. On British wild flowers considered in relation to insects. Flowers; Fertilization of plants by insects; Plants. 54 BERBERIDE^. [chap. of self-fertilisation, the latter are said by H. Miiller to have lost that power. BERBERIDE^. The common Berberry is the only British representa- tive of this order, though Epimediiuit alpinum has by some been considered to be indigenous ; as Mr. Bentham thinks, on insufficient grounds. In the common Berberry {Berberis vulgaris), the stamens (Figs. 55 f f, 56 a) lie close to the petals and almost at right angles to the pistil, as shown in. Fig. 55. Fig. 56. Fi
. On British wild flowers considered in relation to insects. Flowers; Fertilization of plants by insects; Plants. 54 BERBERIDE^. [chap. of self-fertilisation, the latter are said by H. Miiller to have lost that power. BERBERIDE^. The common Berberry is the only British representa- tive of this order, though Epimediiuit alpinum has by some been considered to be indigenous ; as Mr. Bentham thinks, on insufficient grounds. In the common Berberry {Berberis vulgaris), the stamens (Figs. 55 f f, 56 a) lie close to the petals and almost at right angles to the pistil, as shown in. Fig. 55. Fig. 56. Fig. 55-—Flower seen from above. Fig. 56.—Pistil with two , aiter tlie visit of an insect. Fig- SS- The honey-glands inn) are twelve in number, situated in pairs at the base of. the petals, so that the honey occupies the angle between the bases of the .stamens and of the pistil. The papil- lary edge of the summit of the pistil (<?) is the stigma. In open flowers of this kind it is of course. 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 Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913. London, Macmillan and Co.
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