166 IDENTIFYING WILD FLOWERS. 



Oak-leaved Goosefoot. Diam. ^ in. ; flowers as pre- 

 ceding, but leaves f in., ovate-oblong, mealy beneath ; flower 

 spikes short, dense, leafless, J in. ; stem shining ; waste 

 places; 6-18 in. (L.) 1005 



Jointed Glasswort. Diam. nearly ^ in. ; leaves none, 

 stem fleshy, branched, jointed, each joint fitted into the 

 one below ; flowers 3 together on each side of a node ; 

 perianth 3-4-lobed ; stamens 2 ; styles 2 ; salt marshes ; 

 6-18 in. (L.) 1018 



Creeping or Rooting Glasswort. Diam. nearly ^ in. ; 

 as preceding, but stem procumbent, woody, perennial ; 

 joints scarcely thickened ; salt marshes ; 6-18 in. (R.) 1019 



Very SmaU. Pink * nd Green. 



Seaside Knotweed. Diam. J in. or over ; sepals 5 ; 

 stamens 8 ; styles 3 ; flowers axillary, 1-3 together, 

 crowded with the leaves ; leaves fleshy, lanceolate, alter- 

 nate, f in. ; stem prostrate, rather rigid and woody 

 below ; sea-shores ; 1-3 ft. (R.) 1029 



Small Brownish White. 



Branched Broom-rape. Diam. J in. or over ; length 

 J in. ; sepals 4 ; corolla gaping, upper lip 2-lobed ; stamens 

 4 ; bracts 3 under each flower ; leaves ; stem stout, 

 erect, usually branched ; on hemp roots ; 4-8 in. (L.) 876 



Medium. Yellowish. 



Shrubby Broad-leaved Hawkweed. Heads diam. f in. 

 or more ; florets all ray, strap-shaped, dull pale yellow ; 

 bracts glabrous, blackish green ; heads in a clustered 

 corymb ; flower stalks scaly and cottony ; leaves ovate, 

 broad at the base, If in., with teeth pointing forwards ; 

 stem leafy all its length ; banks ; 1J-3 ft. (o.) 642 



Gmelin 's Coral-root. Diam. f in. or over ; flowers 

 pale yellow, 2-6 in a raceme ; sepals 3 ; petals 3 ; lip 3- 

 lobed, with a short, stout spur behind, the centre whitish 

 with red glands ; leaves ; stem pale yellow-brown ; 

 woods ; 4-8 in. (R.) 1110 



