Large. 



MARCH FLOWERS. 



White. 



Wood Anemone. Diam. 1J in. ; flower solitary, often 

 pinkish purple at back, with a whorl of 3 leaf-like bracts 

 below ; sepals white, large, G, separate ; petals ; stamens 

 many ; leaves with 3 cut divisions, radical ; woods ; 

 4-8 in. (v.c.) 6 



Medium. 



Daisy. Heads diam. f in. ; florets of 2 kinds ; ray 

 florets flat, white ; centre or disc florets yellow, 5-pointed ; 

 leaves radical, obovate, 1-3 in. ; fields ; 2-8 in. (v.c.) 724 



Spring Snowflake. Diam. f in. ; flowers resemble 

 snowdrops, 1 or 2 together ; sepals 3, marked green ; 

 petals 3 ; stamens 6 ; leaves linear, numerous, 8-12 in. ; 

 spathe or flower case 2-pointed ; copses ; 8-14 in. 

 (R.) 1153 



Small. 



Blackthorn or Sloe (bush). Diam. J in. ; flowers on 

 bare twigs often ; plant spiny ; sepals 5 ; petals 5 ; 

 stamens many ; hedges ; 3-8 ft. (c.) 365 



Bristol Rock-Cress. Diam. J in. ; plant rather rough ; 

 sepals 4 ; petals 4 ; stamens 4 long and 2 short ; radical 

 leaves spathulate, lobed ; stem leaves sessile, half-clasping ; 

 flowers creamy white ; rocky places ; 5-10 in. (R.) 97 



Very Small. 



Little Mouse-ear Chickweed. Diam. J in. ; sepals 5, 

 twice as long as petals ; petals 5, slightly notched ; stamens 

 10 ; leaves elliptical, J in. ; banks and walls ; 1-6 in. 

 (c.) 217 



Common Whitlow-grass. Diam. J in. ; flowers on tiny 

 plants ; sepals 4 ; petals 4 ; stamens 4 long and 2 short ; 



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