APRIL FLOWERS. 35 



corolla 5-lobed ; stamens 5 ; leaves ovate ; thickets ; 

 1-2 ft. (R.) 781 



Medium. 



Spring Gentian. Diam. J in. ; flowers solitary, clear- 

 blue, sessile ; calyx 5-lobed ; corolla with 5 ovate lobes ; 

 stamens 5 ; leaves ovate-oblong ; mountains ; 1-2 in. 

 (R.) 782 



Hairy Violet. Diam. f in. ; leaves heart-shaped, hairy, 

 1-3 in. ; flowers not scented ; sepals 5 ; petals 5, unequal, 

 lower one spurred ; chalk or lime pastures ; 2-6 in. 

 (L.) 146 



Blue-bell or Wild Hyacinth. Diam. J in. ; length f in. ; 

 flowers 5-20 in a raceme, each bell-shaped, but 6 separate 

 petals or sepals ; stamens 6 ; leaves linear, 6-15 in. ; 

 woods; 6-18 in. (v.c.) 1174 



Narrow-leaved Lungwort. Diam. f in. (See Reddish 

 Purple.) (R.) 



Small 



Buxbaum's Speedwell. Diam. nearly J in. ; flowers 

 solitary, axillary, bright blue ; sepals 4 ; petals 4, joined ; 

 stamens 2 ; flower stalks long ; leaves oblong or ovate- 

 cordate, J-1J in. ; waste places ; 6-12 in. (L.) 834 



Spring Squill. Diam. nearly J in. ; flowers bright blue, 

 crowded, fragrant ; sepals with petals 6 ; stamens 6 ; 

 leaves 3-8 in. long, J in. or more broad ; coast pas- 

 tures ; 4-6 in. (L.) 1172 



Blunt-fingered Speedwell. Diam. J in. ; flowers few^ 

 dark blue ; sepals 4 ; corolla 4-lobed ; stamens 2 ; leaves 

 nearly J in., fingeredj with 3-7 lobes ; heaths ; 3-6 in. 

 (L.) 830 



Very Small. 



Wall Speedwell. Diam. ^ in. ; flowers in terminal 

 spikes or clusters, light blue, nearly hidden ; sepals 4 ; 

 corolla 4-lobed ; stamens 2 ; leaves ovate-cordate, J in., 

 crenate-serrate, stalked ; walls ; 4-12 in. (c.) 828 



Gray Field-speedwell. Diam. ^ in. ; flowers solitary, 

 bright blue, axillary ; sepals 4 ; petals 4, joined ; stamens 



