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The flowers of the two last species have a peculiar bloom; but it must be 
seen on the living plants, as it dies away almost immediately ,on their re- 
moval. 
‘“ Such as they are to-day, 
Such we alas! may be to-morrow.” 
Prior. 
The Pinguicula vulgaris, (English Botany. ¢. 70.) which is commonly 
used in Sweden and Norway, as rennet for curdling milk, belongs to 
this tribe. It grows common in marshes in Scotland. 
/° ORDER 109. PRIMULACE. Sweet's Hort. Brit. p. 32. 
The Primrose Trise. Lind. nat. syst. p. 225. 
680. ANAGALLIS. i. Pentandria Monogynia. 
From anagelao—to laugh again; name given on account of the supposed 
medicinal qualities, to cheer the spirits. Gaert. 1, ¢. 50. 
1220. A. DECCANENSIS. G. 
Anuual; flowers of a rich, deep blue, with a crimson centre; anthers slightly 
hairy; segments of the calyx awl-shaped, adhering closely to the seed vessel. 
Grows on low grounds about Hewra, and in various parts of the Deccan. (Dr. 
Gibson.) 
Can this be identical with Sweet’s A. indica? (British Flower garden ¢. 132.) 
ORDER 110. PLUMBAGINEZE Sweet’s Hort. Brit. p. 332, 
Tue Leap-wort TriBe. Lind. nat. syst. p. 195. 
581. PLUMBAGO. L. Pentandria Monogynia. 4 
Leadwort; supposed good to cure a disease in the eye called plumbum. 
Gaert. ¢- 50. Lam, ¢. 105. 
1221. P. Zeyvanica. Rox. Flora, 1. p. 463. Tomba codivelli. Rheed. 
Mal. 10.¢. 8. Sloane’s Hist. 1. ¢. 133. f. 1. Ainslie Mat. {nd. 2. p. 77. 
Chitraca. Asiat. Res. 4. p. 255, which means attracting the mind. (Sir W. 
Jones.) 
Cheetruck, Guz.—Chitra, Beng.— White-flowered Leadwort. 
A perennial, suffruticose plant, with white flowers in racemes, which are 
covered with a kind of glutinous hair—Malabar hill, Bombay;--hills through- 
out the Concans; also common in Guzerat in hedges by the road side. (Mr. 
Vaupell,) 
The fresh bruized bark of the root is sometimes used for raising blisters. 
1222, P.Rosea. Rox. Flora. 1, p. 463. Schetti codavalli. Rheed. Mal. 12. 
t.9. Rumph. Amb. 5. ¢. 168, Bot. Mag. ¢. 230. Asiat. Res. 11. p. 175. Ainslie 
Mat. Ind, 2. p. 379. 
Lal chitra.— Rose coloured Leadwort.—In gardens common; and in flower — 
throughout the year. 
1223. P. Capensis. Sprengel’s syst. 1. p. 537. Bot. Reg. t. 417, Bot. Mag. 
t. 2110. 
Blue-flowered Leadwort;—native of the Cape of Good Hope,—In gardens, 
Bombay. This is the prettiest of the family. 
The beautiful genus Statice, (Sea Lavender.) belongs to this tribe; also 
the Armeria or Thrift, a species of which is frequeatly used in England, ins- 
tead of Box, for making edging to garden walks. 
