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THE NATURE BOOK 



WHITE VIOLET. 



all these are arranged on and round the 

 curious purple or yellow spike. 



The pistils mature before the pollen is 

 set free from the stamens, and each one 



secretes a drop of honey ; attracted 

 by this, flies, and other small insects, 

 creep down easily enough through the 

 fringe of hairs, but these, being arranged 



GROUND IVY. 



