Archive image from page 342 of Bees & bee-keeping; scientific and. Bees & bee-keeping; scientific and practical. A complete treatise on the anatomy, physiology, floral relations, and profitable management of the hive bee CUbiodiversity1154323 Year: 1886 ( BEES AS FERTILISERS. 315 vivifying element (the pollen), in the form of granule! collected in two cells, has here a peculiar structure \ its cells are two, but they are so widely separated (a',a,C) as almost to appear like two separate anthers ; while the pollen they contain . coheres in masses (pollinia, po, D), held together by internal el
Archive image from page 342 of Bees & bee-keeping; scientific and. Bees & bee-keeping; scientific and practical. A complete treatise on the anatomy, physiology, floral relations, and profitable management of the hive bee CUbiodiversity1154323 Year: 1886 ( BEES AS FERTILISERS. 315 vivifying element (the pollen), in the form of granule! collected in two cells, has here a peculiar structure \ its cells are two, but they are so widely separated (a',a,C) as almost to appear like two separate anthers ; while the pollen they contain . coheres in masses (pollinia, po, D), held together by internal elastic &-. a &0 Fig. 68.—Orchid (Order Orchidacecv) Blossoms and Details. A, Flower of Orchis Morio, Sepals, two Petals, and side of Spur removed, with Apis Mellifica (ap), Hive Bee, sucking Nectar—a, Anther ; po, Pollinium or Pollen Mass ; r, Rostellum ; st, Stigma (side view); I, Labellum ; ov, Ovary ; n, Nectary ; br, Bract. B, Bee fertilising Orchis Morio—a, Anther with Pollinium removed ; po, Pollinium, attached to Bee's Head and applied to Stigma ; other Letterings as before. C, Front View of Orchis Morio, Magnified Three times, Sepals and two Petals removed—It, Lip of Rostellum ; /, /, Fissures in Front of Anther Cells (a', a!) ; other Letterings as before. D, Pollen Masses, &c.—po, Pollinia ; c, Cau- dicle ; vd, Viscid Disc ; vg, Viscid Globe; Ir, Lip of (>•) Rostellum. E, Head of Bee, carrying (po) Pollinium—an, Antenna3. F, Position of—po, Pollinia (thirty seconds later), partially depressed. G, Head of Bee—an, Antennae ; po, Pollinia (sixty seconds later) fully depressed. H, Pollen Granules (much magnified), held'in packets by thin elastic threads. I, Head of Bee, carrying (jjo) Pollinia of one of the Yandex—an, Antennae.
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