30 IDENTIFYING WILD FLOWERS. 



Oak (tree). Length of staminate catkins 1J in. ; each 

 flower J in. ; pistillate flowers separate, produce acorns ; 

 stamens 10 ; styles 3 ; leaves nearly obovate, margin 

 wavy, 3-6 in. ; woods ; 40-100 ft. (o.) 1080 



Small. 



Wild Gooseberry. Diam. nearly f in. ; flowers in 

 hanging racemes ; sepals 5 ; petals 5 ; stamens 5 ; shoots 

 with 1, 2, or 3 sharp spines under leaf -buds ; leaves round- 

 ish, 3-5-lobed, 1-2 in. ; hedges ; 2-4 ft. (c.) 459 



Medium. Yellowish Green and Brown. 



Early Spider Orchis. Diam. in. ; flowers with deep- 

 brown lip and yellow marks ; sepals 3, greenish yellow ; 

 petals 3, unequal, 2 small linear and 1 large and lip -like ; 

 leaves oblong, 2-3 in. ; stem erect, 4-9 in. ; chalk. (R.) 1134 



Brownish. 



Very Large. (Leaf stalks flat, long, slender.} 



Black Poplar (tree). Staminate flowers minute in 



catkins 2 or 3 in. long ; pistillate shorter on separate plants ; 



stamens 12-20, red purple ; stigmas 2 ; flowers before 



leaves ; river banks, etc. ; 40-60 ft. (L.) 1091 



Gray Poplar (tree). Staminate flowers minute in 



catkins 2 in. ; pistillate shorter on separate plants ; 



stamens 6-10 ; stigmas purple, 3-4-lobed ; flowers 



before leaves ; woods ; 50-100 ft. (L.) 1089 



White Poplar or Abele (tree). Staminate flowers 



minute in catkins 2 in. ; stamens 6-10 ; stigmas yellow in 



2 parts ; leaves white beneath, ovate-cordate, 2 in. ; 



woods; 50-100 ft. (L.) 1088 



Small 



Broad-leaved Hairy Woodrush. Diam. J in. ; flowers 

 chestnut brown, many ; sepals with petals 6 ; stamens 

 6 ; leaves slightly hairy, linear, nearly J in. broad ; fruit 

 obtuse ; woods ; 6-12 in. (o.) 1220 



Very Small. 



Narrow-leaved Hairy Woodrush. Diam. T s g- in. ; flowers 

 brown, many ; sepals with petals 6 ; stamens 6 ; leaves 



