Samolus Valerandi. Round-leaved Water- 
pimpernel. 
SAMOLUS Lin. Gen. PI. Pentandria Monogynia. 
Cor. hypocrateriformis. Stamina mtuiita fquamulis corolla;. Capf, uili- 
locularis. 
Raii Syn. Gen. 18. Herbie fructu sicco singulari flore monopet alo. 
SAMOLUS Valerandi. Lin. Syji. Vegetal, p. 1 77. Sp. Pl. p. 243. FI. Suec. n. 1921 
SAMOLUS. Haller Hijl. n. 70 7. 
ANAGALLIS aquatica, rotundo folio non crenato. Baulin. Pin. 252. 
SAMOLUS Valerandi. Bauh.Hifi. 3. p. 791. 
ALSINE aquatica, foliis rotundis becabuog®. Mori/. Hijl. 2. p. 323. f. 3. t t 24. f. 28. 
ANAGALLIS aquatica rotundifolia. Ger. etnac. 620. 
ANAGALLIS aquatica tertia Lobelii folio fubrotundo non crenato. Parkins , p. 1237. Raii Syn. 28 4. 
Round-leaved Water-Pimpernel. Hudfon. FI. Angi. ed. 2. p. 94. Lightfoot FI. Scot. 
p. 142. Oeder FI. Dan. icon. 198. 
RADIX perennis, fibrofa, alba. 
CAULIS dodrantalis, aut pedalis, ere&us, rigidulus, teres, 
glaber, plerumque ramofus. 
FOLIA alterna, petiolata, ovata, obtufa, integerrima, 
nitida, venis paucis, remotis, notata. 
PETIOLI breves, lati. 
FLORES parvi, albi, fpicati. 
PEDUNCULI plurimi, fparli, fuberefti, uniflori, teretes,: 
bradhea lanceolata medio inftrudti. 
GALYX : Perianthium quinque-partitum, fuperum, 
bafi obtulum, laciniis eredlis, perfiftentibus. 
fg' 1 . 
COROLLA monopetala, hypocrateriformis. Tubus bre- 
viffimus, longitudine calycis, patulus. Limbus 
planus, quinque-partitus, obtufus. Squamulee 
quinque, breviflim®, ad baliu finus limbi, 
conmventes, fig. 2,3. 
STAMINA : Filamenta quinque, brevia, infra laci- 
niam corollae lingula. Antheraj conn i ventes, 
lute®, intra tubum coroll®. Jig. 4. 
PISTILLUM: Germen inferum. Stylus filiformis,' 
longitudine fere flaminum. Stigma capi- 
tatum. fig. 5. 
PERICARPIUM: Capfula fubrotunda, calyce cindla, 1 
umlocularis, ore quinquedentato, dentibus! 
reflexis, fig. 6. : 
SEMINA plurima, exigua, nigra. Receptaculum globo- ; 
fum, magnum, fig. 7, 8. ; 
- ROOT perennial, fibrous, and white. 
; ST ALK a fpan or a foot in height, upright, lomewhat 
; i r ‘g>d, round, fmooth, and generally branched* 
; LEAVES alternate. Handing on foot-llalks, ovate, ob- 
; tu f e j perfectly entire, Ihining, marked ’with 
few veins, and thofe dillant. 
■LEAF-STALKS Ihort, and broad. 
FLOWERS fmall, white, growing in fpikes. 
FLOWER-STALKS numerous, placed in no regular 
order, nearly upright, each fupporting one 
flower, round, having a fmall pointed floral- 
leaf growing from the middle of each. 
.CALYX: a Perianthium deeply divided into five feg- 
ments, placed above the germen, blunt at the 
bafe, the fegments upright and permanent./*-. 1. 
COROLLA monopetalous, falver-fhaped. Tube very 
Ihort, the length of the calyx, open. Limb 
flat, deeply divided into five fegments, which 
are obtufe ; five very Ihort Scales which clofe 
inward, are fituated at the mouth of this tube 
fg‘ 2, 3. 
STAMINA : five Ihort Filaments placed beneath each 
fegment of the corolla. Anthers doling 
together, of a yellow colour, within the tube 
of the corolla, fig. 4. 
PISTILLUM : Germen beneath the calyx. Style 
thread-lhaped, nearly the length of the lla- 
mina. Stigma forming a little head. fir. c 
SEED-A ESSEL : a roundilh Capfule, covered by the 
calyx, of one cavity, the mouth having five 
teeth, which turn back .Jig. 6. 
SEEDS numerous, fmall and black. Receptacle round 
and large, fig. 7, 8. 
It flowers in July. 
No particular ufes are attributed to it. 
