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Figure 314. — Two-parted Flower 

 of Mint. 



Note the convenient place for the bee 

 to alight ; b, stamens in usual position ; 

 c, stamens bent down by bees. Pollen 

 will be shaken on to the bee and carried to 

 another flower. 



The classification of 



plants by stamens and 



pistils was originated by 



Linnaeus, the usual name 



given to Carl von Linne 



(1707-1778), the Swed- 

 ish botanist. During 



the period of his studies 



many new plants were 



beinsr brought to the 



attention of botanists 



by the traders who were 



constantly penetrating 



to parts of the world 



hitherto but little 



known. In 1737 Lin- 



nams published his 



famous book, G-enera Plantarunu in which he gave special 



names in the nomenclature of plants, and also first 



enunciated the principles of defining general species and 



the use of specific names. 

 For his achievements 

 in the field of botany 

 Linnaeus was elevated 

 to the nobility. 



Flowers are also classi- 

 fied according to their 

 method of pollination, 

 that is, whether by in- 

 sects or by the wind. 

 Insects have an objecl in 

 visiting flowers, for in 



Figure 315. — Lady Slipper. them they find the 



Pollinated by insects. nectar which tliey make 



