40 IDENTIFYING WILD FLOWERS. 



Very Small. 



Sweet Woodruff. Diam. J in. ; flowers cross-shaped, 

 fragrant, in clusters ; petals 4, joined ; stamens 4 ; upper 

 leaves 7-9 in a whorl, lanceolate, 1 in. ; woods ; 6-10 

 in. (c.) 588 



Sea Purslane. Diam. J in. ; flowers in forks of the 

 stem ; leaves ovate, sessile, fleshy, fixed in 4 rows ; sepals 

 5 ; petals 5 ; stamens 10 ;. creeping, 4-8 in. ; sea-shores. 

 (L.) 195 



Erect Moenchia. Diam. J in. ; flowers large for size of 

 plant ; sepals 4, sharp -pointed ; petals 4 ; stamens 4 ; 

 styles 4 ; leaves stiff ; waysides ; 2-6 in. (L.) 187 



Four-cleft Mouse-ear Chickweed. Diam. J in. ; root 

 leaves obovate-lanceolate ; sepals 4, sticky ; petals 4, 

 notched ; stamens 4 ; sandy places ; 6-12 in. (L.) 218 



Narrow-leaved Pepperwort. Diam. nearly J in. ; plant 

 much-branched, wiry ; root leaves cut ; stem leaves 

 linear ; petals 4 ; stamens 6 ; salt marshes ; 6-12 in. (L.) 77 



Horse-radish. Diam. nearly J in. ; sepals 4 ; petals 

 4 ; stamens 6 ; stem leaves 6 in. long and f in. broad, 

 lanceolate ; root long, thick, tapering ; ditches and 

 waste places ; 2-3 ft. (R.) 81 



Three-nerved Sandwort. Diam. nearly J in. ; flowers 

 solitary ; leaves ovate, acute, f in. ; sepals 5, 3-nerved ; 

 petals 5, entire ; stamens 10 ; damp places ; 5-12 in. 

 (c.) 205 



Thyme-leaved Sandwort. Diam. -^ in. ; leaves ovate, 

 pointed, sessile, roughish, nearly J in. ; stem forked, 

 downy ; sepals 5 ; petals 5, entire ; stamens 10 ; way- 

 sides ; 2-6 in. (c.) 200 



Chalk Milkwort. Diam. -$$ in. ; length yV in. ; foot 

 leaves obovate in a rosette ; stem leaves lanceolate, } in. ; 

 sepals 3 green and 2 coloured ; petals 3 ; stamens 8 ; 

 downs ; 2-6 in. (R.) 155 



Common Milkwort. Diam. T \ in. ; length T 8 in. ; leaves 

 narrow, lanceolate, f in. ; flowers in racemes ; sepals 

 3 small, green, and 2 large, coloured ; petals 3 ; 

 stamens 8 ; heaths, etc. ; 2-10 in. (v.c.) (Often blue or 

 red.) 154 



