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FAMILIAR WILD FLOWERS. 



light and sandy nature. It may in such localities be freely 

 met with on waste land, open borders of fields, and perhaps 

 more commonly than anywhere else, by the roadside, a 

 feature that will probably have brought it under the notice 

 of many of our readers who have little time or opportunity 

 to wander far into the wilder haunts of many of our plants. 

 We have in Surrey seen the succory in lavish abundance on 

 a road that commanded a full view of St. Paul's Cathedral, 

 only some six or seven miles distant. 



The leaves of the succory when blanched form a very 

 pleasant salad, and are largely used as such on the Con- 

 tinent. The roots, when dried and ground, furnish the 

 chicory of commerce. It is in Belgium and Germany a 

 rather important field crop, and most of the supply for the 

 English market is derived from thence. The plant is also 

 largely cultivated abroad as fodder for cattle and sheep. 



