MAY FLOWERS. 61 



leaves rough, 3 times pinnatifid, segments linear ; chalky 

 fields ; 1-2 ft. (R.) 51 



Large. 



Columbine. Diam. 1 J in. ; flowers hanging ; petals 5, 

 each with an incurved spur ; sepals 5, petal-like ; sta- 

 mens many ; leaves twice ternate, lobes rounded ; shady 

 places; 1-3 ft. (L.) 32 



Hoary Shrubby Stock. Diam. 1 in. ; flowers light 

 purple ; sepals 4 ; petals 4 ; stamens 6 ; stem shrubby, 

 leaves hoary with down, narrow, entire ; sea-cliffs ; 1-2 ft. 

 (L.) 119 



Medium. 



Large-flowered Butterwort. Diam. | in. ; length 1 in. ; 

 flowers violet, lipped, irregular with a spur ; sepals 5 ; 

 corolla 2 -lipped ; stamens 2 ; leaves yellowish, radical, 

 slimy ; bogs ; 4-8 in. (R.) 956 



Dusky Cranesbill. Diam. f in. ; flowers dark, dingy 

 purple ; petals 5 ; sepals 5 ; stamens 10 ; fruit long- 

 beaked ; leaves roundish, lobed, lobes cut and serrate ; 

 thickets ; 1-2 ft. (L.) 258 



Small. 



Bush Vetch. Diam. nearly \ in. ; length over \ in. ; 

 flowers dull, pale purple, about 4 in a nearly sessile raceme ; 

 sepals 5 ; petals 5, unequal ; stamens 10 ; leaflets 5-8 

 pairs ovate ; hedges ; 1-3 ft. (v.c.) 350 



Tea-plant (Duke of Argyll's). Diam. f in. ; flowers 

 purple, turning yellowish, corolla 5-cleft ; stamens 5 ; 

 stem straggling, drooping ; leaves narrow, lanceolate, 

 1-3 in.; 6-12 ft. (L.) 811 



Very Small. 



Seaside Smooth Gromwell. Diam. nearly J in. ; length 

 over i in. ; flowers purplish -blue, dotted yellow, pinkish 

 in bud ; sepals 5 ; petals 5, joined ; stamens 5 ; leaves 

 ovate, pointed, rough with hard dots, fleshy, with powdery 

 bloom ; shores ; 1-2 ft. (L.) 941 



Wild Sage or Clary. Diam. T \ in. ; length nearly f in. ; 

 flowers lipped dull violet in whorls of 6, in long, hairy 



