. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. A Very Intkluoknt Plant 271 The j^orsc knows the same tliiiij^, too ; and it takes particular care to preserve it; leaves and flowers aj^ainst the; a^^ressive quadrupels. When November comes it begins to blossom. No. 7 shows you how cleverly and cautiously it makes its preparations for this important functic 11. The flower-buds, I i\eed hardly say, are particularly rich and juicy, and, there- fore, particularly liable to the assaults of the enemy. Hence, you will observe, they are doubly protected. To j^uardaj^ainst larj^
. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. A Very Intkluoknt Plant 271 The j^orsc knows the same tliiiij^, too ; and it takes particular care to preserve it; leaves and flowers aj^ainst the; a^^ressive quadrupels. When November comes it begins to blossom. No. 7 shows you how cleverly and cautiously it makes its preparations for this important functic 11. The flower-buds, I i\eed hardly say, are particularly rich and juicy, and, there- fore, particularly liable to the assaults of the enemy. Hence, you will observe, they are doubly protected. To j^uardaj^ainst larj^e animals, each little knot of buds is care- fully placed, for safety, in the anj^le formed by the main stem with one of its short, stout branches. Stem and -*-• branch alike end in . , . , ,. , , NO. 8.—THK , PROTPXTINC. a forbiddmg prickle, ,„,. ^,^^^ ,,^,,,, and from and the buds are so kgc-iayinc- insects. set in the axil that it is simply impossible for any browsing creature to get at them without encountering both these serious weapons. Indeed, no illustration can fully bring out the beautiful variety and complexity of arrangement by which each separate group of buds is completely defended ; in order to imderstand it fully, I advise you, after reading this chapter, to go. 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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