204 Field, Forest, and Wayside Flowers 



The honeysuckles blow just at the time of year 

 when these moths are most numerous, and they 

 offer a rich feast to their chosen guests, for the 

 freshly-opened flowers are filled to the middle of 

 their slender tubes with nectar. 



The pollen-grains of the honeysuckles are rounded, 

 somewhat sticky, and are covered with small, sharp 

 points (Fig. 55). They adhere to the hairy 



FIG. 55. Pollen of the honeysuckle. (Magnified.) 



bodies of the night-moths, and thus are carried to 

 the pistils of other flowers. 



On warm, calm evenings the honeysuckles' visi- 

 tors are so numerous that by morning all the 

 flowers have had their pollen entirely removed. 



But after cold and windy nights the anthers still 

 retain much of their golden store. 



This will be carried away in daylight hours by 

 butterflies or humming-birds. 



The white day or Japan lily (Funkia japonicd) 

 (Fig. 56) opens about sundown, giving forth an 

 alluring sweetness. I have never seen a winged 

 insect accept this seductive invitation, but as the 



