Centunculus.j lxvi. primulacEuE, 



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C. Capsule superior, opening transversely. Anagallide^. 



(Gen. 7, 8.) 



7. Anagallis Linn. Pimpernel. 



Cal. 5"partite. Cor. nearly rotate. Stamens 5^ hairy. Cap- 

 side bursting all round transversely. — Named from ava^ agaiv^ 

 and aynXXw, to adorn, from these plants re-adorninfr, every 

 sprino;, the fields and road-sides with their beautiful blossoms: 

 for the same reason a Hyacinth was called ayaWiq. 



L A. arvensis L. {scarlet P. or Poor MatHs Weather-glass) ; 

 stems ascending or subprocumbent branched, leaves opposite or 

 ternate ovate sessile dotted beneath, peduncles longer than the 

 leaves, calyx nearly as long as the rotate corolla. — a. margin 

 of the corolla crenate piloso-glandulose. E. B. t. 529. — p. 

 ccerulea; margins of the corolla toothed scarcely at all glan- 

 dulose. A. cserulea Schreh.: E. B. t. 1823. 



Corn-fields, frequent- — j8. not rare in similar situations, principally 

 in England. ©. 5 — 11. — Flowers generally bright scarlet, some- 

 times blue, sometimes flesh-coloured, and Mr. Dillwyn Llewellyn has 

 found, at Penllegare, S. Wales, specimens with the flowers pure white, 

 and a small, well defined, bright purplish-pink eye in the centre of 

 every corolla. The Rev. Professor Henslow has proved, by cultiva^ 

 tion from seed, that A, coirnha and A arvensis are varieties of the 

 same species : on the other hand, Mr. Borrer is of opinion that our 

 two varieties are distinct species, but that each varies with the same 

 tints of colour. 



2. A. tenella L, (Bog P.) : stem creeping filiform, leaves 

 opposite ovate or roundish stalked, peduncles longer than the 

 leaves, calyx four times shorter than the broadly and widely 

 funnel-shaped corolla. E. B. t. 530. 



Wet mossy bogs, frequent in England, more rare in Scotland. 

 %.. 7, 8. — A beautiful little plant, as are all of this genus, 2 — 4 

 inches long. Leaves small. Floivers large in proportion to the size 

 of the plant, on rather long footstalks. Cor. rose colour. Filaments 

 slightly connected at the base. 



8. Centunculus Linn. Chaffweed. 

 Cal. 4-partite. Cor, with a globose inflated tuhe; limb spread- 



mo- 



5, 4-partite. 



Stam. 4, short, beardless. Caps, bursting all 



round transversely. {Leaves alternate. Flowers sessile.) • — 



Name, it appears, anciently given to the Pimpernel^ a genus 



allied to this ; and derived, according to Thcis, from cento^ a 



patchwork, from the way in which it covers the ground. 



1. C. minimus L. (small C. or Bastard Pimpernel) ; leaves 

 ovate mucronate sessile. E. B.%. 5^\. 



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