136 POPULAR FIELD BOTANY. 
PENTANDRIA. POLYGYNIA. 
THALAMIFLOR&. RANUNCULACES. 
MYOSURUS. (Movsz-ratt.) 
Generic Character. Calyx of five leaves, prolonged at the base 
into a spur. Pedals five, the lower part tubular. Seeds pendu- 
lous. 
Myosurus minimus. Common Mouse-tail. This is a 
curious little plant not very easily. discovered, for it does 
not exceed a few inches in height. It is found in corn- 
fields and waste places, in a gravelly or chalky soil. It has 
erect, narrow leaves, which are fleshy. The flower-stem, 
rising from the root, and called a scape, bears a single small 
greenish flower. The receptacle, with its numerous germens, 
is at first short, but afterwards lengthened out to from one 
to three inches, and resembles a mouse’s tail. 
HEXANDRIA. MoNoGyYNIA. 
PETALOIDES. LILIACEA. 
CONVALLARIA. (Lity.) 
Generic Character. Flowers either divided into six parts, or 
globular. Berry having three cells, and one or two seeds in 
each. 
