44 THE HEDGE-BANK. 



and Ladies." I have no doubt that you know it 

 very well, but in case that you should not, I will 

 describe it, in such a way that if you choose to 

 search for it you will not fail to find it, and it will 



well reward you for your trouble ; for I do not 

 know a more singular plant. Early in May, you 

 may, among brambles and young nettles, find beds 

 of broad shining leaves, occasionally spotted with 

 purple, growing directly from the ground, without 



