THE FLOWERS OF THE WOODLANDS 



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THE PRIMROSE- 



It belongs to the famil}' of 

 Amaryllis, many members of 

 which are very well known ; 

 it includes, beside the many 

 forms of Daffodils now in 

 cultivation, the Snowdrop and 

 the two Snowflakes. The 

 name Daffodil is probably 

 derived from the old Latin 

 name asphodelus, which was 

 turned into Affodilly, which 

 was further corrupted into 

 Daffodilly. 



THE PRIMROSE 



The Primrose will introduce 

 us to another family of plants, 

 many of which are great 

 favourites on account of their 

 simple beauty. Notice that 

 the leaves are all undivided, 

 and that the green calyx 

 (the cup into which the petals 

 are inserted) is not divided 

 into separate sepals ; these are 

 united,- forming a tube ; the 

 sepals may be traced in the 

 five pointed teeth. The petals 

 also are joined, the corolla, as 

 it is called, being divided into 

 as many divisions as there are 

 teeth in the calyx ; similarly 



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the number of 

 stamens are the 

 same as the 

 number of divi- 

 s i o n s of the 

 corolla, to 

 which they are 

 attached. If 

 several Prim- 

 rose flowers are 

 examined, it 

 will be seen 

 that there are 

 t w o different 

 kinds : one in 

 which the pistil 

 has a long 

 stalk or style, 

 so that it peeps 

 up just above 

 the top of the 

 tube, and the 

 stamens are 

 arranged on the 





WOOD ANEMONh. 



