Large. 



APRIL FLOWERS. 



White. 



Poet's Narcissus. Diam. nearly 2 in. ; flowers solitary, 

 rayed, with small, central, orange-tipped cup ; sepals or 

 petals 6 ; leaves linear, 9-16 in. ; stamens 6 ; plantations. 

 (R.A.) 1151 



Drooping Star of Bethlehem. Diam. nearly 1J in. ; 

 flowers several on a stalk ; sepals or petals 6, each green- 

 striped at back ; stamens 6 ; leaves 12-20 in., radical, 

 linear; copses; 6-15 in. (R.) 1170 



Wild Pear (tree). Diam. 1 in. ; flowers 5-10 

 together ; sepals 5 ; petals 5 ; stamens many ; leaves 

 oval, 1J in. ; styles long, separate ; woods ; 15-40 ft. 

 (L.) 414 



Medium. 



Broad-leaved Garlic. Diam. f in- or over ; flowers 

 pure white, 15-30 in a flat- topped umbel, from a greenish 

 spathe ; plant strongly onion-scented ; sepals or petals 6, 

 narrow ; stamens 6 ; leaves 4-8 in. ; ovate-lanceolate ; 

 woods ; 6-15 in. (v.c.) 1164 



Greater Stitchwort. Diam. f in. ; flowers satiny white ; 

 sepals 5 ; petals 5, deeply 2-cleft ; stamens 10 ; stem weak, 

 among bushes ; leaves 2 in., sessile, opposite, stiff, lanceo- 

 late, pointed ; hedges ; 1-2 ft. (v.c.) 209 



Wood Sorrel. Diam. f in. ; flowers solitary, bell- 

 shaped ; sepals 5 ; petals 5 ; stamens 10 ; leaves in 3 

 heart-shaped folding parts ; flowers veined purple ; hedges ; 

 3-6 in. (v.c.) 277 



Wild Cherry (tree). Diam. f in. ; flowers in almost 

 sessile umbels ; sepals 5 ; petals 5 ; stamens many ; 

 young leaves with halves folded together ; leaves oblong- 

 obovate ; woods ; 10-30 ft. (c.) 368 



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