FAMILIES OF FLOWERING PLANTS 213 
over 150 species, more abundant in the Old World than in North Amer- 
ica. They are scapose, with a tuft of basal leaves and several or many 
umbelled flowers of many different colors, ranging, moreover, in size 
from the tiny dwarf Canadian primrose to the stout English cowslip 
(P. veris). An east Asiatic species (P. obéonica), called the Chinese 
primrose in cultivation, has furnished many horticultural varieties. 
The most attractive of our native forms is Parry’s primrose,* which is 
Fic. 185. The Marsh Rosemary (Limonium Carolinianum), greatly reduced. 
Original. 
found in abundance throughout the Rocky Mountain region. The yel- 
low loosestrifes (Lysimachia) are familiar weeds in our Eastern states. 
Cyclamen, which also belongs to this family, is a well-known greenhouse 
plant; within the last few years florists have succeeded wonderfully in 
developing the size and substance of the flowers, and the colors are 
beautiful, embracing many shades of pink and blush-white. Mention 
*See article (with plate) by Dr. F. H, Knowlton, “‘A Primrose at Home.” THE 
PLANT WORLD, 5:32. 1902. 
