4 Lysimachia racemosa.
searched for this species unsuccessfully. Pursh limits its range to
Virginia; and Mr. Elliott does not describe it as a native of the Caro-
linas or Georgia. Michaux, however, is incorrect in restricting its
limits to New York, as it is found abundantly in the northernmost
states. It is common in the neighbourhood of this city. Mr. Nuttall
suggests the probability, that this is a mere variety of the L. angus-
tifolia. It is, however, quite distinct. That plant has from four to six
flowers, supported on whorled pedicels of an inch or an inch and a
half in length, arising from as many whorls of lanceolate leaves, four
in number, towards the top of the plant. The calix in the L. angusti-
folia is very different, being three times the size of that of the
plant under consideration. The leaves also, are sufficiently distinct;
and, together with the mode of inflorescence, leave the point indubitable.
TABLE I.
Fig. l. A flowering specimen.
3. A back view of a flower, separated.
3. A front view of the same.
4. The calix and pistil.
5. Annulet with stamens. (All the size of nature.)