. Flowers of the field. Botany. 141 VALERIAN TRIBE 10. G. income (Corn Bedstraw).— Not un- like the last, but smaller ; the stems are about a foot long and rough, as well as the leaves, with reflexed prickles ; the flowers grow in ones, twos, or threes, and the p'liit is reflexed and granulated, not prickly. A cornfield weed ; not uncommon in England.—Fl. June to October. Annual. 3. AsPERULA {Woodruff) 1. A. odurtilii (Sweet Woodruff).— Root- stocks creeping ; stems 6-12 inches high, erect ; leaves usually 8 in a whorl, slightly rough at their margins, with forward pointing prickles ; flowers
. Flowers of the field. Botany. 141 VALERIAN TRIBE 10. G. income (Corn Bedstraw).— Not un- like the last, but smaller ; the stems are about a foot long and rough, as well as the leaves, with reflexed prickles ; the flowers grow in ones, twos, or threes, and the p'liit is reflexed and granulated, not prickly. A cornfield weed ; not uncommon in England.—Fl. June to October. Annual. 3. AsPERULA {Woodruff) 1. A. odurtilii (Sweet Woodruff).— Root- stocks creeping ; stems 6-12 inches high, erect ; leaves usually 8 in a whorl, slightly rough at their margins, with forward pointing prickles ; flowers in stalked, terminal panicles ; fruit rough with prickles. A deservedly popular plant, on account of its fresh green foliage and pretty snow-white flowers, and also for its agreeable perfume when dry, which resembles new-mown hay. 2. A. Cynanchica (Squinancy-wort). — Leaves 4 in a whorl, linear, uppermost very unequal. A small plant with very narrow leaves, and tufts of lilac or whitish flowers. It derives its English name from having been formerly used as a remedy for the squinancy, or quinsy. Dry pastures, especially on calcarious soil; local.—Fl. June, July. Pereiuiial. 4. Sherardia {Field Madder) I. S. arvensis (Field Madder).—A small plant, with branched, spreading stems, narrow, pointed leaves, in whorls of about 6 each, and minute lilac flowers, which form a small umbel in the terminal whorl of leaves. Abundant in cultivated land.— Fl. June to August. AbPERLTLA OdOKATA {Sweet Woodruff). 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, G. Routledge
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