. Flowers, fruits and leaves. Botany; Flowers; Seeds; Leaves. Fig. I.—White Dead Nettle {Lamium album). FLOWERS. CHAPTER I. The flower of the common White Deadnettle {Lamium album, Fig. i) consists of a narrow tube, somewhat expanded at the upper end (Fig. 2), where the lower lobe of the corolla forms a platform, on each side of which is a small projecting lobe (Fig. 3, m). The upper portion of the corolla is an arched hood (Fig. 3 CO), under which lie four anthers (««), in pairs, while between them, and projecting somewhat down- wards, is the pointed pistil {st). At the lower part, the tube c

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. Flowers, fruits and leaves. Botany; Flowers; Seeds; Leaves. Fig. I.—White Dead Nettle {Lamium album). FLOWERS. CHAPTER I. The flower of the common White Deadnettle {Lamium album, Fig. i) consists of a narrow tube, somewhat expanded at the upper end (Fig. 2), where the lower lobe of the corolla forms a platform, on each side of which is a small projecting lobe (Fig. 3, m). The upper portion of the corolla is an arched hood (Fig. 3 CO), under which lie four anthers (««), in pairs, while between them, and projecting somewhat down- wards, is the pointed pistil {st). At the lower part, the tube contains honey, and above the honey is a row of hairs almost closing the tube. Now, why has the flower this peculiar form.' i B. 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 Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913. London : Macmillan

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