60 THE STORY OF PLANT LIPE 
The stamens being on a level with the stigma and 
the flower small and inconspicuous it is liable to be 
self-pollinated. Flies are the chief visitors perhaps 
for this reason. 
The pods open when ripe and disperse the seed 
around the plant. 
Shepherd’s Purse goes by a number of names: 
Bad Man’s, Blind Weed, Case Weed, Lady’s Purse, 
Mother’s Heart, Naughty Man’s Plaything, Pepper 
and Salt, Pick Pocket, Sanguinary. 
The name Pick Purse is given because it implied 
poor land. 
THE VIOLET GROUP. 
The Violacez are a very natural group like the 
Crucifers. They are small herbaceous plants rarely 
growing to the height of a shrub or assuming that 
habit, except in the case of some foreign species. 
They bear extremely beautiful flowers and are 
generally popular. Many varieties are grown in the 
hothouse for early forcing, and improved forms are 
produced. 
The Pansy, which is a Viola, is also a well-known 
and deservedly favourite member of the long border. 
The varieties, under cultivation, are endless. And 
I have myself noticed the extreme variations that 
occur between the wild pansy and the garden flower, 
when the latter has run wild and gone back to its 
original character. 
Violets inhabit a number of different habitats. 
