286 SUMMER FLOWERS. 



sessile anthers with an ovary in the middle ; capsules com- 

 monly called keys, having large oblong wings. — Woods and 

 hedges. Fl. May. 



(199) Ligustrnm. Privet. 



L. vulgare : shrub ; leaves nearly evergreen, lanceolate or 

 oblong, entire ; flowers white, in short compact panicles at the 

 ends of the branches; berries black, globular. — Hedges and 

 thickets. PI. June. 



(200) Convolvulus. Bindweed. 



C. arvensis: stems twining or prostrate, about two feet 

 long; leaves stalked, ovate- sagittate, with pointed basal lobes; 

 peduncles axillary, usually two-flowered, the corolla delicate 

 pink, or nearly white, an inch or more in diameter, handsome. 

 — Fields and pastures ; a troublesome weed, but withal one of 

 the most beautiful of our wild plants, and varying considerably 

 in the colour of its flowers. Fl. June, July. 



(201) Calystegia. Bindweed. 



C. sepium : stems twining, climbing to the length of many 

 feet over hedges and bushes ; leaves ovate-triangular, pointed, 

 with broad, angular basal lobes ; peduncles axillary, bearing a 

 single large pure white flower, with a pair of large, leafy bracts 

 enclosing the calyx. — Hedges and bushy places. Fl. July, 

 August. 



C. Soldanella, found in maritime sands, has short, prostrate 

 stems, small thick broadly rounded or kidney-shaped leaves, 

 having broad rounded or angular lobes at the base, and large 

 light pink flowers. 



