GERANIUM SYLVATICUM. 



ON BRITISH WILD FLOWERS 



CONSIDERED IN 



RE-L A TION TO INSE C TS. 



CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION. 



THE flowers of our gardens differ much in size and 

 colour from those of the same species growing 

 wild in their native woods and fields : this is due 

 partly to cultivation, but still more to the careful 

 selection of seeds or cuttings from those plants, the 

 flowers of which show any superiority over the others 

 in size or colour. 



Even amongst wild flowers, however, recent re- 

 searches have proved that the forms and colours have 



