THE FLOWER AND THE BEE 



not improve on the tongue of the honey-bee, nor can they pro- 

 duce a permanent strain of red-clover bees. Taken as a whole, 

 and under all conditions, the tongue of the honey-bee, as it 

 exists, is much better adapted for the work to be done than any 

 that can be produced by artificial selection. But there would 

 seem to be no reason why a variety of red clover with shorter 

 corolla-tubes should not be obtained. 



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