48 SPRING FLOWERS. 



oblong, deeply crenate, with large lyrately pinnatifid stipules ; 

 flowers purple or yellow, or with mixed colours. — Pansy or 

 Hearths-ease, and the origin of the garden Pansies. — Cultivated 

 fields, n. May to September. 



Var. lutea : flowers large, rich yellow ; habit more decidedly 

 perennial. — Mountain pastures. 



Var. arvensis : flowers much smaller, with very short whitish 

 petals; annual. — Cornfields. 



(20) Lychnis. 



L. Flos-cueuli : leaves narrow, lance-shaped, the lower ones 

 stalked ; flowers pale red, the petals cut into four linear seg- 

 ments. — Ragged Robin. — Moist meadows. Fl. May, June. 



Ij. diurna : leaves oval-oblong or ovate-lanceolate ; flowers 

 deep red, subdicecious, the petals half-cloven, with narrow 

 divergent lobes. — Hedges. Fl. May, June. 



(21) Sagina. Pearlwort. 



S. procumbens: minute, forming branching decumbent 

 tufts; leaves small, subulate; flowers small, whitish, often 

 without petals. — Common in sandy wastes. Fl. May to 

 August. 



(22) Arenaria. Sandwort. 



A. verna : leaves awl-shaped, bluntish ; flowers small, white, 

 — Mountain pastures. Fl. May to August. 



A. trinervis: annual; leaves ovate acute, ribbed; flowers 

 small, white. — Moist shady places. Fl. May, June. 



(23) Mcenchia. 

 M. erecta : annual ; stem short, erect ; leaves linear ; flowers 

 few, rather large, white. — Sandy wastes. Fl. May. 



