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do not \isit lln'in. There is a ytlK>\\. lltsln lin:^ on ihe inner wall ot 

 the receptacular luhe wiiieh surroiuuls the style (and later the ()\ar\ ) 

 which secretes a thin layer of hoiii'y, ;4i\ inj; a L;reenisli -yellow colour to 

 the riower. 



The small amount of honey makes it unattractive to insects with a 

 loniT proboscis. It is not usually self-pollinated, but the partial se])ara- 

 tion of the sexes makes lor cross-pollination. It is not often that male 

 aiul female origans are equally developed, but usually either the stamens 

 are fully developed and the pistil is short, barely projecting' above the 

 honey-secretino- ring, or the style is long and projects and the anthers 

 are completely useless. Sometimes flt)wers occur in which on(; or two 

 stamens are developed as well as the i)isill. It is visitetl by Xatitho- 

 gramnia. Flies, and Butterflies. The plant is becoming dicecious, 

 stamens and carpels being often fouml on different plants. 



The glandular achenes are enclosed in the membranous calyx and 

 are chiefly dispersed by the wind. 



Lady's Mantle is a sand-loving plant, addictetl to a dr)- soil, in which 

 there may be some little lime. 



The leaves are checketl in grow ih b\' a fungus, L ' roiiiyccs alchcmilUc. 

 A beetle. Phyllobitis viridiiollis. two moths, the Small Rivulet 

 {Eiiimc/tsia alchoiiillata), Lai)ipro)iia pi-a-latclla, and a I Icjmopterous 

 insect, Trioza sciitipennis, live upon it. 



Alcheuiilla. Tragus, is from the same Arabic origin as alchemy, trom 

 its supposed virtues, and the second Latin name trom its universality. 



Lady's Mantle is called Bear's-foot, Dew cup. Ducks-foot, Great 

 Sanicle, Lady's Mantle, Lamb's Foot, Lion's Foot, Padelion, Pedelyon, 

 Syndaw. The name Dew cup is given to it because the moisture, 

 owing to the hairs on the surface, collects in a drop in the middle ot 

 the leaf, which thus appears unwetted. It was also called Our Lady's 

 Mantle. It is the Maria Stakker of Iceland, which produces sleep if 

 placed under the pillow. It had a reputation for restoring feminine 

 beauty. It is astringent. 



Essential Specific Ciiar.\cters: — 



loi. Alclieinilla vulgaris, L. — Herbaceous, erect, leaves leiiiform, 

 plaited lobed, hairy, flowers yellowish-green, terminal, in racemes or 

 cymes. 



Great Burnet (I'oterium ofticinale. .\. (iray) 



This common plant is an ancient one, having been found in Pre- 



glacial. Early Glacial, Interglacial, Late Glacial, and Neolithic deposits. 



It is a Northern Temperate and Arctic Zone plant found in Arctic 



