48 WILD FLOWERS 



with a single bright yellow flower: the roots, which persist 

 during winter, are tuberous, and carry a store of food, thus 

 enabling the plant to produce flowers and leaves early in the 

 year. 



93. Marsh- Marigold, Caltha palustris, Crowfoot family. The 



91. Lesser Spearwort. 



92. Lesser Celandine. 



large yellow flowers of this handsome plant appear in spring, 

 borne at the tip of the hollow stem : the plant is frequent in 

 marshes and ditches : the leaves are rounded heart-shaped and 



93. Marsh-Marigold. 



94. Yellow Water-Lily, 

 Brandy- Bottle. 



dark glossy green: there is no corolla, the calyx taking its 



P 94." Yellow Water-Lily, Brandy-Bottle, Nymphasa , lutea, 

 Water-lily family. The leaves are elongated, heart-shaped 

 they are unwettable, and float on the surface of the water, 



