216 AUTUMN WILD FLOWERS. 



similar appearance, but is seldom more than a foot 

 high, and the flowers are larger and of a more decided 

 yellow. The bitters furnished by wormwood are still 

 highly 'esteemed. The use of wormwood in weaning 

 infants is alluded to by Shakespeare in " Eomeo and 

 Juliet." 



The green cups of the Sun Spurge (Euphorbia Tielio- 

 scopia) are still common by the wayside, and its acrid 

 milky juice is still, as of old, in high repute as a caustic 

 application to remove warts. 



The Autumnal Squill (Scilla autumnalis) shows its 

 pinkish stars on the rocks late in autumn, and even 

 later its leaves appear, contrasting their freshness 

 with the mature colours around. The mosses begin 

 to look bright as the seasons roll onward, and the fan- 

 like fronds of the ferns stand out in their feathery 

 beauty. 



