196 POPULAR FIELD BOTANY. 
and Sherardia have their leaves in whorls, and that there is 
a general likeness in these little plants. The present species 
has about six in each whorl, at the lower part of the stem, 
and at the upper part seven or eight, forming an involucre 
to a little umbel of pale blue or lilac flowers. It is a small, 
delicate, spreading plant, and quite as pretty as either of the 
species in the genus Asperula. 
TETRANDRIA. MOoNOGYNIA. 
COROLLIFLOREZ. PLANTAGINACES. 
PLANTAGO. (Puantatn.) 
Generic Character. Calyx four-cleft. Corolla of one petal 
divided into four at the top, the segments turned back. 
This genus, of which the well known Plantain given to 
singing birds is a species, is not attractive in appearance. 
Prantaco mayor. Greater Plantain. ‘The leaves of 
this species are very broad, growing from the root, and 
mostly on long foot stalks, while those of 
PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA, Leibdwort Plantain, are lanceolate, 
that is, long and narrow. They have both a long spike of 
flowers, and are equally common in pastures and wood-sides. 
