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Indian Mallow {Ahutilon Avicennae). Mallow family. 

 Ht. several ft., stout; flowers few on stout pedun- 

 cles; 5 broad petals; leaves rotind-hcart-shapcd, 

 pointed, on long stalks, velvety. Waste ground. 

 Summer. 



Rattlebox {Crotalaria sagittalis). Pulse family. 



Ht. few in. to i ft.; stem hairy; flowers few, small, 

 papilionaceous; leaves oval-lance-shaped. Sandy 

 ground. Summer. 



Heath- like hudsonia (Hudsonia ericoides). 



Asparagus {Asparagus officinalis). Lily family. 



A tall, bushy herb; flowers greenish-yellow, soli- 

 tary in axils, on pointed stalks; perianth 6-parted; 

 apparent leaves thread-like. An escape. Early 

 summer. 



28. Leaves alternate, simple, plants without thorns, flowers (not 

 composite) in raceme, 4 petals. 



Yellow Rocket {Barbarea vulgaris, var. arcuata). 

 Mustard family. 

 Ht. 1-2 ft.; stems angled; flowers small, bright 

 yellow ; pods long and spreading; lower leaves with 

 stalks, pinnately cut, with large rounded terminal 

 lobe and several pairs of small lateral ones; upper 

 leaves without stalks. Roadsides and waste places. 

 Common. Early spring, summer. 



