WATSIDl WEEDS. 



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pull them off if you possess a good show of speci- 

 menSj and, you will . see that they are all uncon- 



FiQ. 3. — Back view of blossom of common Buttercup, or Creeping Bauuticulus. 

 a, petal i 6, flover-cup, in five sections ; c, peduncle. 



nected with one another. First comes the bright 

 red poppy, with its four petals (Fig. 1), all attached 



Flo. 1.— Section of Buttercup blossom, a, petal; b, stamens ; c, pistils ; 

 d, flower-stem, or peduncle ; c, receptacle. 



beneath the projection in the centre of the flower 

 (Fig. 6). 



