. Bees & bee-keeping; scientific and practical. A complete treatise on the anatomy, physiology, floral relations, and profitable management of the hive bee. Bee culture; Bees. 292 BEES AND BEE-KEEPING. thus in mass charm the artist, one can stir emotion in the breast of the true naturalist. Let us examine the Erica Tetralix (the cross-leaved heath), which, though less helpful to the bee than the common ling {Erica vulgaris, or Calluna), is very similar to it in structure. This species, during July and August, in the southern parts of England, produces abundance of drooping, wax-like flower
. Bees & bee-keeping; scientific and practical. A complete treatise on the anatomy, physiology, floral relations, and profitable management of the hive bee. Bee culture; Bees. 292 BEES AND BEE-KEEPING. thus in mass charm the artist, one can stir emotion in the breast of the true naturalist. Let us examine the Erica Tetralix (the cross-leaved heath), which, though less helpful to the bee than the common ling {Erica vulgaris, or Calluna), is very similar to it in structure. This species, during July and August, in the southern parts of England, produces abundance of drooping, wax-like flowers, nearly white at the. Fig. 59.—Flower and Details ok Erica Tetralix (Cross-leayed Heath), Order Ericaeece. A, Section of Blossom (Magnified Five times)—a, a, Anthers ; ap, ap, Appendages of Anthers ; /, /, Filaments ; 0, Ovary ; s, Stigma ; /;, Sticky Hairs. B, Anther— f, Filament; ap', Part of Appendage of Anther ; p, Pore of Anther, with Pollen Grains Escaping. C, Blossom (Natural Size). D, Fragment of the Calyx (Magnified Twenty-five times)—6, b, Simple Hairs ; gli, Glandular Hairs ; ,17, g, Glands surrounded by Secretion. base, and delicately shaded with a rich pink. It is certainly the most beautiful of our common indi- genous heaths, and grows freely on moist, mossy ground and bogland throughout the kingdom. Open- ing the bell, which sways in the wind mouth down- wards, we find a straight, pinkish style, terminated by the stigma (s, A, Fig. 59), hanging in the centre. 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 Cheshire, Frank Richard, 1833?-1894. London, L. U. Gill
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