. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. Marriage amonci thk Clovers 99 precise object. He tlien tlies away to tlie female tlower, in whicli he alij^hts, as a riile, on the cen- tral sticky portion (called by botanists the stigma): and as he walks over it in search of the honey at the base of each petal, he turns himself round and round in live directions, and thus unwittingly rubs off the pollen which clings to his legs and hairs, transferring it to the sticky and receptive surface. After visiting and fertilising the female flower in the centre in this manner,
. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. Marriage amonci thk Clovers 99 precise object. He tlien tlies away to tlie female tlower, in whicli he alij^hts, as a riile, on the cen- tral sticky portion (called by botanists the stigma): and as he walks over it in search of the honey at the base of each petal, he turns himself round and round in live directions, and thus unwittingly rubs off the pollen which clings to his legs and hairs, transferring it to the sticky and receptive surface. After visiting and fertilising the female flower in the centre in this manner, he then usually pro- ceeds to visit the second brother beside it, from which he carries away pollen in turn to the next plant he visits. The object of this curious arrangement is that each flower may be fertilised by pollen from another blossom, and, as far as possible, in many instances at least, by pollen from a distinct neigh- bouring plant. Hut you will gather at once from what I have said already that each plant must be regarded in strictness not as an individual, but rather as a community or commonwealth, of which the leaves and flowers are the separate members told oft' to perform different duties. You may. NO. 3. — , IN 1 UK BUI), WITH NO 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. Toronto : W. Briggs
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