FIGWORT FAMILY 367 



below j leaves in distant pairs, lanceolate, smooth ; flowers axillary, 

 in distant pairs, all turning one way ; corolla 4 times as long as the 

 calyx, pale yellow, closed, lower lip longer than the upper. — 

 Woods ; common. According to Linnaeus, cows are fond of it, 

 and the best and yellowest butter is made where it abounds ; but 



melampvrum prat£ns£ (Common Yellow Cow-wheat). 



the name pratense (growing in meadows) is inappropriate, as it is 

 rarely found in such situations. — Fl. June — September. Annual. 

 4. M. sylvdticum (Sub-alpine Yellow Cow-wheat), differing from 

 the last in having sub-erect, deep yellow flowers with the corolla 

 only twice as long as the calyx and with its lips open and equal, 

 occurs rarely in mountainous woods in the north. — Fl. July, 

 August. Annual. 



