SECOND SERIES. 
Some Short Notes 
DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE READER IN 
IDENTIFYING THE FLOWERS 
ILLUSTRATED IN THIS VOLUME, 
By ADAM L. GOWANS, M.A. 
Lesser Spear- wort (Frontispiece) — See the note to page 6 of 
the First Series. 
Celery-leaved Crowfoot (Page 6)— This aquatic plant is easily 
distinguished by its leaves, flower, and oblong fruit-head, which are 
all clearly brought out in the illustration. 
The Fumitory (Page 7) is a very common weed. There are four 
British species of Fumitory, ^difficult to distinguish even with careful 
study. 
The Pepper- wort (Page 8) is very characteristic in appearance. 
'Ihe fine photograph of the Sea Campion (Page 9) is quite dis- 
tinctive. The petals of the Bladder Campion, which otherwise 
resembles it, are deeply cloven. 
The White Campion (Page 10), flowers white, rarely pinkish, 
should be distinguished from the Red Campion (Page i8. First 
Series), of which the flowers are usually red, but occasionally pink to 
whitish. 
The identification of the Corn Spurrey (Page ii), Spurging 
Flax (Page 13) and White Clover (Page 14) presents no difficulty. 
The Small Upright St. John’s Wort (Page 12) is distinguished 
from the other St. John’s Worts by the red tinge on the buds and 
flowers. 
The Bush Vetch (Page 15) is not nearly so handsome a plant as 
the beautiful Tufted Vetch (Page 26, First Series), with which a 
casual glance might confound it. There is little resemblance beyond 
that of colour ; the flowers in the cluster of the Bush Vetch are much 
fewer, as are also the leaflets. 
The Common Agrimony (Page 16) and the lovely Purple 
Loosestrife (Page 18) are unmistakable. 
The Stonecrops (Page 17) are easily distinguished as a tribe, 
but Sedum album and Sedum anglicum require careful distinction ; 
the flowering stems of the former measure 6-10 inches, of the latter 
only 1-2 inches. 
The Willow-herbs (Pages 19, 20) require as a rule special study of 
the text-books for identification, although the illustrations will make 
the tribe easily recognisable. Epilobium montanum^ however, is 
a very common weed. 
