. Field, forest, and wayside flowers; with chapters on grasses, sedges, and ferns; untechnical studies for unlearned lovers of nature. Flowers; Botany. 204 Field, Forest, and Wayside Flowers The honeysuckles blow just at the time of year when these moths are most numerous, and they offer a rich feast to their chosen guests, for the freshly-opened flowers are filled to the middle of their slender tubes with nectar. The pollen-grains of the honeysuckles are rounded, somewhat sticky, and are covered with small, sharp points (Fig. 55). They adhere to the hairy. Fig. 55.—Pollen of the honeysuckle.
. Field, forest, and wayside flowers; with chapters on grasses, sedges, and ferns; untechnical studies for unlearned lovers of nature. Flowers; Botany. 204 Field, Forest, and Wayside Flowers The honeysuckles blow just at the time of year when these moths are most numerous, and they offer a rich feast to their chosen guests, for the freshly-opened flowers are filled to the middle of their slender tubes with nectar. The pollen-grains of the honeysuckles are rounded, somewhat sticky, and are covered with small, sharp points (Fig. 55). They adhere to the hairy. Fig. 55.—Pollen of the honeysuckle. (Magnified.) bodies of the night-moths, and thus are carried to the pistils of other flowers. On warm, calm evenings the honeysuckles' visi- tors are so numerous that by morning all the flowers have had their pollen entirely removed. But after cold and windy nights the anthers still retain much of their golden store. This will be carried away in daylight hours by butterflies or humming-birds. The white day or Japan lily {Funkia japonicd) (Fig. 56) opens about sundown, giving forth an alluring sweetness. I have never seen a winged insect accept this seductive invitation, but as the. 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 Going, Maud, 1859-1925. New York, The Baker and Taylor Company
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