JULY FLOWERS. 133 



Floating Bur-weed. Diam. nearly J in. ; globose heads 

 of flowers, f in. ; .stamen flowers with 3 scales and 3 

 stamens ; pistil flowers with a tongue-shaped stigma ; 

 leaves linear, rigid, flat, floating, long, transparent, J in: 

 broad ; flower stalk unbranched ; lakes ; floating, 1-3 

 ft. (L.) 1205 



Unbranched Bur-weed. Diam. nearly J in. ; globose 

 heads of flowers f in. ; stamen flowers with 3 sepals and 3 

 stamens ; pistil flowers with linear stigma ; leaves tri- 

 angular at the base, erect, keeled, with flat sides, narrow 

 and long ; flower stalk unbranched ; ditches ; 1-2 ft. 

 (c.) 1206 



Narrow-leaved Hare's-ear. Diam. flowers -^ in. ; small 

 umbels -^ in. ; compound umbels f in. ; petals 5 ; stamens 

 5 ; leaves linear -lanceolate, f in., pointed ; bracts large, 

 narrow, pointed ; rocky places ; 2-8 in. (R.) 520 



Very Large. Pa/e Yellow. 



Evening Primrose. Diam. 2J in. ; sepals 4 ; petals 4 ; 

 stamens 8 ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, 3-4 in., alternate ; 

 flowers open at 7 p.m. ; scented ; shores, etc. 2-3 ft. (L.) 420 



Lwge. 



Willow-leaved Inula. Heads diam. 1J in. ; ray florets 

 slender, yellow ; disc florets yellow ; corolla 5-toothed ; 

 leaves rigid, upper slender-oblong, eared and stalkless ; 

 lower lanceolate, toothed and fringed ; bracts slender ; 

 lake-shores ; 12-18 in. (R.) 720 



Yellow Balsam. Diam. 1 in. or over ; length with 

 spur, 1J in. ; flowers hollow, drooping, dotted with red ; 

 sepals 3-5 ; petals 3, appearing as 2 ; stamens 5 ; leaves 

 egg-shaped, serrated, and stalked ; stem joints swollen ; 

 flowers about 3 together ; moist woods ; stem succulent, 

 1-2 ft. (L.) 275 



Large-flowered Primrose-leaved Mullein. Diam. 1 in. 

 or more ; root leaves 5 or 6 in., downy, oblong-lanceolate, 

 serrate ; upper small, sessile, decurrent ; sepals 5 ; petals 

 5 ; stamens 6 t with purple hairs ; flowerg in rather dense 



