iz FI.OWFRS OK THK I'lKI.DS AM) Ml'.ADOWS 



are not thrown. It i>. the seed which is luiird that is ihrnun li\- the 

 same means as in (i. Robertianu»i, liy the tenseness of the rodlike 

 attachment of the c.ipsule. 



This plant is lond ot peat aiul rciiuires a hunuis soil, such as that 

 afforded hy loamy soil mixed with humus or a little j)eat — peaty loam. 



The funi^us Splucrolltcca hiiniiili infests iieraiiiiaii generally, and 

 Uromyces Gci-anii (jtows upon this one. 



A beetle, Cwliodes ^craiiii, li\es on ii. 



Geranium, Uioscorides, is troni the Greek gcras, crane, in 

 allusion to the beaked fruits, and pi-alcusc alludes to its habitat, in 

 meadows. The plant is calleil Crowfoot, Crane's-bill, Crace of God, 

 ("iralia l)ei, tlie In^st from the resemblance between its foliage and 

 that ot some l)Ultercii|)s. 



The Meadow Crane's Mill has been cultivated in the i^arden, anti is 

 a beautiful, showy, and striking plant. 



Essential Spfxific Characters: — 



67. Gcraiiiniii pratensc, L. — Stem erect, leaves palmate, 7-lobed, 

 serrate, flowers large, blue, with ciliate claw, smooth stamens, tapered 

 from broad base, capsule hairy, hairs glandular, spreading, seeds netted, 

 fruit-stalks detle.xed. 



Red Clover (Trifolium pmtense, L.) 



No traces ot this have been discovered where seeds have been 

 found in Glacial beds. It is spread over the Northern Temperate 

 Zone, in Arctic luirope. North Africa, North and West Asia, India, 

 and has been introduced into North America. In Great Britain it is 

 found in every part of the country northwards to the Shetland Isles. 

 It also ascends to 1900 it. in the Highlands, and it occurs in Irelantl 

 and the Channel Islands. 



The wild red or purple; clover is essentially a meadow plant, asso- 

 ciated with Self-heal, Bugle, Bird's P'oot, Milkwort, and a hundred 

 other meadow species. In some places, especially sandy districts, the 

 banks are luxuriantly clothed with this widespread Trefoil. It flourishes 

 on clay, gravel, or sand, and its honey-bearing heads attract attention 

 from their beauty and the fragrance they emit along the roadside and 

 on pastures. 



The Red Clover is more or less erect in habit. The stems are 

 either .solid or hollow, and slender or stout, the whole plant more or 

 less downy. The leaves are trifoliate, with leaflets in threes. The 

 leaflets are oblong, ])kint, with a white spot or crescentic band, finely 



