. Field and woodland plants. Hemp Agrimony{Eupatorium cannabimi7n),of the order Compositce, isvery common along thebanks of streams and onthe borders of waysideditches all over Britain. Itwould hardly be taken fora composite flower by thosewho are acquainted onlywith the more typicalmembers of the order, butan examination of its ratherdull Ulac blossoms will soonreveal its affinity to the other members of the group, for the compact, terminal corymb is formedof numerous small heads, each consisting of about five tubular,perfect florets of equal size, surrounded by an involucre of a fewoverlappi
. Field and woodland plants. Hemp Agrimony{Eupatorium cannabimi7n),of the order Compositce, isvery common along thebanks of streams and onthe borders of waysideditches all over Britain. Itwould hardly be taken fora composite flower by thosewho are acquainted onlywith the more typicalmembers of the order, butan examination of its ratherdull Ulac blossoms will soonreveal its affinity to the other members of the group, for the compact, terminal corymb is formedof numerous small heads, each consisting of about five tubular,perfect florets of equal size, surrounded by an involucre of a fewoverlapping bracts, and remarkable on account of their projectingstyles, which are deeply divided into club-shaped branches. Theplant is a large one, with erect, reddish stems, varying from twoto six feet in height; and it flowers from July to September. We have already noticed the Lesser Skull-cap (p. 275), whichis rather common on damp heaths, and there is another Britishmember of the same genus—the Common Skull-cap {Scutellaria. The common Meadow Kue. 314 FIELD AND WOODLAND PLANTS galericulata)—that is frequently seen on the banks of streams andin other wet places. The latter is a slightly downy plant, with acreeping stock, and a slender, branched stem from eight to sixteeninches high. Its leaves are opposite, as in other plants of the sameorder (Labiatce), with very short stalks, and crenate or slightly-
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