. Flowers, fruits and leaves. Botany; Flowers; Seeds; Leaves. 128 STINGING AND DEAD NETTLES. [chap two species, however, are nearly allied to one another, and' I prefer, therefore, to take as an example of mimicry the Stinging-nettle {Urtica) and the common Dead-nettle {Lamium album). These two species belong to totally different families; the flowers are altogether unlike, but the general habit and the form of the leaves are extremely similar. How close the similarity is may be seen by the following illustration (Fig. 79), taken from an excellent. Fig. 79-—Lamium and Urtica. photo|raph made f
. Flowers, fruits and leaves. Botany; Flowers; Seeds; Leaves. 128 STINGING AND DEAD NETTLES. [chap two species, however, are nearly allied to one another, and' I prefer, therefore, to take as an example of mimicry the Stinging-nettle {Urtica) and the common Dead-nettle {Lamium album). These two species belong to totally different families; the flowers are altogether unlike, but the general habit and the form of the leaves are extremely similar. How close the similarity is may be seen by the following illustration (Fig. 79), taken from an excellent. Fig. 79-—Lamium and Urtica. photo|raph made for me by Mr. Harman, of Bromley. The plants on the right are true Stinging-nettles ; those on the left are the white Dead-nettle, one of which is in flower. So close was the resemblance that, after getting the photograph, I went back to the spot on which they were growing to assure myself that there was no mistake. It cannot be doubted that the true Nettle is protected by its power of sting- ing ; and, that being so, it is scarcely less clear that the Dead-nettle must be protected by its likeness to. 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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