SOO 57. Lysimachia. 21. PRIMULACEiE. PL ex. cor. 



Root creeping; stem upright; leaves pointed, veined, 

 bald. 



^. tomentosa. Leaves tomentose underneath. 



V. 58. NAUMBURGIA. Moench. Yellowherl. 

 Calyx 5-sepaled ; corolla rotate, 5-lobed ; lobes distant 



■with a tooth between each; stamens 5, longer than the co- 

 rolla; j?/wme?;/f5 filiform, smooth, distinct; style long, fili- 

 form ; pyxidiam globose, many-valved. — Herb entirely co- 

 vered with red glands; stem simple, round; leaves opposite, 

 sessile, entire ; racemes axillary, opposite, solitary ; Jioivers 

 ped uncled, bracteated. 



Naumhirgia guttata. Spotted Yellowherl, 



Leaves linear, lanceolate ; racemes peduncled. 



Lysimachia lutea, flure globoso, Rati Syn, 282, 3; Ger. em. 475,3; 

 Park. 544. 



Lysimachia thyrsi flora, Lin. S. P. 209. 

 Nanmburgia guttata, Moench, Meth. Sup. 23. 

 Tufted loose-strife. 



Watering places ; perennial; July. 



Root creeping; stem upright, 18 in. high; leaves bald; 

 racemes erect, close ; Jiowers yellow, spotted. 



VI. 59. NUMULARIA. Tragus. Moneywort, 



Calyx 5-sepaled ; corolla rotate, 5-Iobed ; stamens 5, 

 shorter than the corolla ; filaments distinct, smooth, bald ; 

 capsule ^ohose, many-valved. — Stem recumbent, 4-sided ; 

 leaves opposite, petiolated, bald, entire; peduncles axillary, 

 solitary, 1 -flowered; bractea 0. 



Numnlaria sylvatica. Wood moneywort. 



Leaves ovate, pointed ; peduncles longer than the leaves; 

 sepales subulate. 



Nuniularia sylvatica, Gesner Ilort. Germ. 

 Anagallis lutea, Raii Syn. 282,5; Ger. em. 618,4. 

 Anagallis flore luteo. Park. 558. ^ 



Lysimachia neniorum, Lin. S. P. 211. 

 Yellow pimpernel. 



Woods and damp hedges; perennial; May to September. 

 Stem rooting, shining ; peduncle slender ; jiowers yellow. 



