. On British wild flowers considered in relation to insects. Flowers; Fertilization of plants by insects; Plants. -Flower of Lamium album. Fig. III.—Section of ditto. he suggests, because it would have been deposited on the eyes of the bees, and might have so greatly inconvenienced them as to deter them from visiting the flower. Dr. Ogle's opinion is strengthened by the fact that there are some species, as for instance the Foxglove, in which, as shown in Figs. 100—102, the anthers are transverse when immature, but become longitudinal as they ripen. But to return to the Dead Nettle. From the po
. On British wild flowers considered in relation to insects. Flowers; Fertilization of plants by insects; Plants. -Flower of Lamium album. Fig. III.—Section of ditto. he suggests, because it would have been deposited on the eyes of the bees, and might have so greatly inconvenienced them as to deter them from visiting the flower. Dr. Ogle's opinion is strengthened by the fact that there are some species, as for instance the Foxglove, in which, as shown in Figs. 100—102, the anthers are transverse when immature, but become longitudinal as they ripen. But to return to the Dead Nettle. From the position of the stigma which hangs down below the anthers (Fig. 111 sf), the bee comes in contact with L. 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 and Co.
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