WHITE 



pretty white flowers spring in dainty contrast to their rugged 

 surroundings. But occasionally the mountain sandwort is found 

 in the lowlands close to the river bank, or on the rocks that rise 

 from the sea. 



BROAD-LEAVED SANDWORT. 



Arenaria lateriflora. Pink Family. 



Four to six inches high. Leaves. — Thin ; oval or oblong. Flowers. — 

 White, their parts sometimes in fours. 



The broad-leaved sandwort abounds in moist places along the 

 seashore in parts of the country. Its little white flowers gleam- 

 ing through the grasses are almost too small to be noticed by 

 the unobservant pedestrian. 



FIELD CHICKWEED. 



Cerastium arvense. Pink Family. 



Four to eight inches high. SteiJis. — Slender. Leaves. — Linear or nar 

 rowly lance-shaped. Flowers. — White ; large ; in terminal clusters. Calyx- 

 — Usually of five sepals. Corolla. — Usually of five two-lobed petals which 

 are more than twice the length of the calyx. Stamens. — Twice as many, or 

 fewer than the petals. Pistil. — One, with as many styles as there are 

 sepals. 



This is one of the most noticeable of the chickweeds. Its 

 starry flowers are found in dry or rocky places, blossoming from 

 May till July. 



The common chickweed, which besets damp places every- 

 where, is Stellaria media ; this is much used as food for song- 

 birds. 



The long-leaved stitch wort, S. longifolia, is a species which 

 is common in grassy places, especially northward. It has linear 

 leaves, unlike those of 6". media, which are ovate or oblong. 



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