THE COLOURS OF FLOWERS. especially in the more highly-developed species, their flowers are red, blue, or purple. Trichonema Bulbo- codium is purplish-blue with a yellow centre. Our two native crocuses (C. vernus and C. nudiflorus] are also purple. Sisyrinchium Bermudianum is a delicate blue.… … FIG. 2i.— Fbwer of fritillary (Fritillaria Meleagris); purple, spotted with white. as well as highly-developed spotted types, are common amongst the cultivated exotics. The OrchidacecB stand at the head of the entomo- philous Monocotyledons by virtue of their inferior ovary, their irregular…
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