160 IDENTIFYING WILD FLOWERS. 



Very Small. 



Sea-holly. Flowers diam. -^ in., sessile, in dense heads 

 or umbels ; heads about 3 together, each f in., ovoid in 

 fruit ; bracts 3, leafy, large ; bracteoles 5-7, all spiny and 

 stiff ; root leaves 3-lobed, large ; stem leaves clasping, 

 palmate ; plant stout, prickly ; sandy shores ; 1-2 ft. (L.) 497 



Field Sea-holly. Flowers diam. J in., sessile, in dense 

 heads or umbels | in. ; stem leaves clasping, twice pinna ti- 

 fid, spiny ; bracts leafy, narrow, long, spiny ; more slender, 

 branched, bushy, and tall than preceding ; sea -shores, etc. ; 

 l-2Jft. (L.) 498 



Medium. D*r* Purplish. 



Dwarf Cornel. Flowers diam. nearly J in. ; umbel of 

 flowers J in., or f in. including the 4 ovate, yellowish-purple 

 bracts ; petals 4 ; stamens 4 ; stem erect, forked, 4- 

 angled ; leaves oblong, sessile, f in., in few pairs ; moors ; 

 6-8 in. (L.) 493 



Small. VMet. 



Common Skull-cap. Diam. J in. ; length nearly f in. ; 

 sepals 5 ; corolla much longer than calyx, 2-lipped ; stamens 

 4 ; flowers axillary, in pairs ; stem 4-angled ; leaves oppo- 

 site, 1-2 in., narrow, base cordate ; damp places ; 6-12 

 in. (c.) 928 



Self-heal. Diam. J in. ; length nearly \ in. ; sepals 5 ; 

 corolla 2-lipped ; stamens 4 ; flowers dull violet, about 6 

 in each whorl ; whorls crowded in a dense, terminal, short 

 spike ; leaves opposite, ovate-oblong, 1J in. ; stem 4- 

 angled ; roadsides ; 4-10 in. (v.c.) 927 



Common Basil or Basil-thyme. Diam. nearly J in. ; 

 length J in. ; calyx 5-toothed, 2-lipped, curved, swollen 

 below ; corolla 2-lipped, marked with white ; stamens 4 ; 

 flowers in whorls of 5 or 6 ; stem 4-angled ; leaves ovate, 

 fin.; banks; 4-8 in. (c.) 892 



Large. 



Blue. 



Chicory or Succory. Heads diam. 1J in., pale blue ; 

 florets all ray, strap-shaped ; bracts 8 8 with 5 outer smaller 



