. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. Marriage among the Clovers 99 precise object. He then flies away to the female flower, in which he aHghts, as a rule, on the cen- tral sticky portion (called by botanists the stijma): and as he walks over it in search of the honey at the base of each petal, he turns himself round and round in five directions, and thus iinwittingly rubs off the pollen which clings to his legs and hairs, transferring it to the sticky and receptive surface. After visiting and fertilising the female flower in the centre in this manner, he the
. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. Marriage among the Clovers 99 precise object. He then flies away to the female flower, in which he aHghts, as a rule, on the cen- tral sticky portion (called by botanists the stijma): and as he walks over it in search of the honey at the base of each petal, he turns himself round and round in five directions, and thus iinwittingly rubs off the pollen which clings to his legs and hairs, transferring it to the sticky and receptive surface. After visiting and fertilising the female flower in the centre in this manner, he then usually pro- ceeds to visit the second brother beside it, from which he carries away pollen in turn to the next. NO. 3.—MALE BEGONIA FLOWERS IN THE BUD, WITH NO PEED-BAG. plant he visits. The object of this curious arrangement is that each flower may be fertilised by pollen from another blossom, and, as far as possible, in many instances at least, by pollen from a distinct neigh- bouring plant, bui you will gather at once from what I have said already that each plant must be regarded in strictness not as an individual, but rather as a community or commonwealth, of which the leaves and flowers are the separate members told off to perform different duties. You may. 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. New York : Doubleday & McClure
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