LIST OF PLATES 



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37. Cowslip, a relative of the Primrose — Primroses 



and green-veined white butterfly . . Facing page 74 



38. The flowers present a bold show that is 



conspicuous even at night .... .1 75 



39. The "pin-eyed" and "thrum-eyed" forms 



of flower ..78 



40. Magnified view of the end of the bee's pro- 



boscis M 79 



41. The offspring growing up around their parents ,, 82 



42. Primroses in the coppice •• 83 



43. Laburnum •. 84 



44. Broom .1 9-2 



45. Gorse seedlings developing thorns from their 



primary trefoil leaves u 93 



46. A tall Cactus (Cereus) 1, 9^ 



47. A short Cactus (Mammillaria) — The plant 



two months later ,,99 



48. Caladium : a South American relation of the 



Common Arum ,, 102 



49. Pitcher-plant (Nepenthes) .... ,, 103 



50. An Orchid [Cattleya citrina) that grows upside 



down ,, 104 



51. The Coltsfoot develops its stem underground 



in a horizontal position . . . . ,, 105 



52. The broad angular leaves of the Coltsfoot . ,, 114 



53. The leaves of the Coltsfoot thrust their way 



amongst the grasses and other plants into 



the sunlight ,,115 



54. Fully developed and half developed catkins of 



the Golden " Palm " ,, 118 



55. Fully developed and half developed catkins of 



the Silver " Palm " ,,119 



56. A male and female flower from the Willow, or 



"Palm" — A spike of the Spotted Orchis . ,, 126 



57. Enlarged view of a flower of the Spotted 



Orchis — The curious tubers which move the 



Orchis to new ground every year . . „ 127 



58. Young Spotted Orchis ,, 132 



59. The leaves of the Orchis bear weird brown 



spots and markings ,, 133 



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