58 IDENTIFYING WILD FLOWERS. 



Very Small. 



Cotoneaster. Diam. J in. ; a shrub with ovate leaves, 

 1 in., hairy beneath ; flowers pink ; sepals 5 ; petals 5 ; 

 stamens many ; Great Orme's Head ; 1-2 ft. (R.) 413 



Striated Corn Catchfly. Diam. J in. ; stem erect, forked ; 

 leaves narrow, downy ; flowers reddish ; calyx 5-cleft with 

 30 furrows ; petals 5, cloven ; stamens 10 ; fields ; 6-12 in. 

 (L.) 175 



Red Spur-valerian. Diam. T S F in. ; length J in. ; 

 flowers very narrow, many, in clusters, rosy coral-red ; 

 leaves ovate-lanceolate ; stamen 1 ; walls and rocks ; 

 1-2 ft. (L.) 592 



Common Milkwort. Diam. -^ in. ; length -$ in. (See 

 White, Very Small.) 



Common Sorrel-dock. Diam. J in. ; flowers reddish with 

 greenish ; stamens and pistils on different plants ; plant 

 acid tasted ; leaves oblong, slightly arrow-shaped ; sepals 

 with petals 6 ; stamens 6 ; fruit triangular ; meadows ; 

 8-24 in. (v.c.) 1045 



Red Bear-berry. Diam. J in. ; length -^ in. ; leaves 

 obovate, entire, evergreen ; flowers in clusters ; flowers 

 rose ; calyx 5-cleft ; corolla egg-shaped, 5-cleft ; stamens 

 10 ; mountains ; 4-6 in. (L.) 767 



Marsh Andromeda. Diam. J in. ; length J in. ; a 

 leafy, evergreen shrub ; stems slender ; leaves narrow, 

 pointed ; flowers flesh, drooping ; calyx 5-cleft ; corolla egg- 

 shaped, 5-cleft ; stamens 10 ; peat bogs ; 6-12 in. (R.) 764 



Trailing Azalea. Diam. J in. ; length J in. ; a trailing, 

 tangled shrub ; leaves stiff, smooth, -^ in., deep green, 

 margins rolled back ; flowers flesh, 2 or 3 together ; calyx 

 5 ; corolla 5, bell-shaped ; stamens 5 ; mountains ; 

 trailing. (R.) 763 



Small Marsh Valerian. Diam. J in. ; length J in. ; 

 flowers purplish -pink, whiter inside ; plant erect ; stem 

 leaves cut ; root leaves ovate ; stamens and pistils in 

 separate plants ; stamens 3 ; marshes ; 3-8 in. (L.) 593 



Sea Stork 's-bill. Diam. J in. ; leaves J in., simple 

 oblong, with crenate lobes ; sepals 5 ; petals 5, pale pink, 

 often wanting ; stamens 5 ; shores ; 6-18 in. (L.) 271 



