WHITE FLOWERS, 1-50 



I. Flowers grouped in Composite Heads .... 1-5 



II. Flowers grouped in Umbels 6-15 



III. Flowers grouped otherwise, or occurring singly . 16-50 



A. Leaves compound, deeply cut, or lobed . . 16-25 



B. Leaves quite simple, at most toothed . . 26-50 



a. Stamens absent ...... 50 



b. Stamens 2-4 in number . . . 26-32 



c. Stamens 5-7 in number . 33-42, 44, 45, 48 



d. Stamens 8 or more in number . . 43-50 



1. Daisy, Bellis perenni*, Daisy family. The short horizontal 

 underground stem bears rosettes of leaves, which are oval in 

 shape, tapering to the base, and irregularly toothed : from 

 among these arise several flower-stalks, each a few inches high 



1. Common Daisy. 



2. Millefoil. 



and with a single flower-head : the disc is yellow, the ray 

 white with pink tips : perhaps the commonest of our wild 

 flowers, to be seen during the greater part of the year in 

 grassy places : the flower-heads are very sensitive, closing in 

 darkness and wet weather. 



2. Millefoil, Yarrow, Achillea Millefolium^ Daisy family. 

 A common and very pretty plant of meadows and pastures : 



