150 IDENTIFYING WILD FLOWERS. 



Narrow-leaved Willow Herb. Diam. ^ in. ; sepals 4 ; 

 petals 4 ; stamens 8 ; stigma undivided ; stem round, with- 

 out raised lines ; leaves spreading, opposite mostly, If in. ; 

 flowers horizontal, rosy-lilac ; bogs ; 6-18 in. (v.c.) 425 



Sow-bread. Diam. J in. at mouth ; sepals 5 ; corolla 

 tube short, with 5 large 1-in. lobes turned backwards J 

 stamens 5 ; leaves ovate-cordate, 1J in. ; root tuber- 

 ous, turnip-shaped ; flower stalks long ; woods ; 4-8 in. 

 (B.) 968 



Very Small. 



Great Bur-parsley. Flowers diam. \ in. ; small umbels 

 \ in. ; compound umbels 2 in. ; petals 5, unequal ; leaves 

 pinnate, decurrent ; leaflets serrated ; bracts membran- 

 ous ; fruit very rough, with prickles ; fields ; stem very 

 rough, 6-18 in. (R.) 548 



Willow-leaved Spiraea. Diam. J in. ; sepals 5 ; petals 

 5 ; stamens long, numerous ; flowers in dense, terminal, 

 narrow racemes ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, serrate, 2J in. ; 

 carpels 5 ; plant shrubby ; plantations ; 3-5 ft. (R.) 371 



Dwarf Centaury. Diam. nearly J in. ; length nearly 

 f in. ; sepals 5 joined (rarely 4) ; petals 5 joined (or 4) : 

 stamens 5 (or 4), on the corolla tube ; calyx about half as 

 long as corolla tube ; stem much branched ; leaves ovate- 

 oblong, f in. ; sandy shores ; 1-4 in. (L.) 791 



Amphibious Persicaria. Diam. ^ in. ; flowers in a 

 dense spike, 1 in. ; sepals 5 ; petals ; stamens 5 ; styles 

 2 ; stem erect on land (or floating in water), nearly simple ; 

 leaves lanceolate, rough on land, smooth in water, 3-5 in. ; 

 stipules large ; waste or wet places ; 1J-3 ft. (c.) 1022 



Buck-wheat or Brank. Diam. -^ in. or over ; flowers in 

 loose sjpike or raceme, 1 in. ; sepals 5 ; petals ; stamens 

 8 ; leaves cordate, arrow-shaped, 1 J in. ; waste places. 

 (L.) 1033 



Cross-leaved Heath. Diam. \ in. at mouth ; length 

 J in. ; sepals 4 ; corolla ovate, bell-shaped, 5-toothed ; 

 stamens 8 ; flowers pink, drooping, about 8, in a 1 -sided 

 head or raceme ; leaves 4 in a whorl, <fa in. ; heaths ; 

 6-18 in. (c.) 755 



