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Page 5
... Scotland , rare . Breadalbane and Clova mountains . Fl . July . 4. - Stems slender , pro- cumbent , woody , much branched . Leaves glabrous , bright green , when dry almost black , but semipellucid , thin and distinctly veiny . Flowers ...
... Scotland , rare . Breadalbane and Clova mountains . Fl . July . 4. - Stems slender , pro- cumbent , woody , much branched . Leaves glabrous , bright green , when dry almost black , but semipellucid , thin and distinctly veiny . Flowers ...
Page 10
... Scotland . Fl . June , July . 4. - Stems 2 feet high . Leaves opposite , nearly sessile , ovato - lanceo- late , wrinkled , very deeply sinuato - serrate , almost pinnatifid . Flowers small , sessile , in dense whorls at the base of the ...
... Scotland . Fl . June , July . 4. - Stems 2 feet high . Leaves opposite , nearly sessile , ovato - lanceo- late , wrinkled , very deeply sinuato - serrate , almost pinnatifid . Flowers small , sessile , in dense whorls at the base of the ...
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... Scotland . Fl . June -Sept . -Size of L. minor , but readily distinguished by its gibbous or even hemisphærical lower surface , which is , moreover , white , pellucid , and beautifully cellular , upper side plane , green , opaque ...
... Scotland . Fl . June -Sept . -Size of L. minor , but readily distinguished by its gibbous or even hemisphærical lower surface , which is , moreover , white , pellucid , and beautifully cellular , upper side plane , green , opaque ...
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... Scotland . Fl . May . 4. - Flowers much smaller than the last , dull livid purple . The leaves , when bruised , yield a very dis- agreeable smell , which some have , however , compared to roast - beef , whence its common English name ...
... Scotland . Fl . May . 4. - Flowers much smaller than the last , dull livid purple . The leaves , when bruised , yield a very dis- agreeable smell , which some have , however , compared to roast - beef , whence its common English name ...
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... Scotland . It seems to be less frequent in England . Fl . July . 4. - A handsome species , bearing innumerable small , greenish , ovate spikelets . Stem 2-3 feet high . Leaves broadly linear . Fruit with rather long bristles . 10 ...
... Scotland . It seems to be less frequent in England . Fl . July . 4. - A handsome species , bearing innumerable small , greenish , ovate spikelets . Stem 2-3 feet high . Leaves broadly linear . Fruit with rather long bristles . 10 ...
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1-celled 5-cleft acuminate acute Anthers axillary base beneath bifid bipinnate Borrer bracteas branched calyx capsule Carpels catkins cells chalky colour common cordate corolla Cotyledons crenate cylindrical downy England feet high fleshy florets flowers foot high frequent fronds fruit genus germen glabrous glaucous gravelly hairy hedges Hook imbricated inches high involucre Ireland July June Juss.-Named lanceolate leaflets leafy leaves lanceolate leaves ovate legumes Lindl linear linear-lanceolate Linn lobes margin Moist mountains nearly oblong obovate obtuse Ovary ovato-lanceolate panicle pastures peduncles Perianth Pericarps petals petiolate pinnate pinnatifid pinnules plant procumbent pubescent purple racemes rare receptacle ribs root Salict sandy scales scape Scotland seeds segments serrated sessile sheaths short shorter silky slender solitary spatha species spikelets spikes spreading stalked Stam Stamens stem erect stigmas stipules style subulate Suppl terminal toothed umbels upper valves waste places whorled Woods yellow