Ordeb 78.— PEIMWOETS. 



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Order LXXVIII. PRIMULACBJS. Primworts. 



Fig. 649. Frimulft Mlstnsainlca, the whole plant Fig. 560. The corolla cnt open, ahovrlng 

 the etamens on the tube.?. 1. The plan of the flower, showing the stamens opposite the petals. 

 2. The calyx and ovary. 3. The fruit cut open, showing the seeds on the central placenta. 

 Fig. S54 Dodecatheon Meadia, whole plant S. A single flower, natural size. Fig. 566, Fruit 

 (pyxis) of Anagallis, with Its Ud open, showing the seeds. 



Herbs low, with the ;,Z«aj!e» either radical or mostly opposite ; with the 

 flowers 5 (rarely 4 or 6)-parted ; the corolla monopetalous, regnlar ; the 

 ttamens inserted on the coroUa-tuhe and opposite to its lohes ; the 

 ovwry 1-oelled, with a free, central placenta ; style 1 ; stigma 1 ; the 

 capsule 1-celled, many-seeded ; seeds with fleshy albumen. 



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