. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. 36 Flashlights on Nature bubbles, eiich ciiclosin;^ :in iiiiiiijured soklanelhi bud in its centre. The reason is tliat the lieat from the flower keeps the enclosed air just above freezin<^-point ; and so lon<f as it is not actually fr(jzen soldanella is indifferent to the cold of its surroundings. Gradually, in this way, the little buds nianaj^e to bore their way to the siuface and to the sunshine on the outside of the ice-sheet. At last the stalk melts its path out, and a flower appears on the top, in the centre of
. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. 36 Flashlights on Nature bubbles, eiich ciiclosin;^ :in iiiiiiijured soklanelhi bud in its centre. The reason is tliat the lieat from the flower keeps the enclosed air just above freezin<^-point ; and so lon<f as it is not actually fr(jzen soldanella is indifferent to the cold of its surroundings. Gradually, in this way, the little buds nianaj^e to bore their way to the siuface and to the sunshine on the outside of the ice-sheet. At last the stalk melts its path out, and a flower appears on the top, in the centre of a small cup-shaped or saucer-shaped de- pression (No. 4). The exquisite blue bells are thus seen bloom- in<f in profusion,. NO. 4. — RKACllINi; IIIK STR- FACK OK IlIK ICK AM) Ol'; IN A CUI'-SHAl'Kl) DKI'KKSSION. apparently out of the ice itself, or as if stuck into it. Uidess you looked close, and noticed that their stems came from the j^round beneath, you might even imagine they were rooted in the crystal mass of the ncv('\ The edge of the snow-field in early spring is often pierced and riddled by hundreds. 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. Toronto : W. Briggs
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