MAY FLOWERS. 39 



than sepals ; stamens 10 : styles 3 : damp woods ; 1-2 ft. 

 (L.) 207 



Fringed Sandwort. Diam. f in. ; leaves oblong, spoon- 

 shaped ; flowers nearly solitary ; sepals 5 ; petals 5, 

 spoon-shaped ; stamens 10 ; Irish mountains ; 2-6 in. (L.) 



198 



Spring Sandwort. Diam. f in. ; leaves J in. and very 

 narrow ; flowers star-like ; sepals 5 ; petals 5 ; stamens 

 10 ; dry, sandy places ; 2-4 in. (L.) 202 



Lily of the Valley. Diam. f in. ; flowers bell-shaped, 

 drooping, scented, 4-10 in a raceme ; leaves broad, 

 4 in. ; perianth 6-lobed ; stamens 6 ; woods ; 5-8 in. 

 (L.) 1181 



English Scurvy-grass. Diam. f in. ; flowers clustered 

 in corymbs ; sepals 4 ; petals 4 ; stamens 6 ; leaves 

 1-2 in., heart or kidney-shaped, smooth, fleshy ; river- 

 banks ; 10-18 in. (L.) 80 



Baneberry. Diam. f in. ; leaves 2 or 3 times pinnate ; 

 leaflets 1 J in. ; stem triangular ; sepals 4 ; petals 4 minute ; 

 stamens many ; copses ; 1-2 ft. (R.) 36 



Mud Crowfoot. Diam. f in. ; flowers rayed, lying on 

 muddy places ; sepals 5 ; petals 5, narrow ; stamens 

 many ; leaves roundish, f in. ; leaf-lobes narrowest at 

 base ; 4-8 in. (c.) 12 



Holly (tree). Diam. T s g- in. ; flowers in clusters on 

 branches ; sepals 4 ; petals 4 ; stamens 4 ; leaves spiny, 

 ovate, evergreen, shiny ; hedges ; 10-30 ft. (c.) 777 



Two-leaved May Lily. Diam. T 5 in. ; flowers 8-10, 

 fragrant, in racemes ; perianth of 4 free pieces ; stamens 

 4 ; root leaves cordate ; stem leaves 2 or 3 ; woods ; 

 4-8 in. (R.) 1180 



Common Water-cress. Diam. -^ in. ; flowers clus- 

 tered ; sepals 4 ; petals 4 ; stamens 6 ; leaves pinnate, 

 end leaflet round and large, about 1 in. ; brooks ; 1-2 J ft. 

 long, (c.) 104 



Ivy-leaved Crowfoot. Diam. T V in. ; flowers rayed, 

 lying on muddy places ; sepals 5 ; petals 5, narrow ; 

 stamens many ; leaves roundish, f in. ; leaf-lobes widest 

 at base ; 4-8 in. (c.) 13 



