft; the tube globular; the lobes acute. Filaments short : anthers cordate- 

 ovate. Capsule as in Anagallis. Seeds minute. — Small and low annuals, with 

 mostly sessile entire leaves, and minute flowers in the axHs : the inconspicuous 

 corolla white. 



1. C. minimus, Linn. An inch to a span high, simple or diff'usely branched, 

 glabrous : leaves alternate, obovate, 2 or 3 lines long, narrowed at base : flowers 

 almost sessile, the parts in fours : calyx-lobes slender-subulate. — C. lanceolatus, 

 Michx. Fh i. 93. 



Low grounds : not yet seen in the State ; but occurs in Oregon, and in South America, as weU 

 as m the Atlantic States, and in Europe. 



7. GLAUX, Linn. Sea-Milkwort. 

 Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft ; the lobes ovate and petal-like. CoroUa wanting. 

 Stamens 5, borne on the base of the calyx alternate with its lobes. Filaments 

 rather shorter than the calyx : anthers cordate-ovate. Style filiform : stigma capi- 

 tate. Capsule globidar, .5-valved, few-seeded. — A single species, nearly confined to 

 saline soil. 



1. Gr. maritima, Linn. Low glabrous and rather glaucous perennial, with long 

 and slender routsti^cks and roots : branching stems 3 to 9 inches long, leafy to the 

 top : leaves opposite or occasionally alternate, fleshy, oblong, varying either to 

 linear or to ovate, half an inch or less long, minutely dotted : floAvers axillary, 

 almost sessile, white or purplish. 



. On the sea-shore, and in more or less saline soil in the interior. Occurs also on the Atlantic 

 coast, and all round the northern hemisphere. 



