This section is from the book "British Wild Flowers In The Four Seasons", by Thomas Moore. Also available from Amazon: British Wild Flowers.
A. - Euonymus europaeus, Linnaeus: p. 90.
1. A flower.
2. A ripe fruit.
B. - Rhamnus catharticus, Linnaeus: p. 90.
1. A staminate or barren flower.
2. A pistillate or fertile flower.
3. The ripe fruit.
C. - Tamarix anglica, Webb: p. 88.
1. Portion of a branchlet, showing the close scale-like leaves.
2. A flower separated from the spike.
3. The stamens and pistil. D, - Rosa canina, Linnaeus: p. 78.
1. A vertical section of the flower, the petals being removed, showing the ovaries attached to the inside of the calyx-tube, with the stigmas just protruding from the orifice.
2. A stamen.
3. One of the ovaries.
4. The ripe fruit.
Plate 11.

Euonymus europaeus.

Rhamnus cathiarticus.

Tamarix anglica

Rosa canina.
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