ILLUSTRATIONS. 



XI 



Protection of Pollen in Herb-Eobert, Bell-flower, 



Scabious, --.---- 121 



Protection of Pollen in various plants, • - 125 

 Flowers of Vallisneria spiralis floating on the 



surface of water, - - - - - 132 

 The common Alder {Alnus glutinosa) and its 



flowers, ....... 135 



The Paper Mulberry-tree {Broussonetia j^apy'i- 



fera), 137 



The Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and its flowers, - 138 



Flowers of Avena elatior, ----- 139 

 The Elm (Ulvius campestris) with its flowers and 



seed vessels, -....- 143 



Flowers, &c., of Mountain Pine (Pinus Pumilio), 144 



Male Flowers of Yew {Taxus baccata), - - 145 



Hazel {C'orylus Avellana) with flowers and fruits, 147 

 Curled Pondweed [Potamogeton crisjyus) in the act 



of pollination, - - - - - - 148 



¥\ov/&vs oi ATvoyf-gra.sa {Trigloehin palustre), • 149 

 The Nottingham Catchfly {SUene nutans) in the 



daytime, - - - _ - - - - 154 

 The Nottingham Catchfly [SUene nutans) by night; 



a flower being visited by a moth, - - 155 



Transport of Pollen by Egg-laying Insects, - 157 

 Arum conocephaloides, with the front wall of the 



spathe removed, - - - - - -164 



Flower of Birthwort {Aristolochia ringens), - 166 

 Honeyless Flower of Argemone Mexicana with 



abundant pollen, - - - - - 168 



Flowers of the Snowflake {Leucojum vernum), - 170 



Honey-secreting tissue in flowers, - - - 173 



Nectaries in several flowers, - . . . 174 



Flower of the Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis), - 176 

 Flower of Narcissus (N^arcissus Pseudonarcis- 



sus), -------- 177 



Flower of the Wild Valerian ( Valeriana officinalis), 



cut through longitudinally, ... - 178 



Concealment of Honey in Flowers, - - - 180 



Concealment of Honey in Flowers, - - - 181 



Examples of Colour-contrasts in Flowers, - - 184 

 Two New Zealand Haastias or" Vegetable Sheep" 



{Haastia pulvinaris and Sinclairii), - - 188 

 Colour-contrast in the flowers of the Bean ( Vicia 



Faha), 189 



Narcissus (Narcissus poeticus), showing colour- 

 contrast, ------- 190 



Preparation of Flowers for Insect-visits in the 



Laburnum (Cytisus Laburnum), - - - 223 

 Arrangements for the reception of Insects at the 



entrance to the Flower, - - - - 226 

 Arrangements for the reception of Insects at the 



entrance to the Flower, - - . . 227 

 Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa), • - 229 

 American Dogwood [Cornus florida), - • - 231 

 Sticky glands as a protection to Flowers, - - 236 

 Sticky Bristles at the edge of the Calyx as a pro- 

 tection to Flowers, . . . - . 237 

 Tufts of Hair as a Protection to Flowers, - - 240 



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 Capitula of Serratula lycopifolia protected by Ants 



from the attacks of a Beetle, - - - 242 

 Contrivances for loading insects with pollen, - 246 

 Longitudinal section through a flower of the 



Evening Primrose (CEnothera biennis), - 247 



Contrivances for ensuring the deposition of pollen 



on insect-visitors, ----- 249 



Withdrawal and deposition of pollinia in the 



flowers of an Orchid, ----- 255 

 Clip-mechanism for fastening the pollinia of As- 



clepias Cornuti to the feet of insects, - - 258 

 Apparatus for pumping pollen on to the bodies of 



insects, .-.---- 261 

 Transference of pollen to the bodies of insects by 



means of mechanism of the percussive type, 262 

 Explosive apparatus for the transfer of pollen to 



the bodies of insects, ----- 265 

 Explosive apparatus in a papilionaceous flower, - 266 

 Transference of pollen to the bodies of insects by 



means of explosive apparatus, • - - 267 

 Expulsive apparatus in Orchid-flowers : flower of 



Catasetum tridentatum, . - - - 269 

 Flower of Pedicularis recutita, - - - - 272 

 Sprinkling apparatus of various plants, - - 273 

 Sprinkling apparatus, ----- 275 



Arrangements for the Retention of the deposited 



Pollen, 279 



Deposition of the Pollen in Mimulus luteus, - 280 

 Evening Primrose (CEnothera biennis), - • 282 

 Calabar or Ordeal Bean (Physostigma venenosum), 285 

 Types of the 1st to 10th classes of the Linnean 



System, 289 



Types of the 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, and 20th 



classes of the Linnean System, - - - 292 

 Types of the 11th, 12th, 17th, and 21st classes of 



the Linnean System, ----- 293 

 Type of a moncecious plant: Common Oak 



(Quercus pedunculata), - - . . 298 



Type of a dioecious plant : Crack Willow (Salix 



fragilis), 299 



Heterostyled flowers : Primrose and others, - 302 

 Change of Position of Anthers and Stigmas, - 305 

 Flower of the Rue (Ruta graveolens), - • - 306 

 Completely dichogamous Flowers (Geranium, 



Parictaria), ..-.-- 307 



Dichogamy in Saxifraga rotundifolia, - - 308 



Incompletely dichogamous Flowers (Epilobium, 



Eremurus), ...... 309 



Geitonogamy with adherent pollen, - - - 320 

 Geitonogamy with dust-like pollen, - - - 329 

 Autogamy effected by the inclination of curved 



stamens, ------- 342 



Autogamy effected by inclination of curved 



stamens (Circcea, Agrimonia), - - - 343 

 Autogamy brought about by elongation of the 



the pistil (Epimedium alpinum), - - - 349 

 Autogamy effected by means of an inflection of 



the style, 351 



