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WILD FLOWER FAMILIES 



Sometimes a queen bumble-bee gets into tbe 

 trap. And for her it is very likely to be a death- 

 trap. The holes beneath the anthers are too 



PINK LADY'S-SLIPPERS IN A JAPANESE FLOWER-JAR 



small for her to pass through, so that she is likely 

 to l:^e held a prisoner until she dies. Several times 

 I have known flowers to be found with such 

 unfortunate victims inside. One will sometimes 



