primrose jfamil^. 



Loosestrife. Lysimachia quad/rifolia. 



Found in moist grounds, and woods, in June and July. 



The single stalk, from 12 to 18 inches in height, is hairy and faintly 

 ridgy, and light green in color. 



The leaf is oval and pointed at both ends ; from 2 to 3 inches long, 

 with a strong midrib ; the upper surface smooth to the touch, the lower 

 hairy, and the color yellow-green. The leaves are set close on the 

 stalk in whorls of fours and fives, with a single pair occurring near the 

 foot of the stalk. 



The divisions of the flower are 5, long-pointed, fine in texture, and 

 light yellow, with a few tiny red streaks, and a bright red marking at 

 their base ; the 5 erect, pale yellow stamens, tipped with tawny, are 

 united at the foot in a collar ; the calyx-parts are 5, narrow, pmnted, 

 and light green. The flowers, set on thread-like stems spring from the 

 angles of the leaves, — a flower for each leaf. 



As many as six or seven whorls of leaves, four often accompanied 

 by flowers, are found on a single stalk. 



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