298 54. Centunculus. 21. PRIMULA CEAE. PL ex. cor 1 . 
Centunculus minimus. Small chaff-weed 
Leaves ovate ; flowers sessile. 
Centunculus, Dillen in Raii Syn. sheet A. 16. 
Centunculus minimus, Lin. S. P. 169. 
Bastard pimpernel. 
Bogs and inundations; annual ; June and July. 
Stem rather branchy ; leaves sessile, spreading ; flowers 
white or pink, shortlived, only open in the hottest part of 
the day. 
II. 55. AN AG ALLIS. Dioscorides. Pimpernel. 
Calyx 5-lobed; corolla rotate, 5-lobed, spreading; sta- 
mens 5; filaments bearded, distinct; stigmata obtuse, ere- 
tiate; pyxidium globose. — Stem 4-angled ; leaves opposite, 
dotted underneath ; flowers solitary, axillary. 
1. Anagallis ever idea. Blue pimpernel. 
Stem rather erect ; leaves opposite or ternate, ovate, ra- 
ther pointed ; lobes of the corolla ' becoming reflex, edge 
toothed. 
Anagallis foemina, Raii Syn. 382,3 ; Ger. em. 617, 2. 
Anagallis caeruleo flore, Park. 558. 
Anagallis ccerulea, Schreb. 
Fields and gardens ; annual ; June and July. 
Stem slightly branched, rather winged ; flowers blue. 
/3. alba. Flowers white. 
Anagallis terrestris flore albo, Raii Syn. 282, 4. 
2. Anagallis phcenice a. Scarlet pimpernel. 
Stem diffused, slightly procumbent; leaves opposite and 
ternate, ovate, obtuse ; peduncles longer than the leaves ; 
lobes of the corolla not cut, dilated; margin glandular, 
hairy. 
Anagallis flore phceniceo, Raii Syn. 282, 1 ; Park. 558. 
Anagallis mas, Ger. em. 617, 1. 
Anagallis arvensis, Lin. S. P. 211. 
Fields and gardens; annual; June and July. 
Stem much branched, not winged ; flowers scarlet. — 
Collected before the flowers expand, and given in powder 
1 scr. 4 times a day, useful in epilepsy and madness ; flower 
opens only when fine weather is coming on. 
<9. verlicillata. Leaves in threes or fours. 
Anagallis phcenicia foliis amplioribus ex adverso quaternis , Raii Syn. 
282, 2. 
