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The flowers being clustered together, and white or 

 cream-coloured, tinged with red, are somewhat con- 

 spicuous. They contain hone3% which is concealed and 

 secreted at the base of the ovary. The scales in the 

 mouth of the corolla serve to protect the honey. The 

 flowers are homogamous. The anthers and stigma, 

 which are both finally exserted, are ripe at the same 

 time. There would naturally be self-pollination in the 

 absence of insect visitors. If the flowers are visited an 

 insect touches anthers and stigma with opposite sides 

 of its head, so that cross-pollination may be effected. 

 Some flowers are cleistogamic. 



The seeds are thrown out of the capsule by the 

 agency of the wind. 



Of EngHsh names attributed to this plant Britten 

 and Holland enumerate Hailwood, Fairies' Hair, 

 Hellweed, Maiden-hair, Mulberry, Red Tangle. 



CuscuTA Epithymum. — In Fig. 33 the parasitic 

 nature of the Dodder is shown, the plant growing on 

 furze, and also the thread-like stems, and the close, 

 rounded heads of flowers. 



53. The Deadly Nightshade Group. 

 There are four genera of the Order Soianaceae in 

 the British Flora, Thorn-apple, Henbane, Woody 

 Nightshade (two species). Deadly Nightshade. 

 Amongst the exotic types are several plants of some 

 importance economically or garden favourites. The 

 Tea-plant was formerly much planted in this country, 

 and now lingers on the outskirts of many villages. 



