2 
vt 
eke of 2 green sepals or segments. 
os and stamens 2 each; ovary forming a swelling~ Q: 
| below the sepals. * 
» | 
Circe’a. Luchanter’s Nightshade. J 
\ Corolla of 5 segments ; stamens 3 or 5. “6 
EN narrow, #—3 inch long; stamens 3; plant aa AQ ee 
wet places. q 7 a 
| Mon'tia fonta’na. Blinks. Ba 
Upper leaves roundish, pierced by the stem ;- 
stamens 5. } 
[ Clayto’nia perfolia'ta. 
No distinct green calyx (or a mere ring). 
Leaves, at least the upper ones, opposite. 
( Stamens 5; flowers close down in the angles of the~ 
f leaves. 
L Glau’x maritima. Sea Milkwort. 
Stamens 3; flowers in clusters at the end of the LED 
and branches. s 
VALERIA'NE 
Leaves not opposite. 
-Leaves deeply cut, or of separate leaflets. 
Flowers with 5 long, tapering, hooked spurs aS 
| their base. Cae 
: Aquile’gia vulgaris. Columbine. 
“Flowers without spurs. 
-Flowers with ro-15 yellow sepals overlapping 
| each other. 
| Trol'lius europe’us. Globeflower. 
~Flowers with 5 greenish or purplish sepals,- 
arranged round the centre. 
2 Helleb’orus.- 
~Leaves entire or toothed, not deeply cut. 
-Leaves roundish, toothed; flowers large, bright- 
| yellow. | 
| Cal'tha palus'tris. J/arsh Marigold? 
~Leaves entire (or nearly); flowers not yellow. 
coePals whitish, with long, fine, often twisted 
| points. 
| Illece’brum verticilla'‘tum.~ 
Segments of the flower without fine, slender. 
points. (See top of page 24, 7hes/um, 
Polygonum, etc ). 
