MARCH FLOWERS. 19 



leaves all radical, in a rosette, oblong-lanceolate, about 

 | in. ; banks ; 1-6 in. (c.) 87 



Linear-leaved Speedwell. Diam. f in. ; flowers sessile 

 in spike-like racemes ; sepals 4: ; petals 4, joined ; stamens 

 2 ; leaves nearly oblong, f in. ; upper ones sessile ; stem 

 erect ; cultivated ground ; 6 in. (B.A.) 835 



Minute. 



Hairy Bitter-cress. Diam. nearly J in. ; flowers clus- 

 tered, with long, narrow, erect seed pods around ; sepals 

 4 ; petals 4 ; stamens 4 or 6 ; root leaves pinnate ; leaflets 

 roundish, f in., sharp tasted ; damp waysides ; 3-12 in. 

 (v.c.) 94 



Rock Hutchinsia. Diam. ^ in. ; flowers clustered, 

 with many tiny, oval, flat pods below ; sepals 4 ; petals 

 4 ; stamens 4 and 2 ; leaves J to 1 in., pinnatifid ; rocks ; 

 2-5 in. (L.) 69 



Medium. Whitish. 



Columna's Trichonema. Diam. J in. ; flowers solitaryj 

 drooping, with purple veins and yellow centre ; sepals 

 with petals 6, alike ; stamens 3 ; leaves radical, thread- 

 like, furrowed, 5 in. ; pastures ; 4-5 in. (R.) 1145 



Small 



White Butter-bur. Diam. of heads J in. ; flowers 

 creamy whitish ; florets all tubular minute, each with 5 

 points ; heads about 12, terminal, loose ; leaves roundish- 

 cordate, much-toothed s 3-10 in. ; damp, shady places ; 

 8-12 in. (R.A.) 697 



Very Small. 



Butcher's Broom. Diam. nearly J in. ; flowers greenish 

 white, fixed on centres of rigid, spiny leaves ; sepals ; 

 petals 6, joined ; stamens 3 ; heaths ; 1-4 ft. (R.) 1179 



Large. 



Yellow. 



Dandelion. Diam. 1J in. ; flower heads rayed, with 

 many strap-shaped florets ; no disc present ; flower stalks 

 hollow, milky ; leaves radical, deeply cut, the sharp lobes 

 pointing backwards, 4-8 in. ; waysides; 6-12 in. (v.c.) 646 



