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CORN-COCKLE, AGROSTEMMA GITHAGO. Nat. Ord., Caryo- 

 phyllacece. Calyx tubular, monophyllous, the five linear lobes projecting 

 very conspicuously beyond the corolla ; coriaceous, deeply furrowed, 

 hairy. Corolla regular ; petals large, broad, undivided, purplish-red, 

 without scales, clawed. Flowers on long peduncles, growing singly 

 from axils of leaves. Stamens ten. Petals and stamens hypogynous. 

 Ovary one. Styles five. Capsule one-celled, opening in five teeth. 

 Leaves opposite, entire, narrow, hairy. Stems tall, erect, very slightly 

 branching, hairy, swollen at nodes. Corn-fields. June, July, August. 

 Perennial. 



YELLOW DEAD-NETTLE, GALEOBDOLON \LUTEUM. Nat. 

 Ord., Labiatce. Calyx tubular, campanulate, five-cleft. Corolla mono- 

 petalous, hypogynous, irregular, bright yellow; upper lip long and 

 arching, lower lip divided into three nearly equal segments, spotted 

 with orange. Stamens four, didynamous, longer than tube of corolla ; 

 two longer than the other two ; anthers glabrous. Ovary one, four- 

 lobed. Stigma two-lobed. Achenes four, truncate at end, three- 

 angled. Stems hairy, square. Leaves in pairs, ovate-acuminate, 

 large and bold serrations, on petioles. Flowers in whorls in the axils 

 of the leaves. Woods and shady hedgerows. April, May, June. 

 Perennial. 



STITCHWORT, STELLABIA HOLOSTEA. Nat. Ord., Caryo- 

 phyllaceae. Calyx of five petals, narrow and very deeply cut. Corolla 

 regular ; petals five, white, deeply cloven. Stamens ten, inserted on 

 fleshy disk; anthers large and conspicuous, opening longitudinally. 

 Ovary one, capsule one-celled, sessile. Seeds numerous. Inflorescence 

 paniculate, numerous leafy bracts. Leaves opposite, entire, exstipu- 

 late, lanceolate, sessile, ciliate. Stem brittle at nodes, four-angled 

 Creeping roo>t-stock. Hedges and woods. April, May, June. Perennial. 



BRAMBLE, RUBVS- FRUTICOSUS. Nat. Ord., Rosacece. Calyx 

 five-lobed, free. Petals five, crumpled, perigynous, equal ; lilac-pink. 

 Stamens numerous, perigynous; ajathers two-celled. Style short. 

 Fruit an aggregation of succulent carpels round the dry receptacle, 

 purplish-black, without bloom. Inflorescence paniculate. Stipules 

 linear. Leaves of three or five leaflets, large, coarse, the leaflets 

 ovate, serrate, downy beneath, veins prominent, midribs and stalks 

 with small hook-like prickles. Stem long, arching, rooting, five- 

 angled, armed with large prickles. Hedges, commons, and thickets. 

 July, August. Perennial. 



