The Bee and the Lupine, 



The myriads of flowers that brighten the fields and hills 

 with their masses of color, or give a charm to every nook and 



Fig. 26. THE CALIFORNIA. POPPY (Eschscholtzfa). (a) A sprig: of the 

 plant bearing on the right an unopened bud with the calyx cap still ou 

 it ; on the left the corolla opening ; the calyx has dropped away, (b) 

 the calyx cap dropping from the bud, (c) a section through the center 

 of the flower showing the pistil iu the center, surrounded by stamens, 

 these by the petals of corolla: (1) ovary, (2) style, (3) a stigma, (4) an 

 anther of stamen ; this bears pollen. 



