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chambered, 2-seeded. — Meadows on a dry soil; common. — Fl. 

 June — October. Perennial. 



3. P. lanceoldta (Ribwort Plantain). — Leaves nearly glabrous, 

 ob-lanceolate, tapering downwards, slightly and irregularly toothed, 

 3 — 6-ribbed, erect ; flowers in a short, ovoid or cylindric spike, 

 on a long, angular stalk ; bracts and sepals black-tipped ; filaments 

 and anthers white; capsule 2-chambered, 2-seeded. — Meadows; 

 abundant. Under the name of Cocks and Hens this plant is well 



littor£lla uniflora (S ' hore-weed). 



known to children, who amuse themselves by striking the heads 

 one against another until the stalk breaks. — Fl. May — October. 

 Perennial. 



4. P. maritima (Seaside Plantain).— Easily distinguished from 

 the rest of the genus by its long, linear, grooved, fleshy 3 — 5- 

 ribbed leaves, which are woolly at the base ; the flower-spike is 

 cylindrical and varies in length, as does its cylindrical stalk ; 

 stamens pale yellow; capsule 2-chambered, 2-seeded.— Sea- 

 shores and tops of mountains ; common. — Fl. June— September. 

 Perennial. 



