. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. A Plant that Mi:lts Ice 41 sa- ve all ;r. i\'s le lut They are therefore driven to curl round the tips of their stamens and fertilise themselvesâa process which almost always produces inferior seeds and very weak seed- lings. It is in pi- order to prevent '4'i-'^'!i such disastrous " â ! results on a large s scale, and to avoid 0 the evils of con- --___- stant " breeding in and in," that soldanella has in- vented its curious device for push- - ~â=:---^. ing its way boldly through its native ^â ^ ice-sheet t
. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. A Plant that Mi:lts Ice 41 sa- ve all ;r. i\'s le lut They are therefore driven to curl round the tips of their stamens and fertilise themselvesâa process which almost always produces inferior seeds and very weak seed- lings. It is in pi- order to prevent '4'i-'^'!i such disastrous " â ! results on a large s scale, and to avoid 0 the evils of con- --___- stant " breeding in and in," that soldanella has in- vented its curious device for push- - ~â=:---^. ing its way boldly through its native ^â ^ ice-sheet to the sky and the in- sects. It goes there, not to look beautiful for you and me, but to secure the aid of its established pollen-carriers. You must not suppose, however, that in doing all this the soldanella is displaying any extraordinary amount of unusual originality. Its speciality consists merely in the somewhat abnormal volume of heat which it generates. A great many. NO. 7.âPAIR OK FLOWERS WIIICII HAVK ) TO RKACII THK SURKACK, OI'KN- IN(; IN A SI'HERK-SIIAI'EI) HOLLOW. ir ' I I'. 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. London : G. Newnes
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