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nearly simi)le (L. i)unctnta Hook, not L.). — Sides of rivers and 
pools. P. VII. 
fd. L. ciliata (L.) ; st. erect, ped. axillary opposite orwhorled 
racemose, 1. opposite or 4 in a few of the iip])ermost whorls ovate- 
lanceolate subcordate with ciliated stalks, pet. roundish crenate 
obtuse cuspidate, filaments Wfree 5 sterile. — FI. yellow. Ped. 
nodding at the end. St. dfeet high.? — Near Serbergham, Cumb. 
Mr. W. Backhouse. P. VII. E. 
4. L. Nummularia (L.) ; st. prostrate creeping, solitary ax- 
illary, sep. ovate trewte, filaments glandular connected at the base, 
1. oj)posite roundish cordate shortly stalked. — E. B. 528. — Pe- 
duncles shorter than the leaves. FI. occasionally in pairs. — 
Damp places. P. VI. VII. Money Wort. 
5. 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. 5-valved but usually dividing longituchnally 
into 2 parts, sometimes indehiscent. Stain, distinct. — Woods 
and damp shady places. P. VI. — VIII. 
5. Anagallis Linn . 
1. A. arvensis (L.) ; st. procumbent or erect, fl. a.xiUary soli- 
tar\', 1. opposite sessile ovate or ovate-oblong. — Cor. rotate. Pet. 
slightly longer than the cal., crenate. Filaments distinct. — 
a. vera ; st. mostly procumbent, pet. fringed wdth minute glan- 
dular hairs (usually scarlet), 1. ovate. A. arvensis Sm., E. B. 529. 
Fl. sometimes flesh-coloured (A. carnea Schrank), wholly white 
or white with a pink eye. — /3. ceerulea ; st. mostly erect, pet. with- 
out glandular hairs (usually blue), 1. ovate-oblong. A. ceerulea 
Sm., E. B. 1823. — Probably distinct, as Mr. Borrer also thinks ; 
he suspects that each varies with red or blue flowers. — Corn- 
fields. A. VI. VII. Scarlet Pimpernel. 
2. A. tenella (L.) ; st. procumbent creepva^, fl. axillary solitaiy, 
1. opposite stalked roundish, cor. funnelshaped, pet. much longer 
than the calyx entire, filaments connected below. — E. B. 530. 
Irasekia R. — This j)lant differs so much in habit from the rest of 
the genus as almost to deserve generic distinction, but the cha- 
racters upon which Irasekia is founded do not appear to me to 
be of sufficient consequence. — Spongy bogs. P. VII. VIII. 
Bog Pimpernel. 
6. Centunculus Linn . 
1. C. minimus (L.) ; 1. ovate alternate acute, fl. nearly sessile, 
cor. without glands at the base. — E. B. 531. — Usually very mi- 
nute. St. usually prostrate. Cor. pale rose-colour. — Damp sandy 
and gravelly places. A. VI. VII. Bastard Pimpernel. 
