128 27. LTTHKAOE^. 



acute loTses whioli are longer tlian brpftd, basal J finely sei-rate. 

 "Fr. red."— Hilly woods. T.V. ^ Z^- 



8. P. tormimUis (Sm.) ; I. ovate or cordate hbed glabrons, 

 lobes triaru/ular acrtte serrate the lower ones larger.and spread- 

 ing, fl. corymbose.— Fr. oval, brown.^Woods and hedges 

 chiefly in the South. _ T. TV. V. Wild Service-tree. E. 



Order XXyil. LTTHRACE^. 



Cal. tubular, lobed; lobes valvate or distant in the bud, some- 

 times with intermediate teeth. Pet, between the lobes of the 

 calyx, very deciduous. Stam. inserted in the tube of the cal., 

 below the pet. and equalling them or 2, 3 or 4 times as many. 

 Ovary free, 2 — 4-celled. Style 1. Gaps, membranaceous, 

 usually (by abortion) 1-ceUed, vsdth many seeds, and a central 

 placenta, covered by the calyx. Bpibryo 8t]faight. 



1. Lythbum. Cal. tubular, cylindrical, -with- 8 — 12 teeth ; 

 4 — 6 broader, erect; alternate teeth subulate. Pet. 4r—6. 

 Stam. as many asj or twice the number; of the petals. Style 



filiform. Caps. 2-celled, many-seeded. 



2. Peplis. Cal. belMwiped with 12 teethy of which 6 are 

 broader aiid erect, 6 subulate. Pet. 6, minute, fugacious. 

 Stam. 6. Style very shorts " Caps. 2-cdled, many-seeded. 



1. Lt'thrum: Linn. Loosestrife. 



1. L. Salicdria (L.) ; I. lanceolate from a cordate base opposite 

 or whorled, fi. in whorled leafy spikes, bracts 0, subulate calyx- 

 teeth twice as long as the others, stam.; 12. — Upper 1. usually 

 falling short of the flowers, or so large as' totally to destroy the 

 spiked appearance of the plant. St. 2-^ feet high and 1. nearly 

 glabrous, or downy with crisped hairs. FI. large, purple or 

 crimson.— Ditch-banks and damp places. P. VIL VIU. Ptirple 

 Loosestrife. £. S. L 



2. L. HyssopifMa (L.) ; /. alternate linear-lanceolate hlunt, fl. 

 axillary solitary, bracts 2 minute subulate, calyx-teeth all short, 

 stam. 6.^St. mostly procumbent, spreading, simple or branched. 

 Fl. small, light purple,^ Glabrou^.— Damp places where water 

 has stagnated, rare. A. VI. — X. E. \ 



2. Pep'lis Linn. Water Purslan?. 



X, P. Por'tula (L.); 1. opposite obovate stalked, fl. axillary 

 solitary sessile;-^<S/. 1. 7, — Pet. often wanting. Cal.-tube short, 



shortly bell-shaiped, shorter than the capsule, St. 4 6 in. lono- 



prostrate, creeping. — Damp places. A. vll. VIJI. E. S. 1.' 



