64 VASCULAR PLANTS. 



2. Statice, L. 



Flowers bracteate, in 1 -sided spikes. 2£. 



Family xxiii. Primulaceae. 



Placenta central, oo-ovulate. 



i. Dodecatheon, L 



Flowers umbellate. Stamens shorter than 

 the anthers, connivent in a cone. 



% . acaulescent, flowers purple, pink, white. 



2. Glaux, L. 



Calyx campanulate, 5-cleft, colored. Corol- 

 la 0. Stamens 5, alternate with the lobes of 

 the calyx. Capsule 5-valved, few-seeded. 



0. leaves decussate; flowers white. 



3. TrientaJis, L 



Flowers several, terminal. Floral parts 7 — 

 5. Capsule few-seeded, longitudinally dehis- 

 cent. 21 . 



4. Anagallis, Tournef. 



Flowers axillary. Lobes of the corolla broad. 

 Capsule transversely dehiscent. 

 U . leaves opposite. 



5. SamolllS, Tournef . 



Calyx half - superior. Corolla campanulate. 

 Stamens 10; the 5 fertile, opposite to the lobes 

 of the corolla; the 5 sterile, alternate. Cap- 

 sule 5-valved, oo-seeded. 



If. leaves alternate; flowers white. 



