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of six portions united below and free above, with 
six stamens, a three-celled ovary beneath the perianth, 
and from one to three stigmas. 
In the Daffodil, or Lent Lily (Varcissus pseudo- 
narcissus), the solitary pale- yellow perianth is 
tubular in its lower part, but the free ends of the 
segments spread, and the mouth of the tube is 
surmounted by a circular “crown” as long as the 
perianth-segments, with its edges crisped and 
toothed. The anthers open towards the style, but 
from the length of this and the almost horizontal 
attitude of the flower there is little hkelihood of 
the pollen falling upon the stigma. The flowers 
appear to be visited by early bees, such as the hive- 
bee and species of Andrena, in the day-time and by 
moths in the evening. The colour is adapted for 
both seasons, for by day the flowers are of gold in 
the spring sunshine, whilst at evening they look 
almost white. Moths alighting upon the stigma push 
between the style and the anthers, and so reach the 
honey at the base of the tube. Bees alight sometimes 
upon the stigma, sometimes upon the lower inside of 
the crown, but in either case they must get dusted 
with pollen by contact with the anthers, and so 
cross-fertilise the first flower upon whose stigmas 
they land. 
The Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) differs con- 
siderably in form, though its structure is the same 
as that of the Daffodil. It has no crown, and the 
perianth is bell-shaped instead of tubular. The six 
stamens stand around the style, and as a consequence 
of the hanging posture of the flower, the anthers 
open by slits. The tips of the anthers are drawn 
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