. Handbook of flower pollination : based upon Hermann Mu?ller's work 'The fertilisation of flowers by insects' . Fertilization of plants. Fig. 73. Im^atieiisglanduligera, Lindl. (Longitudinal section- From nature ) A. Flower in the first (male) condition: the pollen-covered anthers (a) are above the entrance to tlie tlouer. li. Flower in the second (female) condition: the stigma is) is above the entrance to the llower. 7z, nectary. (Natural size.) been described for numerous species of this genus, have not hitherto been noticed in I. Roylei. Visi'iORS.—In the Kiel Botanic Garden I observed the


. Handbook of flower pollination : based upon Hermann Mu?ller's work 'The fertilisation of flowers by insects' . Fertilization of plants. Fig. 73. Im^atieiisglanduligera, Lindl. (Longitudinal section- From nature ) A. Flower in the first (male) condition: the pollen-covered anthers (a) are above the entrance to tlie tlouer. li. Flower in the second (female) condition: the stigma is) is above the entrance to the llower. 7z, nectary. (Natural size.) been described for numerous species of this genus, have not hitherto been noticed in I. Roylei. Visi'iORS.—In the Kiel Botanic Garden I observed the following 3 humble-bees, all very freq., skg.—i. Bombus agrorum F. 5 and 5; 2. B. lapidarius L. S; 3. B. terrester L. 5 and J. I also noticed Apis mellifica I,. 5, which readily touches the anthers or stigma with its dorsal surface when entering or leaving the flower. It can therefore eflfect cross-pollination. 603. I. latifolia L.—According to Loew (op. cit), this species bears lepido- pterid flowers, possessing stigmas that are not covered, but project in the form of thin, feebly lobed membranous 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 Knuth, Paul, 1854-1899; Knuth, Paul, 1854-1899; Mu?ller, Hermann, 1829-1883; Ainsworth Davis, J. R. (James Richard), 1861-1934. Oxford : Clarendon Press


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