112 IDENTIFYING WILD FLOWERS. 



corolla 2-lipped, spurred ; stamens 2 ; bogs ; 2-8 in. 

 (o.) 957 



Small 



Purple-flowered Viper's Bugloss. Diam. nearly J in. ; 

 flowers in cymes 4-6 in. ; stem branched, with hairs from 

 minute raised dots ; leaves oblong, heart-shaped, sessile ; 

 sepals 5 ; corolla unequally 5-lobed ; stamens 5 ; sandy 

 fields ; 1-3 ft. (R.) 954 



Common Alkanet. Diam. nearly \ in. ; flowers funnel- 

 shaped in 1 -sided spikes ; sepals 5, longer than corolla ; 

 corolla 5-lobed, throat closed by scales ; stamens 5 ; 

 leaves narrow -lanceolate, upper half -clasping ; plant 

 covered with soft bristles ; waste places ; 1-2 ft. (L.) 946 



Large. Bluish. 



Blue Meadow Cranesbill. Diam. nearly 1J in. ; leaves 

 roundish, 3-6 in., long-stalked, 7-9-lobed, each lobe much 

 cut ; plant erect, softly hairy ; sepals 5, with long points or 

 awns ; petals 5, veined ; stamens 10 ; fruit stalked, bent 

 down ; moist meadows, etc. ; 2-4 ft. (c.) 260 



Medium. 



Field Larkspur. Diam. nearly 1 in. ; length nearly 

 1 in. ; flowers in long racemes ; leaves cut into many 

 narrow, linear lobes, upper sessile ; sepals 5, petal-like, 

 with spur J in. ; petals 2 ; stamens many ; stem slender, 

 slightly branched ; fruit of 1-5 separate carpels ; corn- 

 fields ; 10-18 in. (L.) 33 



Branched Field Larkspur. Diam. nearly 1 in. ; length 

 nearly 1 in. ; flowers in long racemes ; leaves cut into 

 many narrow, linear lobes, upper sessile ; sepals 5, petal- 

 like ; petals 2 or 4 ; stamens many ; stem stouter, 

 branched ; fruit of 1-5 separate carpels ; fields ; 1-2J 

 ft. (R.A.) 34 



Jacob's Ladder. Diam. nearly f in. ; leaves alter- 

 nate, pinnate, 6-12 pairs ; leaflets | in., each oblong- 

 ovate ; sepals 5 ; corolla 5-lobed ; stamens 5 ; flowers 

 many, drooping somewhat, on an erect stem ; rocky 

 slopes; 8-24 in. (L.) 797 



