. Field, forest, and wayside flowers; with chapters on grasses, sedges, and ferns; untechnical studies for unlearned lovers of nature. Flowers; Botany. Dogbane and Milkweed 315 same stalk will support only from two to six seed- pods, and a pair of pods represents a single flower. So most of the flowers die leaving no memorial behind them, and the flies which they have vic- timized are avenged. In the language of some elegiac poetry we pause to breathe a sigh over the fate of the hap- less flies which, like Haman of old, come to a feast and thereat are captured and slain. However, these unfortu
. Field, forest, and wayside flowers; with chapters on grasses, sedges, and ferns; untechnical studies for unlearned lovers of nature. Flowers; Botany. Dogbane and Milkweed 315 same stalk will support only from two to six seed- pods, and a pair of pods represents a single flower. So most of the flowers die leaving no memorial behind them, and the flies which they have vic- timized are avenged. In the language of some elegiac poetry we pause to breathe a sigh over the fate of the hap- less flies which, like Haman of old, come to a feast and thereat are captured and slain. However, these unfortunates are but a small pro- portion of the milk- weed's fly visitors. The great majority make off, after taking their fill of nectar, without carrying away any portion of the pollen which the flower is endeavoring to send to its neighbors. This waste of nectar is bad for the milkweed, which would be bet- ter off with fewer fly visitors. So the flower would profit by any. -A dogbane flower and its captive. device which would dis-. 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 Going, Maud, 1859-1925. New York, The Baker and Taylor Company
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