78 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. 



green buds are quite fuzzy. Under a magnifying 

 glass the flowers are very beautiful ; the tiny anthers, 



Wild Qeranium. 



instead of being the usual orange-cfolor, are peacock- 

 blue. Seen through the microscope, this blue pollen 

 is quite a curiosity. The plant is in its prime in 

 early June. 



