V WOODS AND MELDS 169 



Often indeed, our woods and fields rival 

 gardens even in the richness of colour. We 

 have all seen meadows white with Narcissus, 

 glowing with Buttercups, Cowslips, early- 

 purple Orchis, or Cuckoo Flowers ; cornfields 

 blazing with Poppies; woods carpeted with 

 Bluebells, Anemones, Primroses, and Forget- 

 me-nots ; commons with the yellow Lady's 

 Bedstraw, Harebells, and the sweet Thyme ; 

 marshy places with the yellow stars of the 

 Bog Asphodel, the Sun-dew sparkling with 

 diamonds. Ragged Robin, the beautifully 

 fringed petals of the Buckbean, the lovely 

 little Bog Pimpernel, or the feathery tufts of 

 Cotton Grass ; hedgerows with Hawthorn and 

 Traveller's Joy, Wild Rose and Honeysuckle, 

 while underneath are the curious leaves and 

 orange fruit of the Lords and Ladies, the 

 snowy stars of the Stitchwort, Succory, Yar- 

 row, and several kinds of Violets; while all 

 along the banks of streams are the tall red 

 spikes of the Loosestrife, the Hemp Agrimony, 

 Water Groundsel, Sedges, Bulrushes, Flower- 

 ing Rush, Sweet Flag, etc. 



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