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57. LBADWORT FAMILY. OnUr PTJ^MRAdlXACK.K. 



Fiuiiiliiir tniisin two i.liints only, viz., Mahsfi-Ho.-kmaky i»ii tlie ounst. ami 'I'limi-T iii 

 f;,anlens ; known liy liaving a dry iin<i .scaly runiu-l-sliaped 

 calyx, an<l 5 ])ftals nniti;il only at their hase. with a >tanu'n 

 })el"oi'e oacli, and 5 stylos 011 a sjn^^lo i-sui'ilu-l ovaiy. 



Flowers (rose-coloui ) in .1 niuinl lieml on a long and 



naked sciii)j ; leaves very n.u row, all in a close tuft 



at tiie root, (Arnnriti) TiiKIFr. 



Flowers (liivender-coloui) spiked or sessile along the 



hiiuicliey of a furi<ing iianific : leavfs spatulate. 



tliifkisii, on jn'tioics, nearly all of tlicni from tlio 



stout rootstock, (Stdlirc) Mau.sh-IJo.sf.mauv. 



4:!0. Calyx aiid innplla of Tliiirt ; ^ip.irati'il. 4:'.l. Pistil i>f ihr -.nuw, with its ,'. -lylcs : 

 iilsi) till! Idwor p.irt of an ovary iiioi c ma'.'iiHI 'il, out aiT.'SS. 



58. PRIMROSE FAMILY. OnU. PliTMrL.vr'K.K. 



Herbs, with rei^ular pcMt'i't't llowcrs ; comjiletely (li5«tin.i,nii.slit'il hy liaviiiL; the st.uiicin 

 of tiie .same numiier r.s the lobes to the coioUa .and one before each, inserted on tlie tube; 

 the pi.stil witli a i-celled ovary or pod, with i hu\'e jtlacenla risin;^ I'rom its base, and 

 beariiiLj many cr tVw seeils. 



Leaves under water jiinnately divided itito thread-like divisions ; flowering stems 



hollow, and inflated hetweeu the joints, (J/ntidni-tj FKATflEHKOIL. 



Leaves simple and entiie or liartdj- tootlieil. 



Calyx with its tul>e coherent with the huse of tlie ovary. Flowers very sniiill. 



white, in liieenies. I,eaves idternate, {S((ino/iit!) JJUiiokweki>, 



Calyx and corolhi frcr, inserted on tlie receptacle. 

 Leaves all at the root ; flowers in an uniht 1. 



Calyx tul)ular : corolla salver-siiaped : stamens included, {Pi'mndit) Pkimkosk. 



Calyx and corolla 5-parted, turned liauk : anthers long, and filaments very 



>hort, connected, {/tui/vaUlii-nii) Doi-kcathkoN. 



Leaves sever.il in a wliorl at the summit of the slemler stem. Calyx and eorolhi 



7-p;\rted, wheel-sliaped, with narrow divisions, {Trientiili.i) iSTAU-FLOWElt 



Leaves (mo><tly opposite or wliorled) borne along the whole length of the stem : 

 coroUa 5-parted. 

 Coro la wheel-siiapt'd, yellow, (Liiximdchin) LoosKSTKII'I'- 



Corolla wlieel-shaped, blue or purjde : pod opening by a liil, (Aiiu'jdllis) PlMfEHNKr- 



Loosestrife. Lifsimdehia. 



This is the only genus in the Primrose family of which we have more than one common wild 

 species. The 5 stamens liave their filaments a little moiuulelphous at the base, and often unequal. 

 Fl. in summer. 



I. Stkict L. Leaves opposite or scattered, lance-shaped: stem ending in a long raceme leafy at 



the base ; divisions of tlie corolla lance-oblong. Low grounds. 



L, stnrta. 



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