THE JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY 



AND 



NATURAL SCIENCE: 



the journal of 



The Postal Microscopical Society. 



JULY, 1886. 



Hnagallie arven^ie. 



By R. H. Moore. 



Plates 17, 18, 19. 



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HIS little plant with its bright scarlet flowers profusely 

 ornaments, as its specific name indicates, our corn- 

 fields. It is the only British wild plant, with the 

 exception of the more showy but delicately petalled 

 Poppy, which possesses a corolla of pure scarlet. It 

 is one of those miniature gems in the floral world 

 which must be searched for to be admired. The 

 children who are captivated by the more showy 

 blossoms of heath and meadow pass it by, and we 

 seldom see its gay little petals in a bouquet of wild flowers. It is, 

 however, a favourite with the botanist, and has inspired the song 

 of many a poet : — 



" With its eye of gold 

 And scarlet, starry points of flowers, 

 Pimpernel dreading nights and showers." 



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