PENTANDRIA MONOGYNI A. 
166. A NAG ALLIS. Gen. pi. VO. 
1. A. foliis ovatis subtus punctatis, caule procumbente. 
Smith Jl. hrit. 1. p. 230. JVilld. sp. pl. l.p, 821, 
Icon. Engl. hot. 52Q. FI. dan. 88. 
In cultivated grounds : Pensylvania to Virginia \ intro- 
duced from Europe ? O. June, July. v.v. Flowers 
red. 
1 67. LYSIMACHIA. Gen. pl. 26g. 
1. L. glaberrima, ramulosa foliis oppositis verticillatisque 
longo-linearibus punctatis, racemo terminali brevi, 
laciniis corollae oblongis. — Mich.Jl. amer. 1. p. 128. 
In Lower Carolina. Michaux. I/. -p. Flowers yeliow, 
as the other species, very small. 
1 2 . L. glaberrima, elata ; foliis ovali-lanceolatis oppositis 
punctatis, racemo terminali longissimo laxo, laciniis 
corollae oblongo-ovalibus. — Mich.Jl. amer. 1. p. 128. 
L. vulgaris. IValt.Jl. car. p. Q2. 
L. stricta. Ait. kew. 1. p. igg. 
L. bulbifera. Bot. rncig. 104. 
Icon. Bot. mag. 104. Pluk. aim. t. 42S ,f. 4. 
In wet meadows, on the side of ditches ; Canada to 
Virginia. I/ . July, Aug. v. v. This species is fre- 
quently found viviparous, having oblong bulbs in the 
axillae of the leaves ; but this is not a general case. 
3. L. glabra ; caule simplicissimo punctato, foliis oppositis 
sessilibus late-lanceolatis acutis punctatis, pedunculis 
lateralibus elongatis, ’floribus capitatis congestis. 
L. thyrsiflora ? Midi. jl. amer. 1 . p. 12 7. 
In salt-marshes, near New York. 11. June, July. v.v. 
Though nearly approaching to L. thyrsiflora , it is cer- 
tainly a distinct species. 
4. L. pubescens ; foliis subsessilibus quaternis quinisque 
ovalibus acuminatis punctatis, pedunculis quaternis 
unifloris, corollae laciniis ovalibus integris.™ JVilld, 
sp. pl. 1. p. 818. 
L. punctata. JValt.fl. car.p. 92. 
Icon. Pluk. aim. t. 428./. 4. Lam. illustr. t. 101./. 2. 
In dry woods r Canada to Carolina. I/ . J une, July. 
v. v. It varies sometimes with smooth leaves and 
verticillated flowers. 
5. L. glaberrima, ramosissima ; foliis oppositis sessilibus li- 
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arv ensis. 
angustifolia . 
racemosa. 
capitata . 
1 (uadrifolia . 
longifolia» 
