LIST OF PLATES 



COLOUR 



CORNFLOWERS Frontispiece 



FACING PAGE 



NASTURTIUMS 4 



WATER LILIES 20 



POPPIES ......... 62 



ANTIRRHINUM ........ 68 



ORCHID 76 



FOXGLOVE 100 



GLOXINIA 128 



BLACK AND WHITE 



THE POTENTILLAS COVER IN A LARGE AREA BY MEANS OF 



THEIR CREEPING STEMS 2 



THE BRAMBLE is ALWAYS ABLE TO CHANGE ITS SHOOTS 



INTO ROOTS SHOULD A FAVOURABLE POSITION PRESENT 

 ITSELF 2 



THE NASTURTIUM CLIMBS BY MEANS OF ITS LEAF-STALKS . 6 

 BLACK BRYONY CLIMBING UP BRACKEN .... 6 

 A SPECIES OF HYACINTH WHICH DROOPS ITS LANCE-LIKE 



LEAVES OVER THE SURROUNDING SOIL AND SO DIS- 

 COURAGES OTHER PLANTS 8 



