. The story of the plants [microform]. Plants; Botany; Plantes; Botanique. 128 THE STORY OF THE PLANTS. this spur contains abundant honey. The pollen- masses are neatly lodged in two little sacks or pockets near the stigma, and are so placed that their lower ends come against the bee's head as he sucks the honey. These lower ends (r) are gummy or viscid, and if you press a straw or the point of a pencil against them, the pollen- masses gum themselves to it naturally, and come readily out of their sacks as you withdraw the pencil (Fig. 23). In the same way, when. no. 23.—POLLEN-MASSES OP AN ORC
. The story of the plants [microform]. Plants; Botany; Plantes; Botanique. 128 THE STORY OF THE PLANTS. this spur contains abundant honey. The pollen- masses are neatly lodged in two little sacks or pockets near the stigma, and are so placed that their lower ends come against the bee's head as he sucks the honey. These lower ends (r) are gummy or viscid, and if you press a straw or the point of a pencil against them, the pollen- masses gum themselves to it naturally, and come readily out of their sacks as you withdraw the pencil (Fig. 23). In the same way, when. no. 23.—POLLEN-MASSES OP AN ORCHID, WITH- DRAWN ON A PENCIL. In I, they have just been removed. In II, they have dried and / moved forward. the bee presses them with his head, the pollen- masses stick to it, and he carries them away with him as he leaves the flower. Just at first, the pollen-masses stand erect on his forehead; but as he flies through the air, they dry and contract, so that they come to inchne forward and out- ward. By the time he reaches another plant they have assumed such a position that they are brought into contact with the stigma as he sucks the honey. But the stigma is gummy too, and makes the pollen adhere to it, and in this. 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. London : G. Newnes
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