Plants and their ways in South Africa . I. II. Fig. 161.—Salvia. I. Corolla, the hood removed. II. Ditto with bee.(From Henslovvs South African Flowering Plants ,) which are ready to be pollinated arch down far enough to bedusted with the precious load. Holes cut in the tubes of flowers are evidence that a rob-bery has been committed. The flower has been broken intoand pilfered of its honey without the insect performing any as-sistance in conveying pollen. You can watch bumble-beesbite holes in flowers which have tubes too long and narrow forthe bee to enter. Darwin tells us that honey-bees, w
Plants and their ways in South Africa . I. II. Fig. 161.—Salvia. I. Corolla, the hood removed. II. Ditto with bee.(From Henslovvs South African Flowering Plants ,) which are ready to be pollinated arch down far enough to bedusted with the precious load. Holes cut in the tubes of flowers are evidence that a rob-bery has been committed. The flower has been broken intoand pilfered of its honey without the insect performing any as-sistance in conveying pollen. You can watch bumble-beesbite holes in flowers which have tubes too long and narrow forthe bee to enter. Darwin tells us that honey-bees, whichusually pay down for each meal, are not above using the holesmade by bumble-bees the previous day. Orchids have gone to such an expense in making theirperianth attractive to insects, and in filling their long cornu- 164 Plants and their Ways in South Africa copias with honey, that they make up arrears by economizingin pollen. 1 However nicely flowers are adapted for scattering theirpollen as dust, some of it is sure to be wasted.
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