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ROSEWORT 



Seduin frigiduin. Orpine Family 



Stems: erect, simple, glabrous. Leaves: oval, obtuse at the apex, den- 

 tate. Flowers: cyme terminal, dense; petals longer than the oblong 

 narrow sepals ; staminate flowers with eight stamens, the pistillate ones 

 with four carpels. 



The small purplish-red flowers of this short thick plant 

 are set in a cluster at the top of the stems, which are covered 

 with many small leaves. It grows in the crannies between 

 the rocks and on stony slopes. 



GREAT WILLOW-HERB 



Epilobium aiigiistifoliiwi. Evening Primrose Family 



Stems : erect, simple or branched, glabrous. Leaves : alternate, lanceo- 

 late, entire, pale beneath, acute at the apex, narrowed at the base, thin. 

 Flowers: magenta, in terminal spike-like racemes; petals four, entire, 

 spreading. 



The tall strong stems of this striking plant rise to an 

 average height of three feet, though frequently taller, and 

 terminate in long racemes of bright purplish flowers, in which 

 the number four is conspicuous, each one having a very long 

 calyx-tube divided into four segments and four large, rounded, 

 wide-open petals. The four-cleft stigma at the apex of the 

 long style is extremely prominent. The mid-ribs of the leaves, 

 the stems, the buds, and the calyx-tubes are all a dull red ; 

 and when the seed ripens the long narrow vessels burst open 

 lengthwise and send afloat in the air clouds of white silky tufts, 

 to each of which is attached a seed that ultimately falls to 

 earth seeking some new spot favourable to its development. 



The name Epilobiiini signifies " upon a pod," and probably 

 refers to the fact that the flowers grow on the ends of the 

 long pods. Willow-herb refers to the fact that the leaves 

 resemble those of the Willow. 



