. Field and woodland plants. ^^, and the lanceolate leaves are veryseldom iUiLLET Grass. ].EARDKD Wheat. 1 The same order {Scrophulariacea) contains the handsome andfavourite Foxglove {Digitalis purpurea), A\hich grows abundantly inmost dry woods and shady Avastes, flowering from June to stout, imbranchcd stem varies from two to six feet in height, alarge proportion being the axis of a long one-sided raceme ofbeautiful, drooping, purple or, occasionally, white flowers. The WOODS AND THICKETS IN SUMMER 149 fruit is an ovate, pointed capsule tliat splits into two valves andc
. Field and woodland plants. ^^, and the lanceolate leaves are veryseldom iUiLLET Grass. ].EARDKD Wheat. 1 The same order {Scrophulariacea) contains the handsome andfavourite Foxglove {Digitalis purpurea), A\hich grows abundantly inmost dry woods and shady Avastes, flowering from June to stout, imbranchcd stem varies from two to six feet in height, alarge proportion being the axis of a long one-sided raceme ofbeautiful, drooping, purple or, occasionally, white flowers. The WOODS AND THICKETS IN SUMMER 149 fruit is an ovate, pointed capsule tliat splits into two valves andcontains many seeds. It is remarkable that this plant does notgrow freely on chalk and lime-stone soils, yet it will oftenmake a sudden appearance ingreat profusion as we passover the edge of a calcareousdistrict. The flower is shownon Plate II. Fig. 2. Of the order Labiatce weshall note one sijecies only,and that is the pretty WoodBetony {Stachys Betonica), avery common plant in thewoods and thickets of thesouth of Britain. It is ahairy species, with a slender,simple or shghtly-
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