ONAGRARI^. 31 



on the under surface, peduncles short ebracteo- 

 lated, calycine lobe:? 4 ovate acute 5-7-nerved at 

 the base, tube obconical subcylindraceo-ovate 4- 

 nerved, petals obovate longer than the calyx, 



Lysimachia Iutea erecta, major, foliia hirsutis, fructu 

 caryophylioide, Shane, Jam. 85. — (Enothera assurgens 

 hirsuta, Browne, Jam. 208. — Onagra fmtescens et hirsuta, 

 flore ma^no tiavo, Plum. Spec. 7. ic. 174. f. 2. — Jus- 

 sieua hirta, Swartz, Obs. 143. 



HAB. In damp meadows. 



F L. Early in the year. 



Branches towards the end hexangular, hairy. . Leaves 

 irregular in situation, ovato-lanceolate, attenuated at the 

 base. Flowers rather large, yellow, axillary, shortly pe- 

 duncled. Calyx externally hirsute. Petals 4, rounded, slight- 

 ly obcordate. Base of the style, with an arched line of vil- 

 lous hairs, corresponding to the insertion of each alter- 

 nate stamen. 



III. ISNARDIA. 



Calycine tube ovate or short, adherent to the 

 ovary : limb 4-partite, persistent. Petals either 

 4, alternating with the divisions of the calyx, or 

 rudimentary or none. Stamens 4, opposite to 

 the calycine lobes. Style filiform, deciduous : 

 stigma capitate. Capsule obovate or almost 

 cylindrical, tetragonal, 4-\alved, 4-celled, many 

 seeded. 



Aquatic oi marsh herbaceous plants. — Name given by 

 Linnaeus in the honor of Antoine Dante lsnard, member 

 of the Academy of Science. 



1. Isnardia repens. Creeping Isnardia. 



Stem rooting tetragonal glabrous, leaves 

 opposite obovate, or ovate and attenuated to- 

 wards the base, peduncles axillary shorter than 

 the petiole, petals ovate much smaller than the 

 calyx, capsule oblong tetragonal. 



