286 SUMMER FLOWERS. 



sessile anthers with an ovary in the middle; capsules com- 

 monly called keys, having large oblong wings. Woods and 

 hedges. Fl. May. 



(199) Ligustrum. PRIVET. 



L. vulgare : shrub ; leaves nearly evergreen, lanceolate or 

 oblong, entire ; flowers white, in short compact panicles at the 

 ends of the branches; berries black, globular. Hedges and 

 thickets. El. June. 



(200) Convolvulus. BINDWEED. 



C. arvensis : stems twining or prostrate, about two feet 

 long ; leaves stalked, ovate- sagittate, with pointed basal lobes ; 

 peduncles axillary, usually two-flowered, the corolla delicate 

 pink, or nearly white, an inch or more in diameter, handsome. 

 Fields and pastures ; a troublesome weed, but withal one of 

 the most beautiful of our wild plants, and varying considerably 

 in the colour of its flowers. Fl. June, July. 



(201) Calystegia. BINDWEED. 



C. sepium : stems twining, climbing to the length of many 

 feet over hedges and bushes ; leaves ovate-triangular, pointed, 

 with broad, angular basal lobes ; peduncles axillary, bearing a 

 single large pure white flower, with a pair of large, leafy bracts 

 enclosing the calyx. Hedges and bushy places. Fl. July, 

 August. 



C. Soldanella, found in maritime sands, has short, prostrate 

 stems, small thick broadly rounded or kidney-shaped leaves, 

 having broad rounded or angular lobes at the base, and large 

 light pink flowers. 



