62 AMONG THE WILD FLOWERS. 
branching stalks 18 inches high, with rough 
leaves, vuncinate in form, that is, having large 
marginal teeth turned downwards, like the 
Dandelion leaf. There is another species, less 
common, which has smooth leaves. 
Above the tall mowing grass little beds of 
the large Ox-eye Daisy, Chrysanthemum Leu- 
canthemum, now display their conspicuous 
flowers, brightening the scene. The Corn Mari- 
gold, C. segetum, with deep yellow flowers, is 
the other species of this genus. But most of 
the Composite wait for the full maturity of 
summer. | 
Ranunculus arvensis, Corn Crowfoot, may 
be recognized by its pale yellow flowers and 
curious spinous capsules; the leaves have 
linear-lanceolate segments. 2. Flammudta is 
common in wet places; it has stalked linear 
leaves and furrowed peduncles, and rises from 
6 to 18 inches high; it is the Lesser Spear- 
wort. The Greater Spearwort, A. Lingua, a 
rare plant, found in water, sometimes in a deep 
pool among other aquatic plants, is a noble 
specimen, with tall stout stem, 3 feet high or 
more, and large golden blooms. AW. sceleratus, 
celery-leafed Crowfoot, though small flowered, 
