WAYSIDE WEEDS. 



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less distinctly so, are the five petals of the wild 

 geraniui^ (Figs. 11, 12). However, there is no 



Fig. 7. — Cruciform blossom of Wallflower. 

 0, petal ; b, Btamens ; r, flower-cup, or 

 calyx ; d, peduncle, or flower-stem. 



Fie, 8.— Petal of WstUflower. 

 a, limb ; b, claw. 



occasion to go over in succession every plant in our 

 handful ; you can do that alone, and pulling off the 



Tig. 9.— Blossom ol LycBnis, with pistils Fib. 10.— Petal of Lychnis. 



only, a, petal ; h, pistils ; c, calyx. «, limb ; &, ciuw. 



petals compare their varied shape and Cuttings, as 

 well as their attachments and numbers. Having 



