156 IDENTIFYING WILD FLOWERS. 



sepals 4 ; corolla egg-shaped, mouth small, crimson- 

 purple ; stamens 8 ; flowers in 1 -sided racemes ; leaves 

 usually 3 in a whorl, J in., close set, linear ; heaths ; 

 6-12 in. (o.) 757 



Minute. 



Hemp Agrimony. Flowers diam. nearly J in. ; heads 

 small, with 5-6 florets, -^ in., forming dense terminal 

 clusters ; corolla 5-lobed ; bracts about 10, short ; leaves 

 opposite, downy, with 3-5 lanceolate, serrate leaflets, each 

 3 in. ; wet places ; 2-5 ft. (o.) 678 



Strawberry Trefoil. Flowers diam. ^ in. ; length -^ 

 in. ; flower heads or clusters J in. at first, later 1 in. ; 

 calyx 5-toothed, much swollen in fruit ; petals 5, unequal ; 

 stamens 10 ; flower heads on long stalks ; leaflets 3, 

 obovate or obcordate, J in. ; fields ; 6-12 in. (o.) 312 



Large. 



Lilac Blue. 



Small Scabious. Heads diam. 1J in. ; florets or flowers 

 5-lobed ; stamens 4, long ; calyx of 4-5 bristles ; heads 

 flat-topped ; root leaves pinnate and cut ; stem leaves cut ; 

 all segments narrow ; heaths ; 1-1 j ft. (c.) 605 



Small 



Blue Flea-bane. Heads diam. -^ in. ; length f in. ; 

 florets of ray dull bluish lilac ; disc florets yellowish, 5- 

 cleft ; stameng 5 ; plant very rough to the touch ; root 

 leaves obovate-lanceolate, 2J in. ; upper narrow, half- 

 clasping ; dry banks ; 1-1 J ft. (c.) 700 



Very Small. 



Water Speedwell. Diam. nearly J in. ; sepals 4 ; 

 corolla 4-cleft ; stamens 2 ; flowers in opposite, axillary 

 racemes ; leaves sessile, lanceolate, serrate, 3 in. ; marshes ; 

 1-2 ft. (c.) 823 



Pale Blue Toadflax. Diam. nearly J in. ; length f in. 

 or over ; sepals 5 ; corolla tube 2-lipped, closed, spurred, 

 pale lilac-blue with violet veins and yellow palate ; stems 

 many, slender, leafy ; leaves whorled or scattered, linear, 

 | in. ; banks ; 1-2 ft. (L.) 860 



