. Field and woodland plants. The Dog The Silver Weed. Avens and the HerbBennet (Geum urbn n um),which is common onhanks and is an erect, hairyplant, from one to twofeet higli, with yellowHowers, from a half tothree-quarters of aninch across, on erectstalks. The numerouscarpels ripen into a headof one-seeded achenes,on each of which thej>ersistent style formsa curved, hooked awn(hat readily chngs tothe hair or wool ofanimals, thus providingan effectual means bywhich the seeds aredistributed. A varietyof the Com monAvens occurs withdrooping flowers. The Dog Rose(Bosa can

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. Field and woodland plants. The Dog The Silver Weed. Avens and the HerbBennet (Geum urbn n um),which is common onhanks and is an erect, hairyplant, from one to twofeet higli, with yellowHowers, from a half tothree-quarters of aninch across, on erectstalks. The numerouscarpels ripen into a headof one-seeded achenes,on each of which thej>ersistent style formsa curved, hooked awn(hat readily chngs tothe hair or wool ofanimals, thus providingan effectual means bywhich the seeds aredistributed. A varietyof the Com monAvens occurs withdrooping flowers. The Dog Rose(Bosa canina) is oneof the prettiest andmost abundantflowers of our hedge-rows, and may beseen in bloomthroughout Juno andJuly. The bush hasa thick, woody stock;and weak, stragglingstems, often reacliinga height of oreight feet, armedwith equal, curvedprickles. The flowers WASTED ANb WaTSIMS in SVMMEti 165 are pink orwhite, with acalyx consistingof a globular tube,contracted at thetop, and fivespreading seg-ments ; a corollaof five petals ;num

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