THE CAMERA 



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A SIDE VIEW OF STAMENS AND PISTILS OF MALLOW. 



Looking into the Center of Flowers. 



No marvel of intricate detail, of gor- 

 geous coloring or of delicate irides- 

 cence can be found in greater perfec- 

 tion than in the stamens and pistils 

 of flowers, especially when they are 

 examined in a cluster as nature ar- 

 ranges them. Do not cut them apart, 

 hoping then to see their beauty, but 

 bring to bear upon them a pocket mag- 

 nifier of about one inch focus or a 

 little less. Here more than in most 

 other places is a foundation for the 



old time statement, "Natura, maxime 

 miranda in minimis," by Fabricius — Na- 

 ture is most to be admired in those 

 works which are the least. 



It seems to me that the stamens and 

 pistils are far more attractive than the 

 corolla and sepals, and rightly they 

 should be so on the principle that the 

 arrangements at a party are more 

 beautiful and more interesting than 

 the cards of invitation because stamens 

 and pistils, and the nectar that may be 

 pt their base, are the real attractions 



A "FRONT" VIEW OF THE CENTER OF THE MALLOW. 



