WHITE OR WHITISH FLOWERS 
Marsh Bellflower (Campanula aparinoides). Bluebell 
family. June, July. 
A perennial herb with stem too weak to stand upright, bearing 
on the ends of its thread-like branches small, solitary, dainty 
white or light-blue open bells. There are fine backward-bending 
bristles on the stem. Its resemblance to the Bedstraw or Goose- 
grass, q.v., suggests the specific Latin name. The corolla has 
five spreading pointed lobes. The leaves are narrowly lanceo- 
late, with strong midrib and delicate veins, sometimes with 
inconspicuous teeth. Marshes amongst grass. The generic 
Latin name signifies a little bell. 
Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis). Convolvulus 
family. May to September. 
A slender trailing perennial a foot or two long, often branched, 
bearing ^small white or pinkish Morning Glories, not over an 
inch across. Each flower is on a long, slender stalk ; often two, 
sometimes three or four, are borne on the same stalk (peduncle), 
which has one to three small bracts. The leaves are somewhat 
arrow-shaped, an inch or two long. Waste places. The Latin 
name signifies rolled together. 
Cheeses (Malva rotundifolia). Mallow family. May to 
October. 
A biennial with procumbent stem and a few bluish-white 
flowers in the axils, averaging one-half inch broad; petals five, 
notched, veined. The leaves are round, long-stalked, the edges 
somewhat lobed and round-toothed. Seed-receptacles round 
and fiat. A common garden weed. Malva is the Latin name 
for mallow, perhaps derived from the Greek word meaning 
to make soft, referring either to emollient or to relaxing 
qualities. 
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