LOOSESTRIFE FAillLV 



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or 1 2 ; style short; capsuh- 2-chambered, J-valved, many-seeded. 

 (Name from the Greek /cp/ion, purslane, not originally referring 

 to this genus.) 



I. F. Poiiuia {Water Purslane,). — A humble, glabrous, cre;p- 



I'LIM puRTULA M'atcr Ptir^I.I'JTc). 



I-VTHRrM F.M-ICARTA {Put/'Ic LOi^SCStyijW 



iiig, aquatic plant, with 4-angled stems : opposite, obovate, obtuse 

 /c'az'is / and inconspicuous, solitar}', axillary j/o^i'c/'s. — Wet places 

 common. The plant is usually tinged with red, especially when 

 the ground in \Yhich it grows drie up. — Fl. July, August. Annual 



2. LvTHRrjl (Purple Loosestrife). — Herbs or shrubs with 

 4-angled Ira/hiic-s ; entire leaves / j/oicers in spikes of axillar\- i - or 

 N 2 



