. Field and woodland plants. lour, and its mouth is closed wdth haus after the corolla is corolla is of a paler colour, and indistinctly divided into twolips, the upijcr of which is erect and notched, while the lower is cleftinto three lobes. The time of flowering is from June to August. The Wood Sage or Wood C4ermander {Tcucrium Scorodonia)is very abundant on damp heaths, and is also commonly seen inhedgerows and on banks, especially in hilly and heathy is an erect plant, from one to two feet high, with a hard, haiiy,slightly-branched stem. Its paired leaves are stalked,
. Field and woodland plants. lour, and its mouth is closed wdth haus after the corolla is corolla is of a paler colour, and indistinctly divided into twolips, the upijcr of which is erect and notched, while the lower is cleftinto three lobes. The time of flowering is from June to August. The Wood Sage or Wood C4ermander {Tcucrium Scorodonia)is very abundant on damp heaths, and is also commonly seen inhedgerows and on banks, especially in hilly and heathy is an erect plant, from one to two feet high, with a hard, haiiy,slightly-branched stem. Its paired leaves are stalked, ovate orcordate, toothed, downy, and much wrinkled like the leaves of the ON HEATH, DOWN AND MOOR 275 true Sages. The flowers are yellowish white, arranged in pairson terminal and axillary racemes, with a small bract at the footof each short flower-stalk. Although not very conspicuous, theyare very attractive to bees, providing abundance of nectar. ThereIS no true upper lip to the corolla, the upper part bein^ deeply cleft,. The Wild Thyme. with a small lobe on each side; and the stamens and stigma projectbeyond the petals. This plant flowers during July and August. On moist heaths, especiaUy in the west of Britain, we commonlymeet with the Lesser Skull-cap (Scutellaria minor), another of theLabiates. It is a httle plant, seldom more than six inches highwith pale pink flowers that bloom from July to October. The stem T 2 276 FIELD AND WOODLAND PLANTS is rather slender, and branched ; and the paked leaves are broadlyovate below, narrower above, obtuse, very shortly stalked, and eitherentire or slightly toothed. The flowers are only a quarter of aninch long, shortly stalked, and usually placed singly in the axilsof the leaves. The calyx has two hps, the upper of wliich bears, on the middle of its back, aprominent hollow scale ;and the corolla has a longtube with two small hps,the lower of which isdivided into tliree lobes. The Dwarf SUkyWillow {Salix repens—order Salicacece) i
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