. Blossom hosts and insect guests; how the heath family, the bluets, the figworts, the orchids and similar wild flowers welcome the bee, the fly, the wasp, the moth and other faithful insects. Fertilization of plants. The Rattlesnake-Tlantain into the more open flower, we observe a dark-col- ored speck, which, by analysis, proves to be the lid of the anther. This portion is further shown en- larged in Fig. 4, A. If we gently lift it with a pin, we disclose the pollen masses in the cavity B. Fig. 5. thus opened (C, profile section), the two pairs united to a common viscid gland at the base, thi
. Blossom hosts and insect guests; how the heath family, the bluets, the figworts, the orchids and similar wild flowers welcome the bee, the fly, the wasp, the moth and other faithful insects. Fertilization of plants. The Rattlesnake-Tlantain into the more open flower, we observe a dark-col- ored speck, which, by analysis, proves to be the lid of the anther. This portion is further shown en- larged in Fig. 4, A. If we gently lift it with a pin, we disclose the pollen masses in the cavity B. Fig. 5. thus opened (C, profile section), the two pairs united to a common viscid gland at the base, this gland again secreted behind a veil of moist membrane, as also shown at B. This membrane is, moreover, very sensitive to the touch. Below the flattened tip of 147. 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 Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1850-1896; Davie, Eleanor E. New York, Newson
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