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pleasure, put the reins into my hand, and crossed the stream, 

 partly by springing from stone to stone, and partly by wading. 

 He returned with the desired boon, but, alas ! instead of a new 

 specimen, it was only my old shrubbery friend, the Rose-bay 

 Willow-herb (Epilobium angustifolium), half covered with its 

 feathery seeds, which the long pods had discharged. This 

 plant is tall and graceful, the large crimson flowers grow in a 

 full spike, and the calyx and stem are tinged with red. It 

 grows freely among rocks in watery places in Swaledale. 

 Edward also describes it as forming a striking object in damp 

 woods skirting the Hastings road. 



Another large showy member of this family is the Hairy 

 Willow-herb (E. hirsutum, Plate VIII. , fig. 1). Its flower 

 is paler, and its foliage more conspicuous, than that of the 

 Rose-bay or Narrow-leaved species. We used to call the 

 plant "Apple-pie," or "Codlins and Cream," when we were 

 children, on account of its smell. 



The Small-flowered Willow-herb (E. parviflorum), grows on 

 a clay bank in Birkpark wood, in Swaledale ; it has down} r 

 foliage, a simple stem, and pale lilac flowers. 



The Smooth Willow-herb (E. montanum), is a very common 

 species ; its pale flowers and broad-shouldered smooth leaves 

 appear on waste ground very frequently. All these species 

 have the stigma divided into four. 



The Pale Willow-herb (E. roseum), is an inhabitant of 

 marshes ; I have not found it. This and the remaining species 

 have undivided stigmas. 



The Square-stalked Willow-herb I found in a watery lane 

 high in Swaledale ; its chief peculiarity is expressed in its name. 

 The Marsh Willow-herb (E. palustre), has narrow, slightly- 

 toothed leaves, and a round stem. It is altogether a larger 

 plant than any, except the two first Willow-herbs. 



The Chickweed-leaved Willow-herb (E. alsinifolium), has a 

 creeping root, and squarish stalk. I have no specimen of it. 

 The least of all the Willow-herbs is the Alpine. It is only 



