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were somewhat sequestered from the flight of the sim-loving bees, 

 set fewer seed-capsules than those which grew in the open. The 

 proportion was about one-half for the latter and only a little over 

 one-fifth for the flowers that grew amidst the trees. The specimens 



At the left a moccasin flower in section showing the bee on her way- 

 out of the sac with the stigma and anther above her. At the right 

 the bee is shown crawHng out of the small opening and becoming 

 smeared with pollen from the anther that brushes along her back. 



of bees captured by the observer in the act of visiting these lady- 

 slippers all belonged to the genus Andrena. 



Such, then, is a glimpse of the intimate life of royalty in the plant 

 kingdom, as seen by one who has been privileged to spend some 

 time at court and observe and record these incidents himself. 



