Order 78.— PRIMULACE^. 503 



3. ANDROS'ACE, Toum. (Gr. dv3p6g, a man's, adicog, buckler or 

 shield ; from the form of the leaf.) Calyx 5-cleft or . toothed ; corolla 

 funnel-form or salver-form, the 5 lobes entire, tube constricted at the 

 throat, ovate, shorter than the calyx ; filaments and style very short ; 

 capsule globous. — Minute csespitous herbs with radical, rosulate Ivs. 



A. occidentilia Ph. Lvs. oblong-spatulate and ovate, entire, glabrous ; scapo 

 solitary, or few, puberulent ; bracts oval, pedicels slender ; cal. angular, segm. 

 acute ; cor. lobes long, obtuse. — nj Gravelly shores of the Miss., 111. (Gray), and 

 Mo. (Nutt.) Scapes 1 to 3' high.~ 



4. DODECATH'EON, L. American Cowslip. Pride of Ohio. 

 (Gr. SuiSeKa, twelve, 6soi, gods ; alluding to its curious flowers which 

 are about 12.) Calyx S-parted, reflexed; cor. tube, very short, limb 

 rotate, 5-partd, segm. reflexed ; sta. 5, inserted into the throat of the 

 corolla; fii. very short; anth. large, acute, connlvent at apex; style cx- 

 serted ; caps, oblong-ovoid, 5-valved, many-seeded. — Zf Root fibrous, 

 with radical, oblong lvs., an erect, simple scape, and a terminal umbel 

 of nodding white flowers and erect fruit. 



1 D. Meadia L. Lva. oval or oblong, obtuse, attenuate at base into a marginal 

 petiole, glabrous, entire or repandly dentate ; scape 9 — 20 flowered ; bracts of 

 the invol. ovate, inner ones lanceolate ; sep. lanceolate, acute, entire ; fil. united 

 into a tube much shorter than the subulate anthers. — A singularly elegant herb, 

 on prairies, dry or rocky soils, Penn. to Ind., 111., "Wise, and throughout the 

 Western States. 'Wholo plant very smooth. Leaves all radical, 7 — 10' long, 

 often quite entire. Scapes 1 to 2f high. The nodding flowers with their wing- 

 like, reflexed petals and beak-like anthers, exhibit a very unique appearance. 

 May, Ja (Fig. 297, 394.) 



5. CYC'LAfflEN, L. (Gr. KvKXog, a circle ; on account of the coiled 

 fruit stalks.) Calyx bell-shaped, 5-parted ; corolla tube ovate, short, 

 limb 5-parted, reflexed ; anthers 5, included, sessile ; capsule globous, 

 5-valved. — Oriental herbs. Et. a large tuber. Lvs. all radical, ovate 

 or roundish, cordate. Scapes naked, erect, with ono nodding flower, 

 but in fruit coiling up, and hiding the capsule in the ground. 



1 C. Snrop^um L. Lvs. roun'dish-reniform, crenate; pet. lance-ovate, obtuse. 

 — Lvs. purple beneath. Fls. roseate, fragrant, f Eur. 



2 C. Coum Mill. Lva. reniform-orbloular, entire ; pet. ovate-orbicular, obtuse. — 

 Lvs. purplo beneath. Fls. inodorous, purple, f Asia Minor. 



6. GLAUX, L. Black Saltwort. (Gr. yXavicog, bluish or glau- 

 cous ; from the hue of the plant.) Calyx campanulate, 5-lobed, colored ; 

 corolla none ; stamens 5 ; capsule roundish, surrounded by the calyx, 

 5-valved, 5-seeded. — 2J! Maritime, branching, glabrous, with opposite 

 lvs. and small axillary, solitary fls. 



G. maritima L. A small, fleshy plant, found occasionally on the salt marshe.i 

 on the sea coast, Can. to N. J. Stem more or less procumbent at base, 4 to C 

 high, smooth, branching and very leafy. Lvs. f ' in length, roundish-ovate, ob- 

 tuse, entire, nearly or quite sessile, smooth, fleshy and darkly glaucous. Cal. 

 white, tinged with red. JI. 



7. TRIENTA'LIS, L. Chickweed Wintergrebn. (Lat. trims, the 

 third part of a foot (4') ; alluding to the height of the plant.) Calyx 

 and corolla 7 (6 to 8)-parted, spreading ; stamens Y (6 ^ 8) ; fruit cap- 

 sular, somewhat fleshy, oo-seeded. — St. low, simple. Lvs. subverticU- 

 late. Pedicel 1-flowcred. 



