. Flowers of the field. Botany. SPl' FAMILY 439 warts.âDevonshire and Kerry, where it is used to stupefy fish.â PI. May, June. Perennial. 6.* E. dulcis (Sweet Spurge), an erect species, about a foot , with obovate bhint leaves ; an umbel of 5 long, 2-forked rays, the capsule, Perennial. widi deltoid bracts ; and a few prominent warts on o(;curs only as an escajie from eultivalion.âP'l. June. â 7.* E. luralloides, a taller plant with iis stem leafless below ; leaves lanceolate, finely-toothed, woolly; umbel of 5, - â 3- forked ravs ; and woolly capsules; is also an escape. Fl. May, Jun
. Flowers of the field. Botany. SPl' FAMILY 439 warts.âDevonshire and Kerry, where it is used to stupefy fish.â PI. May, June. Perennial. 6.* E. dulcis (Sweet Spurge), an erect species, about a foot , with obovate bhint leaves ; an umbel of 5 long, 2-forked rays, the capsule, Perennial. widi deltoid bracts ; and a few prominent warts on o(;curs only as an escajie from eultivalion.âP'l. June. â 7.* E. luralloides, a taller plant with iis stem leafless below ; leaves lanceolate, finely-toothed, woolly; umbel of 5, - â 3- forked ravs ; and woolly capsules; is also an escape. Fl. May, June. Biennial. y. E. pilosa (Hairy Spurge).âA tall plant, with its stem leafy throughout and branched above; leaves broadly lance- olate, finely toothed mainly near the apex, slightly hairy; umbel irregular, of 4 â 6 rays, which arc first 3-forked and then 2-forked ; braels yel- low, elliptical, smooth; capsule usually hair)', with minute warts.â Woods, near Bath ; very rare.âFl. May, June. Perennial. It Vmlels 3- cr ira-iy-rayeil: ihvoliicral glajids, with erescent-shaped cusps 0 E. amygdaloidcs (Wood Spurge)âA shrubby, erect, leafy plant with obovate-lanceolate, bluish-green 'leaves hairy beneath, which grows about a foot high the first year,-elongating to 2 feet and flowering in the next season, with an .umbel of 5 or more iDifurcatin^' rays, conspicuous in spring aijd summer with its c^olden-creen tracts, which are united into a j-pund cup, generally. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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