. The colours of flowers [microform] : as illustrated in British flora. Flowers; Color of flowers; Flowers; Fleurs; Couleur des fleurs; Fleurs. 38 THE COLOURS OF FLOWERS. pilipes, however, is a spring insect, and has already disappeared before the Delphinium comes into flower, so that it appears to depend for its fertilisation entirely on Bombus hortoriimy Thus within the limits of the Ranunculacece we get every gradation in colouring, from the very simple, open, yellow buttercups, through the white water. Fig. 13- Petals of monkshood, concealed by sepals, and produced into honey- bearing sacs
. The colours of flowers [microform] : as illustrated in British flora. Flowers; Color of flowers; Flowers; Fleurs; Couleur des fleurs; Fleurs. 38 THE COLOURS OF FLOWERS. pilipes, however, is a spring insect, and has already disappeared before the Delphinium comes into flower, so that it appears to depend for its fertilisation entirely on Bombus hortoriimy Thus within the limits of the Ranunculacece we get every gradation in colouring, from the very simple, open, yellow buttercups, through the white water. Fig. 13- Petals of monkshood, concealed by sepals, and produced into honey- bearing sacs. crowfoots, the red adonis, the scarlet paeony, and the purple columbine, to the very irregular blue larkspur, and the extremely complex ultramarine monkshood. In this family it may be noted, too, that increase of adaptation to insect visits is shown rather by peculi- arities of shape and arrangement than by mere increased size of petals, as among the roses. Observe also that every advance either in insect. 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 : Macmillan
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