LIST OF PLATES.

THE FLOWERS WERE DRAWN (CHIEFLY FROM SPECIMENS COLLECTED BY THE AUTHOR) AND THE GROUPS DESIGNED BY

MR. JAMES ANDREWS.

PLATE

I.

The Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis).............

The Snake's-head Lily (Fritillaria meleagris)....Orange.

The Sweet-scented Violet (Viola odorata).
The Primrose (Primula vulgaris).

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White.

...Blue.

Yellow.

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II.

The Wood Crowfoot (Ranunculus auricomus)
The Hyacinth (Hyacinthus non-scriptus).
The Grape Hyacinth (Muscari racemosum).
The Cowslip (Primula veris)

The Wood Anemone (Anemone nemerosa).

III.

......

. Purple. Yellow,

White.

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The Meadow Lychnis (Lychnis Flos-cuculi).........Red.
The Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamædrys)...Blue.

The Buttercup (Ranunculus acris)......

......

The Wild (Dog) Rose (Rosa canina)

.Yellow.

Pink.

PLATE

IV...

The Cuckoo Flower (Cardamine pratensis)
The Forget-me-not (Myosotis palustris).
The Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris).
The Daisy (Bellis perennis). .

.....

White and Pink,

V.

VI. .

VII..

VIII.

The Cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans)

The Spotted Orchis (Orchis maculata)..

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.Yellow.

Lilac.

...... Pink.

The Small Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
The Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)........ ..Blue.

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The Creeping Loose-strife (Lysimachia nemorum). Yellow.
The Field Larkspur (Delphinium consolida)............Blue.
The Wild Honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium)...........Red.
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)..

The Musk Mallow (Malva moschata).

...Scarlet.

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...Pink.

The Yellow Balsam (Impatiens noli-me-tangere)..Yellow.
The Corn Blue Bottle (Centaurea Cyanus)... ...Blue.
The Snap Dragon (Antirrhinum majus).. Red and Yellow.

The Common Furze (Ulex Europæus).......... Yellow.
The Wild Pansy (Viola tricolor)...... Purple and Yellow.
The Clove Pink (Dianthus caryophyllus)..

The Periwinkle (Vinca minor)

.............. Pink.

Purple.

The Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus).

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Lilac.

The Pheasant's Eye (Adonis autumnalis). Deep Red.
The Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)..... .Red-purple.
The Mouse-ear Hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella). Yellow.

XII. .

The Mezereon (Daphne Mezereum).

.........

The Monk's-hood (Aconitum napellus).

The Spring Crocus (Crocus vernus)

The Marsh Marygold (Caltha palustris) ·

........

Yellow.

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The Spring Gentian (Gentiana verna).. .....Lilac.
The Common Daffodil (Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus)

Yellow.

The Lesser Celandine (Ficara ranunculoides)....Yellow.
The Red Valerian (Valeriana rubra)..

.Red.

Frontispiece.

...........

Yellow.

The Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)............ White.
The Wall-flower (Cheiranthus cheiri)...
The Tawny Geranium (Geranium Phæum)
The Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)........

......

.........

Tawny.

White.