. Blossom hosts and insect guests; how the heath family, the bluets, the figworts, the orchids and similar wild flowers welcome the bee, the fly, the wasp, the moth and other faithful insects. Fertilization of plants. pollen, and is thorough- ly dusted with it. Leav- ing the blossom, we see him in flight, as at Fig. 2, and very soon he is seen to come to a freshly opened flower, ^' which he sips as before. The pollen is thus pushed against the projecting stigma, as 82. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabili
. Blossom hosts and insect guests; how the heath family, the bluets, the figworts, the orchids and similar wild flowers welcome the bee, the fly, the wasp, the moth and other faithful insects. Fertilization of plants. pollen, and is thorough- ly dusted with it. Leav- ing the blossom, we see him in flight, as at Fig. 2, and very soon he is seen to come to a freshly opened flower, ^' which he sips as before. The pollen is thus pushed against the projecting stigma, as 82. 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 Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1850-1896; Davie, Eleanor E. New York, Newson
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