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Hillside. 



as if revelling in their freedom ; presently, one slender head 

 stretching towards another curls its ever tightening stem 

 round and round it, the twain rearing upwards like snakes 



FIG. 21. HOP-PLANT (Humulus lupulus). 



a, Hop plant bearing male flowers, b, Hop plant bearing female flowers. 



c, Hop plant bearing ripening catkins. A, Staminate (male) flower. 



, Catkin of pistillate (female) flowers. /, Pistillate flower. 



0, Fruit, h, Section of fruit and seed. 



in deadly combat, each winding its folds about the other, 

 until, overcome by their own weight, they fall downwards 

 and stretch outwards, ready to scratch and tear the skin of 

 the unsuspecting individual who endeavours to force his 



