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Great Dodder. Diam. flowers J in. or more ; heads 

 J in. or over ; stems thread-like, much tangled, thick, 

 yellowish-red, bearing no leaves but globular clusters or 

 sessile heads of flowers ; sepals obtuse ; stamens included ; 

 grows on nettles, vetches, etc. ; 1-2 ft. (L.) 801 



Lesser Dodder. Diam. flowers J in. ; heads J in. or 

 over ; flowers flesh-coloured ; calyx reddish, short ; 

 stamens exserted ; grows on furze, thyme, and ling ; 

 heaths ; 1-2 ft. (c.) 803 



Lucerne Dodder. Diam. flowers J in. ; heads J in. or 

 over ; flowers stalked, scented like heliotrope ; a casual 

 on lucerne ; Essex ; 1-2 ft. (L.) 805 



Small Yellowish Green. 



Small-leaved Lime (tree). Diam. f in. ; leaves pointed, 

 heart-shaped, but oblique, about If in. broad ; flowers 

 springing only from a leaf-like bract 2 in. by f in. ; flowers 

 in clusters of about 8 ; sepals 5 ; petals 5 ; stamens many ; 

 woods ; 20-40 ft. (L.) 239 



Two-leaved Liparis. Diam. f in. ; flowers about 5, 

 pale, in a loose spike ; sepals 3 ; petals 3, one forming a 

 broad, flat lip turning backwards ; leaves 2, broadly 

 lanceolate, parallel- veined, 2 in. long ; stem 3-sided ; 

 sandy bogs ; 4-8 in. (R.) 1137 



Spurless Coral-root. Diam. -^ in. ; flowers about 6j 

 in a short, loose spike ; sepals 3, keeled and spreading ; 

 petals 3, one being whitish with small purple spots ; leaves 

 none ; root pale brown, coral-like ; boggy woods ; 6-10 

 in. (R.) 1111 



Lesser Meadow-rue. Diam. J in. ; leaves resemble 

 maiden-hair fern, but very stiff, tripinnate, leaflets f in. 

 or more, toothed ; stem rigid, often zigzag ; flowers droop- 

 ing ; sepals 4 ; petals ; stamens many ; pastures ; J-4 

 ft. (L.) 3 



Common Hop. Diam. stamen flowers | in., in racemes 

 3 or 4 in. long ; pistil flowers in heads or catkins J in. 

 broad, f in. long ; upper leaves opposite, ovate ; lower 

 3-5-lobedj lobes ovate ; stem very rough, almost prickly, 



