. 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. The Lords and Ladies OF THE Arum Family The most remarkable member of the Arum family is a British subject. Its method of welcome and a2c rcvoir to insects is unique and truly astonish- ing. All of the flowers we have so far examined are more or less automatic in their movements, but the wild arum seems to display almost conscious mechanism. A representation of this arum is shown
. 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. The Lords and Ladies OF THE Arum Family The most remarkable member of the Arum family is a British subject. Its method of welcome and a2c rcvoir to insects is unique and truly astonish- ing. All of the flowers we have so far examined are more or less automatic in their movements, but the wild arum seems to display almost conscious mechanism. A representation of this arum is shown in Fig. i, and a cross- section at A, properly indexed. How confidently would the superficial—nay, even careful—examination of one of the old-time botanists have interpreted its struc- ture : "How simple and perfect the structure! Observe how the anthers are placed so that pollen shall naturally fall directly on the stigmas and fer- tilize them !" Such w^ould indeed appear to be intended, until it is actually discovered that the lOQ. 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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