. Flowers of the field. Botany. 46 THALAMIFLOR^ site, but the pairs are placed so close logelhar as to give the appear- ance of 4-leaved whorls. Channel Isles and the south-west coast of Endand, but far from common.âFl. i\Iay to August. Cherleri (Cvphel) 12. ArenaSia {Sandwort) 3W{f'^. I- ^. C/!«7m (Cyphel).âA mountain plant $f W'l^ '^'^''^^^ â 'â ^'''S roots and numerous densely tufted ^"' '1^0^,^.. stems, which scarcely rise above the ground, â 'â ''""^ bearing crowded narrow leaves and solitary greenish flowers, which are generally without petals. Highlan
. Flowers of the field. Botany. 46 THALAMIFLOR^ site, but the pairs are placed so close logelhar as to give the appear- ance of 4-leaved whorls. Channel Isles and the south-west coast of Endand, but far from common.âFl. i\Iay to August. Cherleri (Cvphel) 12. ArenaSia {Sandwort) 3W{f'^. I- ^. C/!«7m (Cyphel).âA mountain plant $f W'l^ '^'^''^^^ â 'â ^'''S roots and numerous densely tufted ^"' '1^0^,^.. stems, which scarcely rise above the ground, â 'â ''""^ bearing crowded narrow leaves and solitary greenish flowers, which are generally without petals. Highland mountains.âFl. June to August. Perennial. 2. A. verna (Vernal Sandwort).âA small tufted plant with awl-shaped leaves ; stems 2-4 inches high, bearing four or five com- paratively large white flowers in loose c^'mes. Found in Scotland, the north of England, and in Cornwall, but uncommon.âFl. early summer. Perennial. 3. .4. itUginosa (Bog Sandwort).â A -s-ery rare form, resembling .4. verna, but rather taller and with the leaves farther apart and thici;er. Found only in a single locality in E)urham.âFl. summer. Perennial. 4. A. tenuifolia (Fine-leaved Sandwort).^^A slenrler plant 3-4 inches high, with smooth, mncli-l'orkcd stems and finely awl-shapecl leaves. Petals half the length or less of the calyx. Found in sandy fields in Eastern England.âEl. summer. Annual. 5. A. peploides (Sea Purslane).âLeaves sessile, egg- shaped, acute, fleshy, smooth ; sepals obtuse. A low, succulent, marine plant, with creeping roots and forked stems. The flowers are small and white, and grow from the forks of the stem. The plant-s^^:, forms tangled masses on the seashore, and ap- proaches in habit the Sea ^lilkwort. Not un- common.âFl. July. Perennial. 6. A. serpylli/oliii (Thyiiie-leaved Sandwort).â Leaves broadly egg-shaped, pointed, roughish, sessile ; stem repeatedly forked, downy ; sepals tapering, hairy. A small shrublike herb 2-6 inches high, with inconspicuous white flower
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