THE

FLOWERING PLANTS

AND

FERNS OF GREAT BRITAIN.

BY ANNE PRATT,
AUTHOR OF “OUR NATIVE SONGSTERS," "WILD FLOWERS," ETC

PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF
TETE COMMITTEE OF GENERAL LITERATURE AND EDUCATION, APPOINTED BY

THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE.

VOL. II.

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LIST OF PLANTS IN VOL. II.

254 SPECIES ILLUSTRATED.

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Acer campestre

Common Maple . pseudo-platanus Greater Maple, or Sycamore Agrimonia eupatoria Common Agrimony Alchemilla vulgaris Common Lady’s-mantle alpina

Alpine Lady's-mantle
arvensis

Field Lady’s-mantle
Anthyllis vulneraria Lady’s-fingers, or Kidney-vetch
Arthrolobium ebracteatum Sand Joint-vetch
Astragalus glycyphyllus . Sweet Milk-vetch

hypoglottis Purple Mountain Milk-vetch
alpinus

Alpine Milk-vetch.

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Bryonia dioica ,

Red-berried Bryony

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Callitriche verna

Water-starwort.
pedunculata Pedunculated Water-starwort .

autumnalis . Autumnal Water-starwort Ceratophyllum demersum. Common Hornwort submersum

Unarmed Hornwort Chrysosplenium oppositi

Opposite-leaved Mountain Saxifrage. folium

alternifolium Alternate-leaved Mountain Saxifrage Circæa lutetiana

Common Enchanter's-nightshade alpina.

Alpine Enchanter's-nightshade Comarum palustre . Purple Marsh-cinquefoil Corrigiola littoralis

Sand Strapwort Cotoneaster vulgaris Common Cotoneaster Cotyledon umbilicas

: Wall Pennywort lutea. Cratægus oxyacantha . . Hawthorn

Plate Fig. Page Epilobium angustifolium . Rosebay Willow-herb. ..... 74 1 280

hirsutum. . . . Great Hairy Willow-herb ... 74 2 283 parviflorum . . . Small-flowered Hairy Willow-herb. 74 3 284 lanceolatum. . . Spear-leaved Willow-herb..... 74 4 285 montanum . . . Broad Smooth-leaved Willow-herb.

285 roseum . . . . Pale Smooth-leaved Willow-herb ..

286 tetragonum .... Square-stalked Willow-herb ... 7 286 palustre . . . . Narrow-leaved Willow-herb .. . 74 8 286 alsinifolium ... Chickweed-leaved Willow-herb . . 74 9 287

alpinum .. . Alpine Willow-herh...... 10 287 Erodium cicutarium . . Hemlock Stork's-bill. .....

55 1 45 moschatum. .Musky Stork's-bill . . .. ... 55 2 46

maritimum ... Sea-side Stork's-bill .. Euonymus Europæus . . Common Spindle-tree ..... 2 63 Fragaria vesca . ... Wood Strawberry ....... 6 194

elatior ... Hautboy · · · · · · · · · ·

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Genista tinctoria ... Woad-waxen, or Dyer's-weed . .

pilosa . .... Hairy Green-weed. .....

Anglica . ... Needle Green-weed .....
Geranium sanguineum . Bloody Crane’s-bill ...

phæum .... Dusky Crane's-bill. ...
nodosum . . . . Knotty Crane's-bill .. .
pratense . . . . Blue Meadow Crane's-bill...
sylvaticum ... Wood Crane's-bill . . . . .
pyrenaicum... Mountain Crane's-bill ... ..
lucidum . . . . Shining Crane's-bill.
Robertianum .. Stinking Crane's-bill, or Herb-Robert
molle . .... Dove's-foot Crane's-bill. ...
rotundifolium . . Round-leaved Crane's-bill....
pusillum . . . . Small-flowered Crane's-bill . ...
dissectum ... Jagged-leaved Crane's-bill ....

columbinum. .. Long-stalked Crane's-bill . ... Geum urbanum . . . . Common Avens. .......

rivale . .... Water Avens.......
Herniaria glabra ... Glabrous Rupturewort....
Hippocrepis comosa .. Tufted Horse-shoe Vetch ....
Hippuris vulgaris . . . Common Mare's-tail ......
Hypericum calycinum. . Large-flowered St. John's-wort . .

androsæmum .. Common Tutsan .......
quadrangulum. , Square-stalked St. John's-wort ..
perforatum. .. Perforated St. John's-wort...
dubium .... Imperforate St. John's-wort ...
humifusum ... Trailing St. John's-wort, ....
montanum... Mountain St. John's-wort...
hirsutum . .... Hairy St. John's-wort . .. .
pulchrum .. . Small Upright St. John's-wort ..
elodes . . . . . Marsh St. John's-wort......
linarifolium .. Linear-leaved St. John's-wort. ..
barbatum ... Bearded St. John's-wort .....

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Illicebrum verticillatum . Whorled Knot-grass . . . . . .
Impatiens noli-me-tangere Yellow Balsam, or Touch-me-rot. .

fulva . . . . .
Isnardia palustris . . . Marsh Isnardia ........

Lathyrus pratensis . . . Meadow Vetchling. ...... 64

sylvestris . . . . Narrow-leaved Everlasting Pea . . 64
latifolius ... Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea ... 64
maritimus ... Sea-side Pea . ........ 64
palustris . ... Blue Marsh Vetchling ..... 64
hirsutus . ... Rough-podded Vetchling .... 64
aphaca.... Yellow Vetchling

64
nissolia .... Crimson Vetchling ... ...

64 Lotus major ..... Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil . . . . corniculatus . .. Common Bird's-foot Trefoil ...

.. 61 var. B...

61 angustissimus. . Slender Bird's-foot Trefoil ..... Lythrum salicaria . . . Purple Loosestrife . ..

hyssopifolium . . Hyssop-leaved Purple Loosestrife. 77

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Medicago lupulina ... Black Medick, or Nonsuch. ...

maculata. . . . Spotted Medick .... ...
minima . . . . Little Bur Medick. .....
denticulata ... Toothed Medick .... ...
sativa. .... Purple Medick, or Lucerne..

falcata .... Yellow Sickle Medick .... Meilotus officinalis ... Common Yellow Melilot . .

vulgaris . . . . White Melilot .....

arvensis . . . . Field Melilot . . . Mespilus Germanica .. Common Medlar .... Montia fontana ..::

Water Blinks

. . . . . . . . Myriophyllum verticillatum

Whorled Water Milfoil. .... spicatum. ... Spiked Water Milfoil...... alterniflorum .. Alternate-flowered Milfoil . ...

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Enothera biennis . . . Evening Primrose . . . . . . .
Onobrychis sativa ... Common Saintfoin ......
Ononis arvensis .... Common Rest-harrow . ....

var. B . .. .

reclinata. ... Small Spreading Rest-harrow . Ornithopus perpusillus. Common Bird's-foot ...... Orobus tuberosus . . . Tuberous Bitter Vetch....

niger ..... Black Bitter Vetch . .. ... Oxalis acetosella ... Common Wood-sorrel .....

corniculata . .. Yellow Procumbent Wood-sorrel . Oxytropis Uralensis, . Hairy Mountain Oxytropis. .,.

campestris ... Yellowish Mountain Oxytropis ..