AUGUST FLOWERS. 163 



flowers in a loose panicle ; leaves entire, linear-lanceolate, 

 sessile ; waste places ; 2-3 ft. (R.A.) 703 



Small. 



Jointed Pipewort. Heads diam. f in. ; flowers minute* 

 of 2 kinds, staminate in middle, stamens 4-6 ; pistillate 

 outside, perianth 4, stigmas 2-3 ; leaves awl-shaped, 3 in. ; 

 lakes; 6-12 in. (L.) 1210 



Creeping Goodyera. Diam. J in. ; flowers creamy 

 white, in a narrow spiral spike ; sepals 3 ; petals 3, one 

 forming a lip ; stem slender, spike glandular-hairy ; leaves 

 ovate, acute, f in. ; fir-woods ; 4-8 in. (L.) 1097 



Striated Cranesbill. Diam. J in. ; flowers white, with 

 purple veins ; sepals 5 ; petals 5, distinct ; stamens 10 ; 

 styles 5, united ; stem hairy ; near shrubberies ; 1 ft. 

 (L.) 270 



Canadian Flea-bane. Heads diam. J in. ; length J in. ; 

 ray florets very short, whitish, tinged red ; disc pale yellow- 

 ish, 5-lobed ; flower heads very many ; leaves all narrow, 

 1 in. ; waste places ; 1-2 ft. (L.) 701 



Very Small. 



Drooping Ladies' Tresses. Diam. -^ in. ; flowers 

 fragrant, in a twisted spike 2J in. ; spike stout, glandular- 

 hairy ; sepals 3 ; petals 3, one forming a tongue-shaped 

 lip ; lower leaves narrow-obovate, 4 in. ; meadows ; 2-10 

 in. (R.) 1100 



Minute. 



Bastard Stone-parsley. Flowers diam. nearly J in. ; 

 small umbels J in. ; compound umbels 1 in. ; petals 5 ; 

 stamens 5 ; leaves pinnate, 8 in. ; leaflets oblong, pinnati- 

 fid, 1| in. ; stem slender, leafy, solid ; waysides ; 2-3 ft. 

 (c.) 509 



Very Small. Yellowish Green. 



Sea Spurge. Diam. -^ in. ; flowers of unusual struc- 

 ture ; plant stout, shrubby, with milky juice ; leaves 

 crowded, covering stem, very thick, sessile, oval, f in. ; 

 branches 5-8, short 4 stout ; sandy shores ; 1-2 ft. (L.) 



1065 



