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vensis Lin. Spec, plant, p. 148. The male pimpernel. The flowers of this plant 

 open about 8 o'clock in the morning, and never close till past noon. This plant 

 is common in kitchen-gardens and in corn-fields ; it flowers in June, and con- 

 tinues in flower 3 months. — 2. The anagallis caerulea foliis binis ternisve ex 

 adverso nascentibus C. B. pin. p. 252. Raii Hist. Plant, p. 1024. Anagallis 

 monelli Sp. Plant. 148. Blue-flowered pimpernel with narrow leaves. The 

 flowers of this plant observe nearly the same time in opening and shutting as the 

 foregoing. — 3. Convolvulus peregrinus caeruleus folio oblongo C. B. pin. 295. 

 Convolvulus tricolor Sp. Plant. 158. Little blue convolvulus, or bind-weed. 

 This opens its flowers between the hours of 5 and 6 in the morning, and shuts 

 them in the afternoon. — 4. Phalangium parvo flore ramosum C. B. pin. 29. Raii 

 Hist. PI. 1193. Branched spider-wort with a small flower. These open about 

 7 in the morning, and close between 3 and 4 afternoon. — 3. Lilium rubrum 

 asphodeli radice C. B. pin. 80. Hemerocallis fulvus Sp. PI. 324. The day-lilly. 

 The flowers open about 5 in the morning, and shut at 7 or 8 in the evening. 

 — 6. Plantago aquatica minor. Park. 1245. Raii Syn. 257. Alisma ranunculoides 

 Sp. PI. 343. Fl. Suec. 2, N^ 325. The lesser water-plantain, during its flower, 

 ing time, only opens its flowers each day about noon. — 7- Caryophyllus sylvestris 

 prolifer C. B. pin. 209. Raii Syn. 337. Dianthus prolifer Sp. PI. 410. Proli- 

 ferous pink. The flowers expand about 8 in the morning, and close again about 

 1 afternoon. — 8. Spergula purpurea J. B. iii. 722. Raii Syn. p. 351. Arenaria 

 rubra. Sp. PI. 423. Purple spurrey. These expand between 9 and 10 in the 

 morning, and close between 2 and 3 afternoon. This little plant is common 

 among the corn in sandy soils, and flowers in June. — 9. Portulaca latifolia 

 sativa C. B. pin. 288. Portulaca oleracea Sp. PI. p. 445. Common purslain, 

 opens its flowers about 9 or 10 in the morning, and closes them again in about 

 an hour's time. — 10. Ficoides Africana, folio plantaginis undulato micis argen- 

 teis adsperso Boerh. Ludg. i. p. 291. Mesembryanthemum chrystallinum Sp. 

 pi. 480. Diamond Ficoides. The flowers of this plant open at 9 or 1 0, and 

 close at 3 or 4 afternoon. — 11. Ficoides Africana folio tereti in villos radiatos 

 abeunte. Toum. Mesembryanthemum barbatum Sp. PI. 482. The flowers of 

 this species expand at 7 or 8 in the morning, and close about 2 afternoon. — 12. 

 Ficoides folio tereti Neapolitana flore candido Herm. Ludg. 252. Kali crassulae 

 minoris foliis C. B. pin. 289. Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum Sp. PI. 480. The 

 flowers of this plant open at 10 or 11 in the morning, and close at 3 afternoon. 

 — 13. Mesembryanthemum folio linguiformi latiore Dillen. Hort. Elth. Mesem- 

 bryanthemum linguiforme Sp. PI. 488. Ficoides with a tongue-shaped leaf. 

 These open at 7 or 8 in the morning, and are closed about 3 afternoon. — 14. 

 Nymphaea alba J. B. iii. 770. Raii Syn. 368. Nymphaea alba Sp. PI. 510. 

 Fl. Suec. 2. N°'470. White water lily. This plant grows in rivers, ponds. 



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