208 AMONG THE FYLDE FLOWERS. 



ing with all its might, you are sure to find either the Silver Weed 

 {PoUrJilla anserina), or the Wood Avens (Geum urbanum), lit up 

 with beautiful yellow flowers. 



The list is yet incomplete. We must add the Bramble, the 

 Raspberry, and other Rubi, and certainly must not forget the 

 bushes, streamers, and climbers of the two Wild Roses — {Rosa 

 ca?iina) and {Rosa arvensis). On the inside of the hedge which 

 runs round the wood is a ditch with a sloping bank, and in it 

 grows the purple Marsh Cinque-foil {Comarum palustre), with 

 beautiful leaves and rich purple-back flowers. On the sloping 

 bank the Lady's Mantle {Alchemilla vulgaris) and the Creeping 

 Cinque-foil {Pote7itilla repta?is) are grasping all possible territory, 

 while if you stand astride the ditch and peep over into the corn- 

 field beyond, the Parsley-Piert or Field Lady's Mantle {Alchemilla 

 arvensis) may be discerned in between the drill lines. The 

 Tormentil {Potentilla tormentilhi) and the Agrimony {Agrinwnia 

 Eupatoria) live within a stone's throw, completing an attractive 

 family array. 



I omitted in the foregoing paragraph the botanical name, 

 Cratcegus Oxyacantha^ which appertains to our old acquaintance, 

 the hawthorn, for its appearance to the novice is perhaps 

 somewhat startling, and the reading of it does not much improve 

 one's early impression, but, like most names of ancient derivation, 

 it will bear critical examination. The generic name Cratcegus is 

 obtained from Kratos, a Greek word signifying strength, because 

 the timber of the hawthorn is exceedingly hard. The specific 

 name Oxyacantha is derived from the same language as its chief ; 

 oxys, meaning sharp, and akantha^ a thorn. It is a fact, which all 

 beginners in the study of Elementary Botany should know, that 

 the majority of wild plants have equally sensible botanical names. 



{To be continued.) 



Pencil for Writing on Glass. — Melt together 3 parts 

 spermaceti, 3 parts of talc, and 2 parts of wax. and when melted 

 stir in 6 parts of minium and i part of caustic potash. Continue 

 the heat for thirty minutes, when it is ready to be cast into forms 

 of glass tubing. After cooling the crayon can be pushed out. 

 Preserve in wooden boxes. 



