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flowers, simply as a splendid sign of the whereabouts 

 of hone}" for insects coursing through the air. 



A writer on flowers says the compositse owe their 

 wide range to their " co-ojDerative system." If we 

 look at a daisy w^e see that its centre comprises a 

 whole mass of little yellow bells, each of which 

 consists of corolla, stamens, and pistil. The insect 

 which alights on the head can take his fill in a 

 leisurely way without moving from his standing place. 

 Meanwhile he is proving a good ally to the plant by 

 fertilizing one or another of its numerous ovaries 

 with pollen gathered on some other daisy. Each 

 tiny floret alone would be too inconspicuous to 

 attract attention from the passing bee ; but union is 

 strength for the daisy as well as for the State. 



Another bid for visits is made by perfume, which 

 attracts insects as being generally associated with 

 honey. Many flowers have inconspicuous corollas, 

 or are hidden under foliage, or so placed as to risk 

 being neglected ; these call attention by fragrance, as 

 the mignonette, the violet, or arbutus. Others, as 

 lilies, have large and attractive corollas, yet add per- 

 fume to size and color, to insure the securing of insect 

 attention. 



Plants which depend upon moths, or any night- 

 flying insects, have usually strong perfume and pale 

 color, as white or light lemon color, which can easily 



