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The flowers become horizontal. The anthers and 

 stigma ripen together, but when the anthers project 

 the stigma is turned downwards, and projects beyond 

 them, and cross-pollination is thus possible. On 

 the second day there is no pollen, the stigma is in 

 the place of the stamens not turned down, if insects 

 have visited the flower. An insect would touch 

 anthers the first night, the stigma the second. 

 Meanwhile also the corolla rises again, the lips curl 

 up, and become discoloured and yellow by the 

 second night. This is a sign to an insect that it is 

 useless to visit such flowers for pollen, and they visit 

 the more conspicuous flowers first. The flowers 

 then become dark or dirty orange, and the tube rolls 

 up, and the flower is no longer fragrant. 



If insects do not visit the flowers self-pollination 

 may occur. The flowers are pollinated chiefly by 

 the Humming-bird Hawk-moth, and I have noticed 

 that the Silver Y Moth, the Burnished Brass Moth, 

 and the Yellow Underwing are abundant. 



But the Convolvulus Hawk-moth and the Privet 

 Hawk-moth are the more effective insect visitors. 



The berries are dispersed by birds. 



The honeysuckle is much cultivated as a garden 

 shrub or climbing plant for trellis work or arbours. 



Woodbine is also called Bearbine, Benewith Tree, 

 Benwyttre, Bind, Bindweed, Bindwood, Binnwood, 

 Bynde, Caprifole, Cernoyle, Chervell, Eglantine, 

 Goat's Leaves, Goat-tree, Hinnisickle, Honeybind, 

 Honeysuckle, Irish Vine, Lady's Fingers, Lily- 



