184 Field, Forest, and Wayside Flowers 



FIG. 49. Flower cluster and flower analysis of a common water- 

 rush {Juncus articulattis}. 

 i, The blossom seen from above ; 2, the blossom seen from one side ; 3, the 



nearly ripe seed-vessel sectioned across ; 4, the ripened and empty seed-vessel 



sectioned across. 



