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awl-like tail. The arms of the style are united below, downy below, 

 blunt The throat of the corolla is 3 mm. long, the teeth erect, 

 triangular, i mm. long. Honey is abundant, and lies in the tube to 



BURDOCK (Arc/turn minus, Bernh.) 



half the depth or more. The style arms are I mm. long, the papillae 

 colourless, and the outer surface, which is of a violet colour, is covered 

 with short, sharp hairs directed obliquely upwards. This prevents the 

 honey being spoilt by rain or creeping insects, and has another signific- 

 ance also. For the hairs extend some way below where the forks of 



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