HONOCIILAMYDE^!. 



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19. PLTJMBAGINACE.& (Armeria maratima) Thrift. 

 (Ilex aquifolium) Holly. 



The most character- 

 istic of this order 

 are the two exam- 

 ples given, espe- 

 cially the Holly, 

 which is univer- 

 sally known and 

 admired for the 

 decorative uses to 

 which it is applied 

 in our churches 

 and houses at 

 Christmas time. 



Thrift. 



Holly. 



ORDERS or MONOCHLAMYDE.E. 

 1. SANGUISOREE^ (Alchemilla vulgaris) Ladies' Mantle. 



Some species of this order, espe- 

 cially the Greater Burnet 

 (Sanguisorba officinalis), were 

 once much cultivated as food 

 for cattle, but it is now super- 

 seded by other plants, especially 

 Sainfoin. 



Ladies' Mantis. 



