. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. n ii6 Flashlights on Nature M i i i 1 ' li notice scent of honey ; tliey climb up all stems indiscriminately in search of it; they are bare- faced thieves with no organs adapted for carrying pollen ; and as they go about in the most reckless fashion from one kind of plant to another, if they did ever by chance succeed in fertilising a casual flower, they would produce, not true species, but monstrous and meaningless hybrids. There- fore, many plants protect themselves by endless de- vices against the crawling ants, just a
. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. n ii6 Flashlights on Nature M i i i 1 ' li notice scent of honey ; tliey climb up all stems indiscriminately in search of it; they are bare- faced thieves with no organs adapted for carrying pollen ; and as they go about in the most reckless fashion from one kind of plant to another, if they did ever by chance succeed in fertilising a casual flower, they would produce, not true species, but monstrous and meaningless hybrids. There- fore, many plants protect themselves by endless de- vices against the crawling ants, just as obviously as they endeavour to allure the winged bees, beetles, and butterflies. I may add that the head of strawberry clover is further protected against climbing insects by ?. num- ber of lobed bracts at its base, which effectually dis- perse these thieving ma- rauders. While the strawberry clover is young and but recently opened, you might easily mistake it for a small and pinky specimen of Dutch clover. If you look closer, however, you will see that the petals are not so large, the tube not so deep, and the calyx much hairier. Never-. NO. 13.—STRAWBERRY CLOVKR BEGINNING. TO 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 Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. New York : Doubleday & McClure
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