52 IDENTIFYING WILD FLOWERS. 



Marsh Sun Spurge. Diam. -^ in. ; stem leafy through- 

 out ; leaves broad-lanceolate ; umbel of 5 branches, each 

 divided again ; fruit warted, hairy ; plant milky ; shady 

 places ; 2-4 ft. (R.) 1060 



Coral-like Hairy Spurge. Diam. J in. or more ; leaves 

 lanceolate, woolly ; fruit nearly smooth, woolly ; umbel 

 of 5 branches, each divided again ; plant milky ; hedges ; 

 1-2 ft. (R.) 1061 



Scotch Fir or Pine (tree). Diam. staminate flowers 

 J in. ; heads J in. ; pistillate flowers in cones J in. ; leaves 

 needle-shaped in pairs ; mountains ; 50-100 ft. (L.) 1094 



Very Large. Greenish. 



Spanish Chestnut (tree). Diam. of flowers J in. ; 

 staminate catkin 4-6 in. long ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 sharply serrated, 6-10 in. long ; pistillate flowers J in. ; 

 fruit large, prickly ; parks ; 50-100 ft. (R.A.) 1083 



Hornbeam (tree). Diam. of flowers J in. ; staminate 

 catkins 2-3 in. long ; pistillate smaller ; leaves nearly 

 ovate, doubly serrate, hairy beneath ; fruit enclosed in a 

 large leafy bract ; woods ; 20-60 ft. (L.) 1082 



Large. 



Herb Paris. Diam. 1J in. ; stem with a whorl of 4 

 ovate net-veined leaves ; sepals 4, green, long and narrow ; 

 petals 4, linear, yellow ; stamens 8 ; woods ; 6-12 in. 

 (R.) 1185 



Small. 



Common Twayblade. Diam. T 7 ^ in. ; stem with 2 ovate, 

 opposite, ribbed leaves, each about 3 or 4 in. long ; flowers 

 in a long, narrow, loose spike ; flowers lipped, lower lip 

 long, divided ; slopes; 1-2 \ ft. (L.) 1103 



Spindle Tree. Diam. f in. ; flowers greenish-cream ; 

 branches 4-angled ; leaves opposite, nearly ovate ; fruit 

 crimson and orange ; sepals 4 ; petals 4, narrow ; etamens 

 4 ; woods ; 5-20 ft. (L.) 280 



Common Maple (tree). Diam. J in. or more ; leaves 

 with 5 blunt lobes ; flowers in erect racemes ; sepals 5 ; 

 petals 5 ; stamens 8 hedges ; 10-20 ft. (c.) 255 



