Order 2. PRIMULALES. 
Flow, actinomorphic and usually 5-nierous (rarely 
4 — 8-merous). Pet. united (o in Glaux). Sta. 
isomerous, opposite the petals and adhering to them 
(hypogynous in Glaux) y with rarely 5 staminodes 
forming an outer whorl. Ovary i-celled, with i — 00 
ovules ; plac. basal or free-central. Fr. a capsule. 
Family 75. PRIMULACE^. Herbs. Lea. spiral 
or opposite (seldom whorled), exstipulate. Flow. 
^ ; pet sometimes reflexed. Ovary superior, with 
I style (^ inferior in Samolus) ; ovules 00, + amphi- 
tropous, spirally arranged or in whorls; plac. free- 
central. Fr. a capsule or pyxidium. Seeds endo- 
spermous, + sunk in cavities in the plac. 
Primula, Hottonia, Cyclamen, Trientalis, Lysi- 
machia, Glaux, Centunculus, Anagallis, Samo- 
lus, [Androsace, Dodecatheon, Soldanella.'\ 
Order 3. PLUMBAGINALES. 
Pet. free or united. vSta. in i whorl, opposite the 
pet. Carp. (5), superior, with 5 styles or stigmas; 
ovary i-celled, with i anatropous ovule suspended 
from a long basal funicle. 
Family 76. PLUMBAGINACE^. Herbs, often 
maritime, (rarely shrubby). Lea. spiral, simple, 
entire, mostly radical, exstipulate. Flow (in Brit, 
sp.) in cymose heads or panicles, ^ , actinomorphic, 
5-merous, with bracts and bracteoles. Sta. slightly 
adhering to the pet. Cal. often scarious and 
coloured, enclosing the nut-like fr. Seeds endosper- 
mous. Armeria, Statice, [Plumbago.'] 
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