. Field and woodland plants. -pointed bracts atits base. The second species—the SandLeek or Sand Garlic (A. Scorodo-prasum)—grows to two or three feet,and is found almost exclusively insandy woods of North England,where it flowers a little later thanthe Ramsons. The stem-leaves arelinear, and form two-edged sheaths;and the flowers, which are red-dish-purple, are in a loose umbel.(Plate I, Fig. 4.) The Star of Bethlehem {Ornitho-galum umhellatum) is a pretty flowerthat was originally introduced forcultivation, but has now becomeweU established as a wild flower in many parts of is fou
. Field and woodland plants. -pointed bracts atits base. The second species—the SandLeek or Sand Garlic (A. Scorodo-prasum)—grows to two or three feet,and is found almost exclusively insandy woods of North England,where it flowers a little later thanthe Ramsons. The stem-leaves arelinear, and form two-edged sheaths;and the flowers, which are red-dish-purple, are in a loose umbel.(Plate I, Fig. 4.) The Star of Bethlehem {Ornitho-galum umhellatum) is a pretty flowerthat was originally introduced forcultivation, but has now becomeweU established as a wild flower in many parts of is found chiefly in copses and thickets, especially in the neigh-bourhood of towns and villages, and flowers in April and May. Ithas an oval bulb containing an abundance of viscid sap ; longnarrow, hmp, radical leaves ; and a flowering stem from six totwelve inches high. The flowers are white, from six to ten innumber, arranged in a raceme the lower stalks of which arelengthened in such a manner as to bring aU the flowers to a. The h.\iet Sedge. 60 FIELD AND WOODLAND PLANTS level, tlius giving the general appearance of an umbel. There isa membranous bract at the base of each pedicel; and eachflower has a jierianth of six free, spreading, persistent segments,marked outside with a central, green line, and having a nectary atthe l)ase. The same order includes the well-known Blue-bell or WildHyacinth (Hyacinthus nonscripius or Scilla festalis), which isoccasionally confused with the Harebell of the order leaves of this plant are linear and channelled, and the droopingflowers form a raceme of from six to twelve blooms. The perianthis bell-sliaped, composed of six united parts, usually blue, butrarely pink or white. The anthers are yellow, and as with all theplants of this order, the ovary is superior. (See Plate I, Fig. 5.) In damp woods we often meet with the Hairy Sedge {Carexhirta), which grows from one to two feet high ; and in similar situa-tions, the Pendulous
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