Forms of Compound Leaves 7 Forms of Inflorescence 8 Longitudinal Section through the flower of the Buttercup 10 Inferior and Superior Ovary 11 Unisexual Flowers of the Nettle 11 Dehiscent Fruits 12 THE POLLINATION AND FERTILISATION OF FLOWERS Pollen Cells throwing out their Tubes 25 CLIMBING PLANTS Prickles of the Wild Rose 31 Ivy, showing the Rootlets or Suckers 32 Stem of the Bindweed, twining to the left 34 Stem of the Hop, twining to the right 35 EARLY SPRING Trees in Winter or Early Spring 1. Hazel; 2. Ash; 3. Oak; 4. Lime 41 5. Birch; 6. Poplar; 7. Beech; 8. Alder 43 Twig of Lime in Spring, showing the Deciduous, Scaly Stipules 45 Seedling of the Beech 46 WOODS AND THICKETS IN SPRING The Daffodil 48 The Wood Anemone 49 The Goldilocks 50 The Wild Columbine 51 The Dog Violet 52 The Wood Sorrel 53 The Sweet Woodruff 54 The Lesser Periwinkle 55 The Bugle 56 The Broad-leaved Garlic 57 The Star of Bethlehem 58 The Hairy Sedge 59 SPRING-FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS The Barberry 62 The Spindle Tree 63 The Wild Cherry 65 The Crab Apple 67 The Mountain Ash 68 The Spurge Laurel 70 The Elm in Flower 71 The Oak in Flower 72 The Beech in Fruit 73 The Scots Pine, with Cones 78 The Yew in Fruit 79