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root came from Bagley Wood, Oxford. The 

 crown-imperial seed case speaks for itself, so 

 like a knight's mace ; to show the projecting 



Crown-imperial 



flanges better I have drawn it from above as 

 well as in elevation. 



And here are some seed heads of the 

 common wood hyacinth or bluebell ; they 

 have a lot of picturesque drawing in them. 

 The three-fold shape, so characteristic of 

 all the lily tribe, is beautifully marked. 

 These hyacinths sow themselves very freely, 



