Wild flowers as they grow, photographed in colour direct from nature . mens of typical SI Wild Flowers as They Grow form standing within, again in alternating rings;and in the centre of all a considerable number ofminute parts, each of which represents a seed-casewith one seed and the usual receptive surface forfertilisation purposes. Even the honey is storedaway in five little sacs arranged most methodicallyone on each petal, and carefully covered by a the petals be pulled off a flower, these honeysacs can be distinctly seen at their base as smallheart-shaped structures. But in one p
Wild flowers as they grow, photographed in colour direct from nature . mens of typical SI Wild Flowers as They Grow form standing within, again in alternating rings;and in the centre of all a considerable number ofminute parts, each of which represents a seed-casewith one seed and the usual receptive surface forfertilisation purposes. Even the honey is storedaway in five little sacs arranged most methodicallyone on each petal, and carefully covered by a the petals be pulled off a flower, these honeysacs can be distinctly seen at their base as smallheart-shaped structures. But in one particular the Buttercup can layclaim to a special touch of brilliancy in a literalsense. Usually, the coloured petals of a flower,however gay their colour, have a dead surface,but in the Buttercup the petals are not merely gold,they are burnished gold, and glint in the suns rays. The rich tiny polished urn holds upFilled with ripe summer to the brim, says J. R. Lowell. That this sheen is a device ofthe plant to enhance its attractiveness is obvious, 52. MEADOW BUTTERCUP The Meadow Buttercup since only the upper surface of the petals has glaze of the Buttercup, says one, is ofkindred character with the song of the lark thatrises from the dewy field beside it into the blueair. . They are both the outcome of thespirit of love that pervades all Nature. They bothappeared at first to give Adam and Eve a bridalwelcome. They are both the sign of the greatmarriage festivity of Nature. And the goldenshimmer seems specially to attract shimmeringinsects, for iridescent flies and beetles are chiefvisitors, though, to be sure, hive bees do not disdainButtercup honey upon occasions. The manner in which the Buttercup flowerarranges its internal affairs is as follows : whenthe bud opens and the petals spread to form theircup, only the outermost rings of stamens are mature;these bend somewhat outwards, and they open theirpollen boxes also on the outside. All the inner partso
Size: 1340px × 1865px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookpublisherlondonnewyorkcasse
