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turn down and the stigma rises in their place. Thus an insect would 

 on the first night become covered with pollen, and on the second touch 

 the stigma. Meantime the tube becomes arched and the under and 

 upper lip roll up, and the flower turns yellow, a feature noticeable 

 in Forget-me-not, &c. The white flowers with pollen are visited first, 

 later the yellow. Still later the flower becomes darker orange, rolls up 

 and loses its scent. There is abundant pollen, but humble bees cannot 

 obtain the honey. 



Honeysuckle is pollinated by Hawk -moths, Convolvulus Hawk- 



HONEYSUCKLE (Lonicera Periclymenum , L.) 



Photo. B. Hanley 



moth (Sphinx convolvuli], Privet Hawk-moth (S. ligustri\ S. pinastri, 

 Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor\ Small Elephant Hawk-moth 

 (D.porcellus), Lime Hawk-moth (Smerinthus tilia), Shark (Diantkcecia 

 capsincola), Lychnis (Cucullia umbraticd], Silver Y (Plusia gamma), 

 Puss Moth (Dasychira piidibundd). When no insects visit the flower 

 it may be self-pollinated. 



The fruit is edible and the seeds are dispersed by animals, chiefly 

 birds, e.g. the Blackbird and Thrush. 



Honeysuckle is strictly sylvan in habitat, and is found where humus 

 abounds on various soils, being prevalent on clay soils or a sandy 

 loam, and is practically a clay-loving plant. 



