526 PLANTAGINACE^ 



is well known to children, who amnse themselves by 

 striking the heads one against another until the stalk 

 breaks. The flowers are dark brown. Fl. June, July. 

 Perennial. 



PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA- (Ribwort Plantain}. 



4. P. maritima (Sea-side Plantain). Leaves linear; 

 grooved, fleshy, woolly at the base. Sea shores and tops 

 of mountains, common. Easily distinguished from the 

 rest of the genus by its long, fleshy leaves. FL June-^- 

 September. Perennial. 



