316 PRiMULACE^. (primrose family.) 



der petioles : corolla about the length of the calyx. — Swampy river-banks, West 

 Virginia (Aihin) and southward. — Leaves and flowers nearly one half smaUer 

 than in the last. 



6i L. lauceol^ta, Walt. iSfemcrec* (10'-20'high); leaves lanceolate, va- 

 tying to oblong and to linear, narrowed into a short margined petiole or tapering base, 

 or the lowest short and broad on long petioles. — Var. htbeida is merely the 

 broader-leaved form. Var. angu.stif6lia (L. angustifolia, Lam.) is a slender 

 branching form, with the upper leaves narrowly lanceolate or linear, and acute 

 at both ends. — Low grounds : not uncommon, especially westward and south- 

 ward. Juno - Aug. 



7. L. longifblia, Pursh. Stemerec<,4-angled, slender (1°- 3° high), often 

 branched below; stem-leaves sessile, narrowly linear, elongated (2'-4' long, 2"-3" 

 wide), smooth and shining, rather rigid, obtuse, the margins often a little revo- 

 lute, the veins obscure; the lowest oblong or spatulate; corolla (8" -9" broad) 

 longer than the calyx, the lobes conspicuously pointed. (L. revoluta, Nutt.) — 

 Moist soil. Western New York and Pennsylvania to Wisconsin and Ilhnois. 

 July - Sept. 



§ 4. Introduced European species of true Lysimachia. 



8. L. ncmmulXkia, L. (Moneywort.) Smooth; stems trailing and 

 creeping; leaves roundish, small, short-petioled ; peduncles axillary, 1-tiowered; 

 divisions of the corolla broadly ovate, obtuse, longer than the lance-ovate calyx- 

 lobes and the stamens ; filaments slightly monadelphous at the base. — Escaped 

 from gardens into damp ground in some places. July- Sept. 



6. GLAUX, L. Sea-Milk-woet. 



Calyx bell-shaped, 5-cleft ; the lobes ovate, petal-like. Corolla wanting. Sta- 

 mens .5, on the base of the calyx, alternate with its lobes. Pod 5-valved, few- 

 seeded. — A low and leafy fleshy perennial, with opposite oblong and entire ses- 

 sile leaves, and solitary nearly sessile (purplish and white) flowers in their axils. 

 (An ancient Greek name, from yKavKos, sea-green.) 



1. G. maritima, L. — Sea-shore of New England from Cape Cod north- 

 ward. Also beyond the Mississippi northwestward. June. (Eu. ) 



7. ANAGALLIS, Tourn. Pimpeenel. 



Calyx 5-parted. Corolla wheel-shaped, with almost no tube, 5-parted, longer 

 than the calyx ; the divisions broad. Stamens 5 : filaments bearded. Pod 

 membranaceous, circumcissile, the top falling off like a lid, many-seeded. — Low, 

 spreading or procumbent herbs, mostly annuals, with opposite or whorled entire 

 leaves, and solitary flowers on axillary peduncles. ( The ancient Greek name, 

 probably from ava, again, and ayaWa>, to delight in.) 



1. A. AKVENSis, L. (Common Pimpeenel.) Leaves ovate, sessile, shorter 

 than the peduncles ; petals obovate, obtuse, fi-inged with minute teeth or stalked 

 glands. — Waste sandy fields. June - Aug. — Flowers variable in size, scarlet, 

 sometimes purple, blue, or white, quickly closing at the approach of bad 

 weather; whence the English popular name of "Poor Man's Weather-glass." 

 (Nat. from Eu.) 



