92 FLOWERS OF THE WOODS AND COPSES 
June, and the plant is a deciduous undershrub, perennial, propagated 
by division. 
The flowerheads are bisexual, i.e. there are stamens and pistil on 
Photo. H. Irving 
Woop SpurGeE (L£uphorbia amygdaloides, L.) 
the same flowerhead.* The honey is exposed, and is sought by flies, 
beetles, Hymenoptera, and the former especially cause cross-pollin- 
ation. The cup-like whorl has 4-5 round glands. There are 10-15 
'Several male flowers, with single anthers, surround one female flower. 
