PERFOLIATE YELLOW AVORT.— 67^/om 

 perfoliata. 



Class OcTA>'DRiA. Order Monogynia. NaX. Ord. Gextia>-e^. 

 Gentian Tribe. 



This plant is very ornamental to the grassy- 

 parts of the chalky clifFs, or to the verdure 

 wiiich clothes our hill sides. It is \^•ell named 

 Yellow Wort, for not only are the blossoms 

 of a full bright yellow colour, but the whole 

 plant affords a good dye of that hue. It 

 flowers from July till September, at which 

 season yellow blossoms are so prevalent, that 

 they colour the scene almost as much as the 

 Buttercups of spring tint the places where they 

 abound. Hawkweeds, from a delicate lemon 

 to a full orange colour, are everywhere abund- 

 ant; Ragworts, bright as the golden sunbeam, 

 and Hawks'-beards, and Sow-thistles, and 

 Goats'-beards, which open only to the cloud- 

 less sky, rival the bright tints of the Dande- 

 lions, which glitter like stars among the grasses. 

 The leaves of the Yellow Wort are joined at 

 the base, so that the stalk goes through them, 

 and hence its specific name. Both foliage and 



