THE WALLFLOWER 



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to four small narrow leaves of a purplish colour (see Fig. 

 8, c). These leaves are not all inserted at the same 

 level. They are in two pairs, placed at right angles to 



stig. 



FIG. 11. Diagrammatic view of the flower of Wallflower 

 (enlarged) in longitudinal section, passing through median 

 plane of inner sepals, s, sepal ; p, petal ; st\ long stamens ; 

 sfi, short stamens ; o, ovary ; ov, ovules ; stig, stigma ; 

 n, nectaries at base of short stamens ; R, septum between 

 the two carpels. (R. S.) 



each other, and one pair is inserted rather farther in 

 than the other pair (see Figs. 12 and 13). This is seen 

 very clearly in the bud (Fig. 12), though less easily 



