4 Lysimachia racemosa. 



searched for this species unsuccessfully. Pursh limits its range to 

 Virginia; and Mr. Elliot does not describe it as a native of the Caro- 

 linas or Georgia. Michaux, however, is incorrect in restricting its 

 limits to New York, as it is found abundantly in the northernmost 

 states. It is common in the neighbourhood of this city. Mr. Nuttall 

 suggests the probability, that this is a mere variety of the L. angus- 

 tifolia. It is, however, quite distinct. That plant has from four to six 

 flowers, supported on whorled pedicels of an inch or an incli and a 

 half in length, arising from as many whorls of lanceolate leaves, four 

 in number, towards the top of the plant. The calyx in the L. an- 

 gustifolia is very different, being three times the size of that of the 

 plant under consideration. The leaves also, are sufficiently distinct; 

 and, together with the mode of inflorescence, leave the point indu- 

 bitable. 



TABLE I. 



Fig. 1. A flowering specimen. 



2. A back view of a flower, separated. 



3. A front view of the same. 



4. The calix and pistil. 



5. Annulet with stamens. (All the size of nature.) 



