154 THE STORY OF PLANT LIFE 



adapted to insect visitors, chiefly flies. Lines on the 

 corolla serve as honey-guides. 



Honey is secreted at the base of the ovary, and is 

 protected by hairs. The stamens and stigma ripen 

 together. The flowers open between 5 and 6 a.m., 

 and close between 5 and 6 p.m. The stamens are 

 spreading, whilst the central stigma is erect. The 

 smallest petal serves as an alighting place for the fly, 

 which clings to the long stamens and is dusted with 

 pollen. 



The capsule opens by valves, the seeds, few in 

 number, falling near the plant. 



A popular plant, such as this, has many vernacular 

 names as Angel's-eyes, Billy Bright-eye, Bird's-eye, 

 Blue Eye, Blewart, Blind Flower, Blue Stars, Cat's 

 Eyes, Deil's Flower, Eyebright, Forget-me-not, 

 Lady's Thimble, Love-me-not, Poor Man's Tea, 

 Remember Me, Wish-me-well. 



Veronica CHAMiEDRYS. — Fig, 44 shows the opposite 

 rows of hairs on the stem. The petals are seen to be 

 unequal, one being much smaller than the others. The 

 stamens are seen in several flowers projecting a long 

 distance. 



Cow-wheat {Melampyrum pratense). 

 This is one of those plants that have been termed 

 hemiparasites owing to the fact that they live upon 

 the roots of other plants, grasses as a rule, forming 

 suckers, where the host and parasite are connected. 

 In speaking of the Eyebright, which this plant re- 



