. Blossom hosts and insect guests; how the heath family, the bluets, the figworts, the orchids and similar wild flowers welcome the bee, the fly, the wasp, the moth and other faithful insects. Fertilization of plants. 'Blossom Hosts and Insect Guests the closest proximity, and apparently even in con- tact—seemingly with the design of self-fertilization —are actually more perfectly separated functionally than if in separate flowers, the insect alone consum- mating their affinity. The blue-flag suffers constantly from the visits of pilferers, chiefly butterflies, which alight upon the drooping p
. Blossom hosts and insect guests; how the heath family, the bluets, the figworts, the orchids and similar wild flowers welcome the bee, the fly, the wasp, the moth and other faithful insects. Fertilization of plants. 'Blossom Hosts and Insect Guests the closest proximity, and apparently even in con- tact—seemingly with the design of self-fertilization —are actually more perfectly separated functionally than if in separate flowers, the insect alone consum- mating their affinity. The blue-flag suffers constantly from the visits of pilferers, chiefly butterflies, which alight upon the drooping petals, and thrusting their long tongues through narrow openings between the lobes of the perianth, rifle the blossom of its sweets, without bestowing or receiving any pollen. As the blue-flag grows in moist places, and conse- quently secretes an abundant supply of nectar, this robbery is not so serious a matter as it would be in the case of some other 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; Davie, Eleanor E. New York, Newson
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