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LXVI. PRIMULACEiE. 
[. Anagallis . 
Wet places in the north-west of England and south-west of Scot- 
land: Benth. Dulverton, Devon: Bab. 2/.- 6 — 8. — We have 
seen no British specimen. Mr. Bentham says it grows mixed with 
L. vulgaris ; and he unites the two. The character derived from 
the fringe of the corolla is of no importance ; and that of the in- 
florescence not to be much relied upon, especially as the peduncles 
of L. vulgaris are sometimes almost simple. 
[L. ciliata L. ( E. B. S. t. 2922), has been naturalized in several 
places; it is a truly North-American species; its stems are erect, 
peduncles axillary racemose, leaves ovato-lanceolate, subcordate with 
ciliate petioles, lobes of the corolla crenate, and there are 10 fila- 
ments, all distinct, of which 5 are sterile.] 
3. L. thyrsiflora L. ( tufted L ) ; erect simple, leaves oppo- 
site lanceolate sessile, racemes dense many-flowered stalked 
axillary, segments of the corolla linear-spathulate quite entire, 
sterile filaments none. E.B.t.116. Naumbergia Dnby. 
Wet marshes and water-sides, very rare in England ; Yorkshire, 
Hertfordshire, and Anglesea. More frequent in Scotland : near For- 
far, and at Duddingston Loch, on the east coast; canal-side near Possil, 
and near Rossdlm, by Loch Lomond, in the former place most abun- 
dant, and growing in the water. 11. 7. — Stems 1 — 2 ft. high. Flowers 
numerous, small, collected into dense, axillary, peduncled racemes. 
Number of the parts of the flower very variable, oftener 6 than 5. 
Cor. deeply cut into very narrow segments, separated by a minute 
tooth, yellow, and, as well as the cal., spotted with orange. Stamens 
slightly united at the very base ; anthers cordate. 
4. L. nemorum L. ( yellow Pimpernel, or Wood L.) ; leaves 
ovate acute opposite shortly stalked, stem prostrate, peduncles 
1 -flowered axillary solitary longer than the leaves, calycine seg- 
ments linear-subulate, stamens smooth distinct. E. B. t. 527. 
Woods and shady places, frequent. 11 . 5 — 8. 
5. L. Nummuldria L. ( creeping L., Money-wort, or Herb- 
Twopence) ; leaves opposite subcordate or ovate obtuse shortly 
stalked, stem prostrate creeping, peduncles 1 -flowered axillary 
solitary shorter than the leaves, calycine segments ovate acute, 
filaments glandular connected at the base. E. B. t. 528. 
Shady places and pastures. Commonly cultivated, but scarcely 
indigenous, in Scotland. 2/.- 6, 7. 
C. Capsule superior, opening transversely. Anagallide-e. 
(Gen. 7, 8.) 
7. Anagallis Linn. Pimpernel. 
Cal. 5 -partite. Cor. nearly rotate. Stamens 5, hairy. Cap- 
sule bursting all round transversely. — Named from ava, again , 
and ayaWui, to adorn; from these plants re-adorning, every 
