FLOWERS 231 



a. 1401:119-129. Buds. 



6. 1402:36-41. Winder Buds. 



c. 1403 : 19-23. The Opening of the Buds. 



d. 1405:85-96. Buds. 



e. 1406 : 173-186. Buds and Branches. 

 /. 1502 : 175-179. Budding. 



g. 1505 : 111-120. Winter and Dormant Buds. 



h. 1603 : 54-61. Plant Propagation by Buds. 



i. 1606 : 163. Pruning vs. Training. 



j. 1609.283-286. Buds. 



167. FLOWERS 



The purpose of the flowers is that of reproduction. This 

 is caused by the pollen of the same flower, or of other flowers, 

 reaching the egg cells, which then grow into seeds, if plant 

 food is supplied them. This pollination, as it is called, may 

 be accomplished by wind, water, insects, gravity, or by a 

 bending in of the part of the flower which carries the pollen. 

 The latter is called self-pollination. Cross-pollination, where 

 the pollen of one flower comes in contact with the egg cells 

 of another flower, is productive of better results than those 

 due to self-pollination. 



Flowers are adapted to producing these results, in as many 

 ways as possible, the color and perfume, as well as nectar of the 

 flower, existing merely to attract insects. In some cases, 

 the flowers have adapted themselves to the particular kind of 

 insects of that locality, and have changed their shape so that 

 the cross-pollination may be accomplished in the best way. 



References : 



1. 1407:123-131. The Flower. 



2. 1503:31-49. Flowers. 



a. 1401 : 197-207. The Flower and its Organs. 



b. 1402 : 128-134. Fertilization and Pollination. 



