72 WILD FLOWERS 



The Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia), 

 Plate III., Fig. 12, is one of the commonest 

 and most delightful of roadside flowers. Its 

 pale-lilac bells on thin, threadlike stalks cover 

 grassy banks, waving in the lightest breeze. 

 It is the well-known favourite, the bluebell 

 of Scotland. A white one sometimes mixes 

 among the blue, and it is pleasant to find a 

 rarity of this sort. 



The Germander Speedwell (Veronica 

 chamsedrys), or Birdseye, Plate IV., Fig. 7, is 

 a bright-blue flower, sometimes erroneously 

 called a forget-me-not. It has four petals, 

 one of which is always smaller than the rest ; 

 while the forget-me-nots have five. There 

 are many species of speedwell, but they all 

 have this arrangement of petals, and most 

 of them have a bright white eye in the centre 

 of the blue. 



The Sweet-briar Eose (Rosa eglanteria), 

 also called Eglantine, Plate IV., Fig. 5, and 

 the Dog Eose (Rosa canina) are cherished 

 ornaments of our waysides. The former may 

 be readily known by its strong aromatic 

 fragrance. The latter varies in hue from 

 deep red to white, and its leaves are either 



