1 8 BRITISH WILD FLOWERS 



out like an umbrella, the bedstraws, agrimony 

 (142), and mallow (175), to mention no others. 

 In 



2. TJie Meadows and Fields 



we find buttercups and daisies, cowslips (52), 

 geraniums (131), saffron, orchids (8) of different 

 kinds, eyebright, various sorts of thistles, and 

 many weeds. On 



3. HeatJis, Downs, and Commons 



the foxglove (40) flourishes, the whortleberry 

 and heather abound, the golden potentillas (147) 

 are common. Many plants which grow freely 

 in hedgerows belong also to 



4. Woodland and Forest 



Here we get various shrubs and climbing plants 

 growing among the trees. Honeysuckle, bryony, 

 deadly nightshade or Belladonna (Plate III), 

 and the spurge laurel (113) are found. The 

 curious spurges (Fig. 5, No. 144), several orchids 

 (8), the hyacinth, foxglove, and giant bell-flower 

 (59) also occur. Woodruff, madder, herb pans 

 (in), and many other curious plants also haunt 

 these sites. In the 



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5. Mars lies, Fens, and Bogs 



one is bewildered with riches. The marsh 

 marigold (168), globe-flower (169), valerian, 

 orchids, bog bean (60), bog myrtle, mealy prim- 



