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27. LYTHRACE^. 
lateral veins about 12 on each side, under side white and downy, 
fl. corymbose. — E. B. 1858. — Fr. scarlet. — Hilly and mountain 
woods. T. V. White Beam-tree. " E. S. I. 
6. P. scan'dica (Bab.); 1. broad lo]Ded, lobes triangxdar-oval 
toothed deepest toioards tJie middk of each side of the 1., lateral 
veins about 7 on each side, imder side white, fi. corymbose. — 
Sorbus scandica Fries. — "Fr. red." Basal ^ of 1. finely serrate, 
apical f naiTowly lobed. The continental distribution shows that 
neither this nor Sp. 4 can be hybrids. — Hilly woods. T. V. E. 
7. P. tormmdUs (Sm.) ; I ovate or cordate lobed glabrous, 
lobes triangtdur acute serrate the lower ones larger and spread- 
ing, fl. corjmbose. — E. B. 298. — Fr. oval, brown. — Woods and 
hedges chiefly in the South. T. IV. V. Wild Service-tree. E. 
Order XXVII. LTTHRACE^. 
Cal. tubidar, lobed, lobes valvate or distant in the bud, some- 
times with intennediate teeth. Pet. between the lobes of the 
cal}"x, very deciduous. Stam. inserted in the tube of the cal., 
below the pet. and equalling them or 2, 3 or 4 times as many. 
Ovai-y free, 2 — 4-ceUed. Caps, membranaceous, usually (Ijy 
abortion) 1-ceUed, with many seeds and a central placenta, 
covered by the calyx. Embryo straight. 
1. Lythkum. Cal. tubidur, cylindrical, with 8 — 12 teeth ; 
4 — 6 broader, erect ; alternate teeth subulate. Pet. 4 — 6. 
Stam. as many as, or tvrice the number of the petals. Style 
filiform. Caps. 2-celled, many-seeded. 
2. Peplis. Cul. bellshaped with 12 teeth, of which 6 are 
broader and erect, G subulate. Pet. 6, minute, fugacious. 
Stam. 0. Style very sliort. Caps. 2-celled, many-seeded. 
1. Ly'thrum Linn. Loosestrife. 
1. L. Salicdria (L.) ; I. lanceolate from a cordate base O2>po.site 
or whorled, fl. in whorled leafy spikes, bracts 0, subulate calyx- 
teeth twice as long as tlie others, stam. 12. — E. B. 10()1. — Upper 
1. usually falling short of the flowers, or so large as totally to 
destroy "the spilced appearance of the plant. St. 2 — 4 feet high 
and 1. nearly glabrous, or downy with crisped hairs. Fl. large, 
purple or crimson. — IJitch-banks and damp places. P. VII. 
VIU. Pmple Loosestrife. E. S. I. 
2. L. Ilyssopifolia (Jj.) ; I. alternate linear-lanceolate blunt, 
fl. axillaiy solitary, bracts 2 minute subulate, cal^TL-teeth all short, 
stam. 0. — E. B. 292. — St. mostly procunib(>ut, spreading, simple 
or branched. Fl. small, light purple. (Jlabrous. — Damp places 
where water has stagnated, rare. A. VI. — X. E. I. 
