FEBRUARY FLOWERS. 17 



tubular, minute ; petals 5, joined ; leaves roundish, 4-10 

 in. ; plantations and roadsides, mostly near the sea ; 

 6-12 in. (R.A.) 696 



Medium. Yellow. 



Winter Aconite. Diam. about 1 in. ; flower solitary, 

 resembles a buttercup ; sepals 5-8 large, yellow ; petals 

 smaller than the stamens ; stamens many ; leaves round- 

 ish, lobed, or cut ; plantations ; 2-6 in. (R.) 29 



Gorse or Furze. Diam. f in. ; length f in. ; flowers 

 pea-flower shaped ; plant very spiny ; sepals 2, yellow ; 

 petals 5 ; stamens 10 ; leaves small ; heaths ; 2-10 ft. 

 (v.c.) 285 



Very Small. 



Groundsel. Heads cylindrical ; diam. T 3 g- in. ; length 



J in. ; flowers not rayed, fluffy in fruit ; florets minute, 



each 5-pointed ; leaves lobed and cut ; waste places ; 



5-18 in. (v.c.) 705 



Large Yellowish Green. 



Hazel (tree), catkin. Length 2 in. ; each flower J in. 

 with stamens only 8 ; pistil flowers crimson, J in., growing 

 on twigs, before leaves appear ; (see Crimson) ; hedges ; 

 4-15 ft. (v.c.) 1084 



Small Green. 



Spurge Laurel. Diam. J in.; length f in.; flowers hidden 

 among large evergreen leaves, which are lanceolate and 3 

 or 4 in. ; stem mostly bare ; petals 4, joined ; stamens 8 ; 

 woods ; 1-3 ft. (L.) 1050 



Very Small. Crimson. 



Hazel (tree). Pistil flowers ; diam. J in. ; stigmas 

 crimson, rayed ; other parts greenish, bud-like, sessile ; 

 producing nuts in autumn ; (see Yellowish Green) ; 

 hedges; 4-15 ft. (v.c.) 1084 



