. Flowers of the field. Botany. BORAGE FAMILY 337 slender plant with leaves green abo\-e, not downy, with lew spread- ing hairs, and reddish flowers, changing to blue.—Shady places in the midland and eastern counties ; rare.—Fl. ^lay, July. Biennial. *2. (Madwort), represented by one species, A. pro- cumbeiis, with prostrate, angular stems thickly set with rigid, curved bristles, a few, small, blue flowers, solitary in the axils of the upper leaves, occurs rarely ui waste ground, but is not. SV-MPHVTUM OFFICIN-Ilj': {CcimilOIL Coiafrcy). indigenous. (Name from the Latin asper. rough.
. Flowers of the field. Botany. BORAGE FAMILY 337 slender plant with leaves green abo\-e, not downy, with lew spread- ing hairs, and reddish flowers, changing to blue.—Shady places in the midland and eastern counties ; rare.—Fl. ^lay, July. Biennial. *2. (Madwort), represented by one species, A. pro- cumbeiis, with prostrate, angular stems thickly set with rigid, curved bristles, a few, small, blue flowers, solitary in the axils of the upper leaves, occurs rarely ui waste ground, but is not. SV-MPHVTUM OFFICIN-Ilj': {CcimilOIL Coiafrcy). indigenous. (Name from the Latin asper. rough.)—Fl. ^May— July. Annual. 3. Symphytum (Comfrey).—Coarse, rough plants with enlarged roots ; caidine leaves often decurrent ; flowers in terminal cymes ; corolla bell-shaped, dilated above the middle, with 5 short lobes, and the throat closed with 5 awl-shaped, fringed scales ; stamens included: nutlets smooth. (Name from the Greek siiinplnw, I unite, from its supposed healing qualities.) T. .v. offia'uiile (Common Comfrey).—A large and handsome. 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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