Popular field botany; containing a familiar and technical description of the plants most common to the various localities of the British Isles, adapted to the study of either the artificial or natural systems . Arabis Inrsuia ,^:. W. lysiiaiiLa i\iliaria,irzi^. iceve ,litL e-i- mip APRIL. 95 Stellaria holostea. (Plate V. Fig. 17.) Great Stitch-wort. This is perhaps the handsomest species, and its large,white, star-like flowers make it verv attractive. It is commonin woods and hedges. The stems are square, from one totwo feet high, very slender, hing down at the base, andbearing many flower
Popular field botany; containing a familiar and technical description of the plants most common to the various localities of the British Isles, adapted to the study of either the artificial or natural systems . Arabis Inrsuia ,^:. W. lysiiaiiLa i\iliaria,irzi^. iceve ,litL e-i- mip APRIL. 95 Stellaria holostea. (Plate V. Fig. 17.) Great Stitch-wort. This is perhaps the handsomest species, and its large,white, star-like flowers make it verv attractive. It is commonin woods and hedges. The stems are square, from one totwo feet high, very slender, hing down at the base, andbearing many flowers at the top. Leaves lance-shaped andserrated. Mowers large and pure wliite, petals much shorter than the petals. Decandria. :. Oxalidace^e. OXALIS. (Wood-Sorrel.) Generic Character. Calyx deeply divided into five, acute,permanent leaves. Petals five, much longer than the calyx. Fila-ments like hairs, the five outer ones shorter than the rest. Stylesfive, thread-shaped. There are two species of this beautiful genus; the mostcommon is, OxALis AcETOSELLA. (Plate Y. Fig. 18.) Common Wood-Sorrel. This is found in woods and shady places, deeprock lanes, &c., and often clothes the rocks
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