Excerpt from Recreative Science, Vol. 1: A Record and Remembrancer of Intellectual Observation Fig. 7. - Cruciform blossom of Ira. 3. - Back view of blossom of Common Buttercup. Wallflower. A, petal; b, sta Fm. 8. - Petal of or Creeping Ranunculus. A, petal; b, flowerocup, in mens; c, dower-cup, or calyx; Wallflower. A, five sections; e, peduncle. D, peduncle, or flower-stem. Limb; b, claw. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.