. Field and woodland plants. 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 ;numerous sta-mens ; and anovary of severalone-seeded car-pels with freestyles. Thecarpels are veryhairy, and are en-closed within thetube of the caly
. Field and woodland plants. 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 ;numerous sta-mens ; and anovary of severalone-seeded car-pels with freestyles. Thecarpels are veryhairy, and are en-closed within thetube of the calyx,which becomesred and succulentas the fruit ripens;but the calyx seg-ments usually fallbefore the ripen-ing is complete. The SilverWeed (Poteniillaanserina), of thesame order, is oneof the commonestof OUT roadsideflowers, renderedmore conspicuousby its pretty, sil-very leaves thanby its solitary,yellow has a creeping ^^^^ agrimony. stem, from six totwelve inches long, which bears pinnate leaves. The leaflets are. 186 Ft ELD AND WOODLAND PLANTS deeply serrated, and densely covered beneath (and sometimes alsoabove) with soft, silky hairs. Two of the Cinquefoils are very common by roadsides. Theseare the Hoary Cinquefoil [Potentilla argeniea), and the CreepingCinquefoil {Potentilla reptans). The first of these is a partiallyprostrate plant, with stem from six to eighteen inches long ; anddigitate leaves with five, wedge-shaped leaflets. The leaflets arerendered white beneath by woolly hairs that lie close against thesurface, and theu- edges are curled backwards. The flowers, whichbloom in June and July, are yellow, small, and clustered. The Creeping Cinquefoil has a slender stem that creeps on theground and forms new roots at the nodes. Its leaves are digitateand long-stalked, with five obovate, serrate, hauy leaflets. Theflowers are yellow, solitary, nearly an inch in diameter, withfive sepals and five petals. On banks we frequently meet with the Agrimonj^ [AgrimoniaE
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