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BUGLE, AJUGA REPTANS. Nat. Ord., Labiatce. Calyx ovoid, 

 five-cleft, ciliate, nearly equal. Corolla irregular, upper lip very 

 small, lower lip long and spreading, tubed, dull purple. Stamens four, 

 projecting beyond upper lip, two lower the longest. Inflorescence 

 whorled in axils of upper leaves. Flowering stem erect, with opposite 

 leaves, ovate or obovate, nearly sessile, the upper ones coloured ; the 

 lower leaves on footstalks, small, spatulate. Eootstock throws out 

 creeping scions. Woods and moist meadows. May, June. Perennial. 



WHITE CAMPION, LYCHNIS VESPERTINA. Nat. Ord., 

 Caryophyllacece. Calyx five- toothed, in anther-producing flowers cylin- 

 drical, in female flowers ovate, monophyllous. Corolla of five petals, 

 clawed, each petal cleft, white. Flowers few, large, usually dioecious, 

 arranged in a loose panicle, open in the evening, fragrant. Stamens 

 ten. Styles five. Ovary one-celled. Capsule ovoid, with ten teeth. 

 Stem two feet high, pubescent, brittle, and somewhat viscid at the 

 joints. Leaves oval, pointed, tapering, hairy, opposite, exstipulate, 

 entire, sessile ; the lower ones on stalks. Hedgerows and fields. 

 June, July, August. Biennial. 



DOG-BOSE, ROSA CAXIXA. Nat. Ord., Rosacece. Calyx-tube 

 fleshy, globular, contracted at summit; the sepals, five, reflexed, 

 leafy, imbricate in bud. Corolla of five petals, obovate, notched, pink, 

 fragrant. Stamens numerous ; anthers bright yellow and conspicuous. 

 Styles distinct, hirsute. Flowers solitary, or two or three together 

 along the branches. Leaves pinnate, eglandulose, slightly hairy; 

 leaflets, five or seven, ovate, serrate, stipulate. Stems straggling, 

 armed with hooked prickles. Fruit ovoid-urceolate, scarlet. Hedges 

 and copses. June, July. Perennial. Subject to considerable variation. 



BLACK BBYONY, TAMUS COMMUNIS. Nat. Ord., Dios- 

 coreacece. Perianth regular, six deeply-cut segments, green. Dioecious. 

 Stamens six, springing from base of perianth, free. Ovary three- 

 celled. Styles three; stigmas lobed. Fruit a berry, scarlet. In- 

 florescence of male flowers, a slender and branched raceme ; of female 

 flower, a short and close raceme. Leaves large, very glossy, cordate, 

 entire. Stems long and twining. Eootstock very large, acrid, exter- 

 nally black, ovoid Hedges and copses. May, June, July. Perennial. 



FOXGLOVE, DIGITALIS PURPUREA. Nat Ord., Scrophulariacew 

 Calyx, five large, deeply-cut, unequal segments, persistent round 

 fruit, the upper segment much narrower than the others. Corolla, 



