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2. Lysimachia pyramidalis, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 503. Gla- 
brous ; stems erect, j-2 ft., usually much branched. Leaves 
alternate, sessile or nearly so,, narrowly lanceolate, |-3xJ-J in., 
upper ones smaller. Flowers pale purple, in terminal racemes 
3-9 in. long ; stalks much shorter than their bracts. Calyx as 
long as the corolla. Corolla bell-shaped, | in. diam. Filaments 
not united at the base ; anthers included. 
Simla ; June-October. — Simla to Nepal, 5000-8000 It. 
3. Lysimachia chenopodioides, Watt ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 503. 
Glabrous ; stems ascending, ^-1| ft., usually much branched. 
Leaves alternate, ovate-lanceolate, J-1J X $— f in., tapering into a 
rather long stalk, acute. Flowers pale purple, solitary, axillary, 
sessile or nearly so. Calyx as long as the corolla. Corolla bell- 
shaped, J in. diam. Filaments not united at the base ; anthers 
included. 
Valleys below Simla ; May- July. Kashmir to Bhotan, 5000-9000 ft. 
4. Lysimachia alternifolia. Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 504. Pu- 
bescent or slightly hairy ; stems decumbent, 6-12 in., branching 
from the base. Leaves alternate, ovate-lanceolate, 1-1 \ X J-| in., 
stalked or the upper ones nearly sessile, acute. Flowers yellow, 
solitary, axillary ; stalks slender, as long, or nearly as long, as the 
leaves. Calyx longer than the corolla. Corolla rotate, J in. diam. 
Filaments united at the base ; anthers included. 
Valleys below Simla ; June-September. — Simla to Bhotan, 2000-6000 ft. 
5. Lysimachia japonica, Thunb. ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 505. Hairy 
and densely pubescent ; stems prostrate, rooting at the lower 
joints, 6-12 in. Leaves opposite, stalked, ovate, 1-l^xf-l in., 
acute. Flowers yellow, solitary or in pairs, axillary ; stalks thick, 
shorter than the leaf -stalks. Calyx longer than the corolla. 
Corolla rotate, J— J in. diam. Filaments united at the base ; 
anthers included. 
Valleys below Simla, the Glen ; June-August. — Kashmir to Bhotan, 3000- 
8000 ft. — China and Japan. 
4. ANAGALLIS. The classical name of the Pimpernel, A. 
arvensis ; etymology doubtful. — Chiefly N. temperate regions. 
Anagallis arvensis, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 506. A glabrous, 
gland-dotted herb ; stems slender, erect or decumbent, 6-12 in., 
branching from the base ; branches 4-angled. Leaves opposite, 
sessile, broadly ovate, -|-1 in., entire, acute. Flowers closing in 
dull weather, bright blue, solitary, Itxillary ; stalks slender, longer 
than the leaves. Calyx 5 -parted ; segments narrowly lanceolate, 
acute. Corolla rotate, | in. diam., 5-lobed nearly to the base ; 
lobes glandular-fringed, entire, twisted in bud. Stamens 5, 
