. Bees & bee-keeping; scientific and practical. A complete treatise on the anatomy, physiology, floral relations, and profitable management of the hive bee. Bee culture; Bees. Fig. 69.—Apple (Pyrus Malus, Order Rosacece) Blossom, and Section of Fruit. A, Blossom (Natural Size)— s, Stigmas; a, Anthers; p, Petal; ca, Calyx; s', Sepal; d, Dissepiment. B, Section through partly developed Fruit— /', /, Fertilised Carpels ; u, Unfertilised ditto. point of view, has, in this country, no equal. Its pretty blossom carries five stigmas, three of which remain in the section A, Fig. 69; to each stigma
. Bees & bee-keeping; scientific and practical. A complete treatise on the anatomy, physiology, floral relations, and profitable management of the hive bee. Bee culture; Bees. Fig. 69.—Apple (Pyrus Malus, Order Rosacece) Blossom, and Section of Fruit. A, Blossom (Natural Size)— s, Stigmas; a, Anthers; p, Petal; ca, Calyx; s', Sepal; d, Dissepiment. B, Section through partly developed Fruit— /', /, Fertilised Carpels ; u, Unfertilised ditto. point of view, has, in this country, no equal. Its pretty blossom carries five stigmas, three of which remain in the section A, Fig. 69; to each stigma belongs a dissepiment, or division, of the compounded ovary constituting the core of the fruit. The stigma comes to maturity before the anthers, as in Scrophu- laria nodosa. Bees seeking nectar get dusted com- pletely, and then transfer the granules to the stigmas of neighbouring blossoms, while they are constantly at work in packing the excess into their Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cheshire, Frank Richard, 1833?-1894. London, L. U. Gill
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