226 HALF-HOURS IN THE GREEN LANES. 



(R.flamniiila),&n<[ others growing in the water, with 

 leaves like those of the chamomile below and 

 resembling those of the ivy above, the flower being 

 a pure delicate white. This is the Aquatic Crowfoot 

 (JR. aquatiUs). Already, in the early summer, he 

 may find the Goldilocks (R. auricomus) in the 

 shady places of the woods and hedges. It is a pretty 

 plant, with small yellow flowers, and may be identi- 

 fied at once by the striking difference between the 

 leaves at its base and those higher up the stem, 

 which are very much divided or cleft in comparison. 

 Later in the summer, the bulbous crowfoot will have 

 decayed, but you will hardly have missed it, for its 

 place has been gradually supplied by the Upright 

 Crowfoot (R. acris) and the Creeping Crowfoot (R. 

 repens), both of which, in their names, carry about 

 them the means whereby the young botanist may 

 distinguish them. 



As March approaches its end, and April sets in, 

 our hedge-banks begin to look quite cheerful and 

 attractive. Foremost among the early comers, and 

 almost claiming attention by its large, glossy green 

 leaves, is the plant commonly known as " Lords and 

 Ladies " (Arum maculatum, Fig. 171) ; other names 

 for this plant are "Cuckoo Pint," "Wake Kobin," &c., 

 It is singular how the cuckoo has given its name to 

 several early summer flowers that usually flower 

 about the time of its appearance, such as the Cuckoo 

 Flower (Cardamine pratensis), &c., and even to the 

 insect enveloped in froth called " cuckoo-spit." The 



