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FIG. 316. STINKING HELLEBORE (Helleborus fostidus). 



The foliage offers good examples of the pedate leaf. The sepals constitute the conspicuous part of the flower, and are 



. pale yellow-green rimmed with red-purple. The petals have been converted into nectaries, and are hidden below the 



stamens. It is a native of Western Europe only, and a rare plant in the South and Bast of England. 



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