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in a whorl, pet. entire with glabrous edges, stam. 5 combined 
for half their length.— E. B. 761.— St. 2—3 feet high. L. va- 
riable in size, shape and pubescence. Panicle much branched or 
nearly simple (L. punctata Hook, not A.). — Sides of rivers and 
pools. P. VII. 
[Mr. James Backhouse informs me that his relative Mr.W. Back- 
house of Darlington found L. ciliata, which has crenate pet. and 
10 free filaments although only 5 fertile stam., in plenty near the 
road-side at about half-way between Wigton and Penrith ; Cum- 
berland. I have not seen specimens.] 
3. L. Nummularia (L.) ; st. prostrate creeping, solitary ax- 
illary, sep. ovate acute, filaments glandular connected at the base, 
I. opposite roundish cordate shortly stalked. — E. B. 528. — Pe- 
duncles shorter than the leaves. — Damp places. P. VI. VII. 
Money Wort. 
4. L. nemorum (L.) ; st. prostrate, fl. axillary solitary, sep. 
linear-lanceolate, filaments smooth distinct, 1. opposite ovate acute 
shortly stalked. — E. B. 527. Ephemerum R. — Peduncles longer 
than the 1. Caps, usually dividing longitudinally into 2 parts, 
sometimes indehiscent, rarely with 4 or 5 valves. Stam. distinct. 
— Woods and damp shady places. P. VI. — VIII. 
5. Anagallis Linn. 
1. A. arvensis (L.) ; st. procumbent or erect, fl. axillary soli- 
tary, 1. opposite sessile ovate or ovate-oblong. — Cor. rotate. Pet. 
slightly longer than the cal., crenate. Filaments distinct.— 
tt. vera ; st. mostly procumbent, pet. fringed with minute glan- 
dular hairs (usually scarlet), 1. ovate. A. arvensis Sm. E. B. 529. 
Fl. sometimes flesh-coloured when it is A. carnea Schrank. — 
/3. cterulea ; st. mostly erect, pet. without glandular hairs (usually 
blue), 1. ovate-oblong. A. cairvlea Sm. E.B. 1823. — I have been 
unable to detect a good character by which to separate these 
plants, but am far from being convinced that they are not distinct. 
— Corn-fields. A. VI. VII. Scarlet Pimpernel. 
2. A. tenella (L.) ; st. procumbent creeping, fl. axillary solitary, 
1. opposite stalked roundish, cor. funnel shaped, pet. much longer 
than the calyx entire, filaments connected below. — E. B. 530. Ira- 
sekia R. — This plant differs so much inhabit from the rest of the 
genus as almost to deserve generic distinction, but the characters 
upon which Irasekia is founded do not appear to me to be of 
sufficient consequence. — Spongy bogs. P. VII. VIII. Boy 
Pimpernel. 
6. Centunculus Linn. 
1. C. minimus (L.) ; 1. ovate alternate acute, fl. nearly sessile, 
cor. without glands at the base. — E. B. 531. — Very minute. 
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