Brabourne, Hothfield, and Willesboro' Leas: Rev. G. E. Smith. Sides of the 
road from Wells to Frant: FI. Ton. — Lancash. Salt Marshes and Meadows 
near the sea-side, at Newton Cartmel, common: Mr. Hall. — Middlesex; On 
the low marshy ground near the Paper Mills on Hounslow Heath: Sir W. 
Watson. Near Hampton Court: Hudson. On Iver Heath, in abundance: 
Rev. Dr. Goodenougii. — Norfolk; Plentiful on South Wootton Heath by 
Lynn: Mr. E. Foster, jun. Filby Heath, very near the water: Dawson 
Turner, Esq.— Staffordsh. Blithfield : Hon. Mr. Bagot. — Suffolk; On East 
Heath, near Lowestoft: Mr. Lilly Wicc.— Surrey ; Shirley Common, and 
Barnes Common : FI. Metr. Coulsdon : E. Woods, in N. B. G.— Sussex; In 
St. Leonard’s Forest; on Chailey, Washington, Horsham, Henfield, and other 
Commons: W. Borrer, Esq. On Harefield Common : C. C. Babinoton, in 
JV. B. G. — Ashdown Forest: W. H. Coleman, in N. B. G. — In Worcester- 
shire : Mr. E. Lees, in N. B. G. — Yorksh. Houghton Moor, the side next to 
Newbold: Teesdale. — WALES. Anglesea ; Side of Llyn Coron ; and in a 
Splash near Bangor Ferry, S. W. side of the road: Rev. H. Davies. — Den- 
bighsh. In a piece of moist ground about a mile from Llanwrst, and within three 
or four yards of the turnpike road leading from thence to Conway : Mr. Griffith. 
— SCOTLAND. Ayrshire; Prestwick Moor, near Ayr: G. Macnab, in 
N. B. G. — Elginsh. West from Stotfield; sides of Loch Spynie: N- FI. Kin- 
loss : N. J. Winch, Esq. — Forfarsh. Moor behind the Hill of Guthrie : N.B.G. 
— Lanarksh. Marsh near Langside: Dr. Brown. — Kenmuir Bog, Glasgow: 
Hopkirk. — In the Isle of Man .- G. Howitt, iu N. B. G .—Nairnsh. Sea-coast 
near Lochlee: W. Stables, in N. B. G. — IRELAND. Marshes at Glangariff, 
and Ballylickey near Bantry : Mr. T. Mackay. On the Ross Islands, County 
of Donegal: Mr. E. Murphy. Coast near Coleraine : Mr. D. Moore. 
Annual. — Flowers in June and July. 
Root simple and fibrous. Stem simple or branched, from 1 to 2 
inches high, round, smooth, striated, shining, often reddish. Leaves 
alternate, or nearly opposite, sessile, 2 or 3 lines long, egg-shaped, 
pointed, entire, somewhat succulent, smooth, both surfaces covered 
with minute, shining pustules. Flowers very small, solitary, sessile, 
in the axils of the leaves. Segments of the Calyx spear-shaped, 
pointed, longer than the capsule. Corolla white or reddish, shorter 
than the calyx. 
An interesting little plant, “ remarkable for the minuteness of all 
its parts, but more especially of its blossoms, which are not ex- 
panded so as to shew the interior structure of the flowers, unless 
the sun shines strongly on them, then we discern their yellow 
stamina : Dillenius, who first gave to this plant the name of 
Centunculus, and made a new genus of it, remarks a circumstance 
deserving notice, which is, that the corolla, which in most of the 
rotacece (wheel-shaped flowers) drops after blossoming, here con- 
tinues, and covers the top of the capsule.” Curtis, in FI. Lond. — 
The flowers are said to be occasionally 5-cleft, by which they ap- 
proach Anagallis ; but the tubular corolla, and naked stamens, keep 
centunculus distinct. Engl. FI. 
'I his little plant is probably not so rare as it is generally supposed to be ; its 
diminutive size rendering it likely to be often overlooked. — The drawing for the 
accompanying Plate was made from a plant which was kindly communicated to 
me by W. Borrer, Esq. of Henfield, Sussex. 
The Natural Order Primulace/e, is composed of herbaceous dicotyledonous 
plants, with usually opposite, or whorled, or scattered leaves. A divided, 5- 
cleft, seldom 4-cleft, inferior, regular, permanent calyx. A monopetalous, 
hypogynous, regular corolla, with a 5-cleft, rarely 4-cleft limb. A 1-celled 
ovarium ; a single style ; and a capitate stigma. A valvate capsule, with a 
distinct, central placenta; and numerous peltate seeds; with a transverse 
embryo, in a fleshy albumen. 
