. Field, forest, and wayside flowers; with chapters on grasses, sedges, and ferns; untechnical studies for unlearned lovers of nature. Flowers; Botany. 340 Field, Forest, and Wayside Flowers standing straight up while all the rest are folded back against the stalk. Those which bend down- ward are fertilized florets enfolding the ripening seed, or unfertilized florets which have begun to wither. The one erect flower is a solitary watcher, still in alert ex- pectation of the hoped- for bee. The swamp-thistle, with flower-tubes longer than those of its Canadian cousin, has a smaller cir- cle of i
. Field, forest, and wayside flowers; with chapters on grasses, sedges, and ferns; untechnical studies for unlearned lovers of nature. Flowers; Botany. 340 Field, Forest, and Wayside Flowers standing straight up while all the rest are folded back against the stalk. Those which bend down- ward are fertilized florets enfolding the ripening seed, or unfertilized florets which have begun to wither. The one erect flower is a solitary watcher, still in alert ex- pectation of the hoped- for bee. The swamp-thistle, with flower-tubes longer than those of its Canadian cousin, has a smaller cir- cle of insect friends, and the common thistle, with still deeper florets, is more exclusive still. But all varieties are forced to receive unbidden guestSj for ants dearly love nec- tar, and they are enter- prising, persevering, and chronically hungry. If they can get into the pur-. FlG. 95.—Gathered in latter 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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