. My studio neighbors. Natural history. I40 MY STUDIO NEIGHBORS creeping over the cone quickly dislodge it. In the next stage the anthers have withered, the flower-tube elongated, and the top of the two- parted pistil begins to protrude, and at length ex- pands its tips, disclosing at the centre the stig- matic surface, which has until now been protected by close contact. (See section.) A glance at Fig. 11 will reveal the plan in-. Fig. I volved. The ring of pollen is inevitably scattered to the stigmas of the neighboring flowers, and cross-fertilization continually insured. Similar contrivanc
. My studio neighbors. Natural history. I40 MY STUDIO NEIGHBORS creeping over the cone quickly dislodge it. In the next stage the anthers have withered, the flower-tube elongated, and the top of the two- parted pistil begins to protrude, and at length ex- pands its tips, disclosing at the centre the stig- matic surface, which has until now been protected by close contact. (See section.) A glance at Fig. 11 will reveal the plan in-. Fig. I volved. The ring of pollen is inevitably scattered to the stigmas of the neighboring flowers, and cross-fertilization continually insured. Similar contrivances are to be found in most of the Com- positee, through the same method being variously applied. Perhaps even more remarkable than any of the. 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 Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1850-1896. New York and London, Harper & Brothers
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