. Flowers of the field. Botany. 7G CAKMDPH'i +J segments, capsule 5-toi'ithed.—Fl. in May and June, -when the Cuckoo is in lull song, whence its specific name. Perennial. 4. L. I'iscdria (Red German Catchfly).—Stem simple, about a foot high, viscid at the nodes ; leaves lanceolate, sub-glabrous ; flowers few, large, rose-red ; petals slightly notched ; caps-iile dis- tinctly stalked, 5-toothed, 5-chambered when young. — Dry rocks in North \\'ales and Scotland; very-rare.—il. June—August. [\1S C. 5. L. alpina (Red Alpine Campion).- A small, tufted, glab- rous species wit
. Flowers of the field. Botany. 7G CAKMDPH'i +J segments, capsule 5-toi'ithed.—Fl. in May and June, -when the Cuckoo is in lull song, whence its specific name. Perennial. 4. L. I'iscdria (Red German Catchfly).—Stem simple, about a foot high, viscid at the nodes ; leaves lanceolate, sub-glabrous ; flowers few, large, rose-red ; petals slightly notched ; caps-iile dis- tinctly stalked, 5-toothed, 5-chambered when young. — Dry rocks in North \\'ales and Scotland; very-rare.—il. June—August. [\1S C. 5. L. alpina (Red Alpine Campion).- A small, tufted, glab- rous species with red flowers, cunfmed to the summits of northern mountains. 6. L. Gtt/itigo (Corn-Cockle). —Downy with dense white hairs; stem erect, 2—3 feet high ; teaves narrt)w ; j/aicers solitary, ij, 2 HI. across; calyx woolly, ribbed, with leafy teeth much longer than the corolla;/<'A?A bluish pink, obovate, undivided, without ligules ; capsule 5-toothed.—A handsome corn-field weed, the lar^'e"seeds. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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