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vSeptember. The jjlaiu is annual or hicnnial, hi^hU- worth cultivating"-, 

 and reproduced by seeds. 



The riovvers resemble those of Woodrufl, l)ut are lilac in tint. They 

 are gyiiodicecious. Thou<vh they are small they are numerous, and 

 from association are the more conspicuous. The anthers or the slipmas 

 ma\ mature first. .Self-pollination occurs. Mies visit the flowers. 



The h'uit is provided with a fringe of hairs on the teeth of the 

 caly.x, which enlarge after llowcring, and is hair\-, and dispersed by 

 animals. 



Field Madder is a .sand plant, growing in a santl soil, but may be 

 found commonly on lime soils. 



Pcroiiospora calotlicca is a microscopic fungus that infests it. The 

 Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Pliragtnatobia ftiligiuosa, and Mclanippc 

 cristata feed upon this pretty prostrate flower. 



Sherai'dia, Uillenius, is a commemoration of Ur. .Sherard. a native 

 of Bushby in Leicestershire, b. 1659. The .second Latin name indicates 

 its preference for cultivated land. 



This plant is called Allison, Uoclger, Herlj .Sherard, Field Madder, 

 Madderlen, Spurwort. 



Essential Specific Characters: — 



144. Sherardia arvensis, L.— Stem spreading, branched, prostrate, 

 leaves 6 in a whorl, lanceolate, obovate, acute, flowers lilac, in a ternn'nal 

 umbel, calyx 4-rid, fruit small. 



Lamb's Lettuce (A'alerianella olitoria. Poll.) 



Seeds of the Lamb's Lettuce have been found in Interglacial beds 

 at West Wittering. The plant is found throughout the Temperate 

 Northern Zone in Europe, N. Africa, and Western Asia. In Great 

 Britain it is absent in Hunts, S. Lines, Kirkcudbright, Stirling, Mid 

 Perth, X. Perth, Elgin, Westerness, Cantire, S. Ebudes, N. Ebudes. 

 W. Ross. Watson regards it as doubtfully native. 



Corn Salad or Lamb's Lettuce is a typical cornfield weed, being 

 always found on cultivated land unless it be waste ground, where it is 

 sometimes to be .seen. It grows with Heart's Ease, Corn Marigold, 

 Venus's Looking Glass, Scarlet Pimpernel, Field Buglo.ss, Hemp 

 Nettle, and many another sand-loving species. 



Lamb's Lettuce is a short, erect plant, with an angular, furrowed, 

 downy, slender stem, divided into two repeatedly, with numerous radical 

 leaves, smooth-veined, spoon-shaped, the upper ones stalked, opposite, 

 distant, frinsfed with hairs, and notched. 



