ORDER 78.—PRIMWORTS. 241 
Orver LXXVIII. PRIMULACEA. Primworts. 
Fig. 549. Primula Mistassinica, the whole plant. Fig. 550. The corolla cut open, showing 
the stamens 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. 554. Dodecatheon Meadia, whole plant. 5. A single flower, natural size. Fig. 556. Fruit 
(pyxis) of Anagallis, with its lid open, showing the seeds, 
Herbs low, with the leaves either radical or mostly opposite; with the 
flowers 5 (rarely 4 or 6)-parted; the corolla monopetalous, regular; the 
stamens inserted on the corolla-tube and opposite to its lobes; the 
ovary 1-celled, with a free, central placenta; style 1; stigma1; the 
capsule 1-celled, many-seeded ; seeds with fleshy albumen. 
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