. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. POLLEN. 337 POLLEN. covered by a sort of wings. The bee comes along, pries them apart, and reaches for the nectar as shown iu cross-sectional drawing of B. The anthers and the stigma both touch the bee on the under side of the waist where there is a good deal of hair. The result is that powder is dusted on the waist of the bee; and as it goes from one flower to an- other, it mingles the pollen and dusts it over the stigma. Tlie gener
. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. POLLEN. 337 POLLEN. covered by a sort of wings. The bee comes along, pries them apart, and reaches for the nectar as shown iu cross-sectional drawing of B. The anthers and the stigma both touch the bee on the under side of the waist where there is a good deal of hair. The result is that powder is dusted on the waist of the bee; and as it goes from one flower to an- other, it mingles the pollen and dusts it over the stigma. Tlie general shape of the flower is such tlmt tlie wind could hardly accom-. FiG. 6.—Papilionaceous Blossoms, and Their Method of Firtilization. A, Expanded Pea- Blossom, Order Lcgumtnosce—v, Vexillum; a/, Ala? with Ca- rina between. B, Partial Section of Flower of Vetch being- Fertilized by Cyprian Bee (Magnified Twice), Right Ala removed below line a, b—v' Vex- illum; n\ Nectar Gland; a/', Ala; c. Carina containing the Pistil, the Stig- ma of wluch IS striking the bee's breast. C, Section of Pistil, showing Ovules (Peas) in Ovary—71, Nectary; a, a. Anthers; s, Stigma.—Cheshire. plish much in the way of cross-fertilization, and apparently the bee has to exert some strength in forcing apart the wings of the corolla in order to get its coveted nectar. In Fig. 7 we have the familiar raspberry blossom. This is a case of where there is very little color but considerable pol- len and nectar to attract the bees. The anthers and pistils separated from each other appear in large numbers on each blossom. The bee alights on the head and reaches down for the nectar. As it does so, it brushes against the large number of anthers and pistils. In doing so it mingles the pollen, fertilizing the flower with its own pollen and with the pollen from otlier plants. In Fig. 8 we have the familiar ex- ample of the apple blossom. Note there are five stigmas and and ten anthers. In many varieties of th
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