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Monkey-flower {Mimidus ringens). Figwort family. 

 Max. ht. 2 ft.; stem square; flowers (i in. or 

 longer) on long stalks; corolla violet, 2-lipped; 

 stamens 4; leaves lance-shaped, pointed, clasping 

 at base, toothed. Wet places. Common. Summer, 

 autumn. 



6. Same as 5, but flowers terminal. 



Wild Geranium. Crane's-bill {Geranium macula- 

 iiun). Geranium family. 

 Ht. 1-2 ft.; hairy; petals (5) light purplish pink 

 (^ in.); flower-stalks branching, with 1-3 flowers; 

 leaves deeply cleft into lobes which are deeply 

 toothed and cut. Open places and woods. Early 

 spring, summer. 



See also Blue Curls (5). 



Fig. 70. 



Fig. 69. 



Blue curls {Trichostetna dtchotomum.) Crane's-bill {Geranium maculatunt) . 



Corn-cockle (Lychnis Githagd). Pink family. 



Ht. 1-3 ft.; with long, soft hairs; flowers large, red- 

 purple, solitary, terminal, long-stalked; petals 5, 

 pink-purple, broad; leaves long and pointed. 

 Wheat fields. Early summer. 



