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Pepper Grass (Lepidium Yirginieum)— Stem 

 one to two feet, slightly hairy, flowers small, 

 white, leaves pungent to the taste. Grows 

 on waysides and on cultivated land, and is 

 very common. 



Wild Geranium (G. Carol in ianum) — A 

 spreading plant, rather hairy, main stem be- 

 coming prostrate when mature. Leaves five- 

 lobed almost to their base. Flowers, pale 

 lilac and veined. Common on waste ground. 

 The peculiarity of its seed vessel has given it 

 the name of Cranesbill. It is said to be the 

 origin of pelargoniums and geraniums. 



Nfttle (Urtica Urens)— A plant bristling all 

 over with very irritating stings. Flowers 

 green. Plant too well known to need descrip- 

 tion. Another species (Stachys Arvensis) 

 Hedge Nettle, has no stinging property. Its 

 flowers are purple, varied with white. Com- 

 mon. Still another specit^s, the Dead Nettle 

 (Lamium Amplexicaule) has very weak brittle 

 stem almost transparent, flowers rosy, varie- 

 gated with white, and a smaller similar plant 

 (L. Purpureum) bears purple flowers. 



Dock (Rumex Obtusifolius) — Stout stem, 

 two to three feet high, leaves six to ten inches 

 long and half as wide, red veined. Flowers 

 green. Two other species: R. Sanguineus, 

 reddish coloured leaves, and R. Crispus with 

 curly leaves, are all common as wayside weeds. 



Shepherds Parse (Caps^^lla Bursapastoris) — 

 Six to twelve inches high, leaves spreading 

 on ground next the root, flowers small, white, 

 followed by triangular seed pods. Blossom 

 easily affected by weather, which has given 

 it the sobriquet of "Poor Man's Weather 

 Glass." Not very abundant, but specimens 

 crop up here and there. 



Wild Radish (Raphanus Raphanistrum)— 



