. Field and woodland plants. ^jtg^L \ I t^^o rows of bracts, the ^^l^^^y ,^ 1 / W outer of which are shorter ^ ^^ * -^ and narrower, and the whole involucre assumes aconical form after flower-ing. The fruit is shorterthan the pappus ; tapering,but not beaked ; and the ])a]>[)us consists of several rows ofunbranched, silky hairs. This plant flowers during July andAugust. It is very common on waste land, and may be frequentlyseen growing on old walls, and even on the roofs of countrycottages and out-houses. The genus Hieracium (Hawkwecds) is a ])uzzle not only tothe beginner, but also to expe
. Field and woodland plants. ^jtg^L \ I t^^o rows of bracts, the ^^l^^^y ,^ 1 / W outer of which are shorter ^ ^^ * -^ and narrower, and the whole involucre assumes aconical form after flower-ing. The fruit is shorterthan the pappus ; tapering,but not beaked ; and the ])a]>[)us consists of several rows ofunbranched, silky hairs. This plant flowers during July andAugust. It is very common on waste land, and may be frequentlyseen growing on old walls, and even on the roofs of countrycottages and out-houses. The genus Hieracium (Hawkwecds) is a ])uzzle not only tothe beginner, but also to experienced botanists, who have notyet agreed as to its division into species. According to someauthorities these latter amount to seven, but they, or rather some ofthem, are so variable, and jircsent so nuxny intermediate The sharp-pringed : WASTES AND WAYSIDES IN SUMMER 181 that some botanists divide the Brilisli membexs into no less thanthu-ty-three species. All the plants of tlie group agree in the following particulars :—They have a milky sap. The leaves are nearly all radical. Theflower-heads are either yellow or orange, surrounded by severalrows of overlapping bracts. The receptacle is pitted. The fruitis not beaked, and itspajipus consists of asingle row of rigid,brittle, brownish hairs,which are simple and ofunequal lengths. One species at leastis a common waysideflower, and this is theShrubby Hawkweed [). It grows fromtwo to four feet high,and bears a corymb ofmany yellow heads, fromJuly to Sejitember. Itsstem is hairy below,downy w i t h finebranched hairs above,and bears rigid, erectbranches which are leafy,and often of a reddishcolom-. This species hasno radical leaves. Thestem leaves are ovate orlanceolate and toothed,the upper ones broad andslightly clasping the ste
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