THE FLORA. 



Analysis of the Genera. 



* Stemlesa. Leaves all radical, scape bearing an umbel a 



* Stems leafy. Flowers yellow, corolla wheel-form (tube none) b 



* Stems leafy. Flowers whito, red, &c., never yellow 2 



Leaves whorled, at least those near the flowers. Corolla white c 



1 Leaves opposite, entire. Flowers axillary, solitary d 



2 Leaves alternate, entire. Flowers white e 



a Cor. tube egg-shaped, lobes short, spread. Dwarf Primrose. ANDROSA'CK. 



a Corolla tube cylindrical, lobes spreading. Primrose. PRIM'CLA. 1 



a Corolla tube cylindrical, lobes reflexed. American Cowslip. DODECATH'EON. 2 

 b Corolla 5- parted, without intermediate teeth. Loose-strife. LYSIMACH'IA. 8 



b Corolla 6-parted, with 6 intermediate teeth. Racemes axillary. Is AUMBER'GIA. 



c FIs. 7-part. Lvs. entire, in a single whorl. Chick Wintergreen. TRIENTA'LIS. 4 



<s Fla. 5-parted. Leaves finely pinuatiRd, in water. Ftat)ter-fi>il. HOTTO'NIA. 

 d Plant prostrate, with scarlet corollas. Pimpernel. ANAGAL'LIS. 5 



d Plant erect, with no corolla, but white calyxes. Black Saltwort. GLAUX. 



e FIs. 5-parted, panicled. Plant 8-15' high. Water Pimpernel, SAM'OLUS. 



e FIs. 4-parted, axillary. Plant 1-2' high. D-warf Pimpernel. CENTUN'CUUIS. 



1. PEIM'ULA. Primrose. Auricula. 



Calyx angular, 5-cleft. Corolla salver-shaped, or often rather funnel- 

 shaped, with 5 entire, or notched, or bifid lobes. Stamens 5, included. 

 Pod opening at the top, many-seeded. 1 Herbs with the leaves all rad- 

 ical, and the flowers showy, in an umbel on a scape. 



* Corolla salver-form, limb abruptly spreading. Plants wild, rare 1, 2 



* Corolla salver-form, limb abruptly spreading. Plants cultivated.. ..3, 4 



* Corolla funnel-form, limb gradually spreading. Cultivated.. . .a 

 a Leaves hairy, rugose, toothed, or crenate, or wavy at edge. . . .5, 6 



a Leaves smooth, plane, entire, or sometimes crenate.... 7, 8 



1 P. Mistassin'ica. Mistasfins P. Smooth, green, 8-8' high. Flowers 1-8 



flesh-colored. On lake shores. N. First seen on L. Mistassins. 



2 P. farino'sa. Bird's-eye P. Mealy, 8-10' high. Flowers 3-20, lilac-yellow 



Shores of the great lakes. N. 



F grandiflo'ra. Common P. Petals obcordate, notched, yellow, purple, &c. < 

 F purpu'rea. Purple P. Petals obtuse, entire, dark-violet, never yellow, t 



5 P. officina'lis. Cowslip P. Lvs. hairy. Outer fls. nodding, border concave, I 



6 P. ela'tior. Oxlip P. Leaves smooth above. All iK nodding, border flat. 1 

 t P. Anrio'ula. Auricula. Lvs. and calyx mealy-glaucous. Bracts very short, t 

 8 P. calvci'na. Qwp P. Lvs. white-edged, calyx inflated. Bracts long. Purpl. t 



