. The naturalist in Australia. Natural history. 286 THE NATURALIST IN forming to this behest, the winged guests de- tach from their downy feet a more or less con- siderable portion of the yellow, p o w d e r - like pollen adventitiously brought away from the anthers of the bloom last visited. And thus the seed germs are fertilised. Many and anxious were the tentative day- break visits paid to this splendid Cactus in order not to miss the coveted opportunity of immortalis- ing its snowy charms. For several days previous the swelling buds appeared to be on the very brink of bursting
. The naturalist in Australia. Natural history. 286 THE NATURALIST IN forming to this behest, the winged guests de- tach from their downy feet a more or less con- siderable portion of the yellow, p o w d e r - like pollen adventitiously brought away from the anthers of the bloom last visited. And thus the seed germs are fertilised. Many and anxious were the tentative day- break visits paid to this splendid Cactus in order not to miss the coveted opportunity of immortalis- ing its snowy charms. For several days previous the swelling buds appeared to be on the very brink of bursting open, but on as many occasions disap- pointed anticipations. At length, on the very night preceding the writer's de- parture by steamer for the further North, and England, the coy beauty, from her W. Siimlle-Kunt, Photo. CEKEVS 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 Kent, W. Saville (William Saville), d. 1908. London, Chapman & Hall
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