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Red Catchfly), Silene Cucubalus (the Bladder 

 Campion), and Polemonium coeruleum usher in the 

 summer, the field is rich indeed in blue, mauve, 

 lilac, red, and pink, with a distinct leaning towards 

 blue, mauve, and lilac. And these colours seem to 

 hold their own to the end. White may come with 

 the Ox-eye Daisy {^Chrysanthemum leucanthevium) 

 and the many Umbelliferge ; red may come with 

 brilliant Centaur ea uniflora and crimson C. nigra, 

 the common Hard-head ; yellow may come with 

 tall Hypochoeris uniflora and such Buttercups 

 as Ranunculus bulbosus and R. acris, but blue and 

 mauve and lilac seem always to predominate ; for 

 the Rampions (Phyteuma betoniccEfoliimi and 

 P. orbicular e) and Campanulas (C. rotundifolia 

 and C. y^homboidalis) join forces with the Meadow 

 Clary and the Wood Crane's-bill and linger on 

 until the Martagon Lily is gone out of flower and 

 the field stands more than ready for the scythe. 

 Indeed, long after the scythe has done its worst, 

 and Colchicum autumnale is a thing of yesterday, 

 and autumn's fires have paled, and 



"Tlie few late flowers have moisture in the eye," 

 those flowers, or the major portion of those flowers, 

 will be blue and mauve and lilac — Campanula, 

 Geranium, and Salvia. 



