. The great world's farm; some account of nature's crops and how they are grown. Natural history. Poi^en of Wheat Pollen of the Hollyhock. seeds, lying enclosed in the ovary at the base of the pistil, while the pollen, which is to make seeds of them, is in the anther-sacs above, and, as it would seem, out of, and beyond their reach. The question is, how are the two to be brought together ? In describing the primrose, we mentioned that the top of the pistil ends in a knob; and this knob is a matter of great importance. It is called the stigma, and is of all sorts of different shapes in differen
. The great world's farm; some account of nature's crops and how they are grown. Natural history. Poi^en of Wheat Pollen of the Hollyhock. seeds, lying enclosed in the ovary at the base of the pistil, while the pollen, which is to make seeds of them, is in the anther-sacs above, and, as it would seem, out of, and beyond their reach. The question is, how are the two to be brought together ? In describing the primrose, we mentioned that the top of the pistil ends in a knob; and this knob is a matter of great importance. It is called the stigma, and is of all sorts of different shapes in different flowers; sometimes merely a point, sometimes large and divided into lobes, sometimes feathery, as in most of the grasses; but whatever its shape, it has no covering of outer skin, as the stalk on which it is borne has, and it is more or less sticky, and often crowned with a bead of nectar. This bead is so large. 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 Gaye, Selina. New York [etc. ] The Macmillan company
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