HAWZWEED DANDELION. 163 



There are three British species, with branching leafless 

 stalks, but all belong to mountains. 



The Branching Mouse-ear Hawkweed (H. dubium), has 

 lemon flowers, like its namesake, but its leaves are more 

 pointed, and the branching stalk is an easy mark of distinction. 



The Orange Mouse-ear and Orange Hawkweed (H. auricula 

 and aurantiacum), resemble each other ; but the latter is larger, 

 and has entire leaves, while those of the former are slightly 

 notched. 



Of the Hawkweeds with leafy stems we have a great number. 



The Wall Hawkweed (H. murinum), grows about Easby ; it 

 has one leaf close to its corymb. Its leaves are toothed, and 

 its flowers large and yellow. 



The Stained-leaved Hawkweed (H. maculatum), has dark 

 green leaves, spotted with black. 



The Wood Hawkweed (H. sylvaticum, Plate XL, fig. 1), 

 carries its flowers in upright racemes. Its leaves are ovate 

 and pointed, and the florets pale. 



The Shrubby Hawkweed is very leafy and erect. The leaves 

 clasp the stem, are ovate and pointed, and sharply toothed. 

 This is a common species, growing in woods and hedgerows in 

 the autumn. 



There are a Lungwort Hawkweed, with leaves clouded with 

 purple ; a Glaucous Hawkweed, with large lemon flowers ; a 

 Marsh Hawkweed, with an angular stem ; a Soft-leaved Hawk- 

 weed, of slender growth and golden flowers ; a Shaggy Hawk- 

 weed, whose lemon flowers are nearly solitary ; and a Narrow- 

 leaved Hawkweed, carrying its flowers in umbels. All these 

 are to be found among the Scotch mountains. The time of 

 closing of the Hawkweed flowers forms a part of the floral 

 dial. 



" See Hieracium's various tribes 



Of plumy seed and radiate flowers, 

 The blooms of time their coarse describe, 

 And wake and sleep appointed hours." 



We now come to a very familiar plant, the Dandelion (Leon- 



