34 FAMILIAR FLOWEKS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. 



which often finds among hidden things that which 

 is essential for the establishment of scientific truth. 



Bird-foot Violet. 



Thus it is that the ovaries and stigma of the rue 

 anemone {Anemonella thalictroides), and not the 

 leaf, decide that the flower is not a true anemone. 

 But nothing is more attractively symmetrical in plant 

 form than this particular violet's leaf ; pressed flat on 

 a piece of paper, its delicate outline is an interesting 

 study for one who loves the decorative side of Nature. 



