124 FAMILIAR WILD FLO WEES. 



and their margins are a good deal waved. In colour they 

 are of a greyish-green, and the numerous short hairs 

 upon them not only cause them to look greyer, but give 

 them a soft feel to the touch. The lower leaves are on 

 long stalks, and are considerably broader in proportion 

 to their length than the smaller stemless leaves that clasp 

 the stalks. The flowers are small and of a dull reddish- 

 crimson, arranged in racemes. The arrangement is 

 unilateral : that is to say, all the flowers spring from one 

 side of the stem. The flower racemes are terminal, or 

 issue from the axils of the upper leaves, and ordinarily are 

 slightly drooping. The fruit is of a somewhat curious 

 character, being divided into four portions and very rough 

 to the touch ; our illustration gives a sufficiently good idea 

 of its character. " The seed is flat and rough, three or 

 foure togither like to a true-loue knot, the which do 

 cleave fast unto garments, when they are ripe." The 

 hound's tongue is a biennial, and should be looked for in 

 woods and on waste ground during June and July. 



