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MY STUDIO NEIGHBORS 



sating in interest what they may lack in other at- 

 tractive attributes. 



The single flower is shown enlarged in Fig. 19 

 — A, a young blossom, with analyses B and C, the 

 latter indexed ; D, an older blossom, with similar 

 analyses (E and F). Both sorts are to be found 

 upon every spike of bloom, as the inflorescence 

 begins at the base and proceeds upward. As 

 we look into the more open flower we observe a 

 dark -colored speck, which, by analysis, proves to 

 be the lid of the anther. This portion is further 

 shown enlarged in Fig. 20, A. If we gently lift it 



with a pin, we dis- 

 close the pollen 

 masses in the cavity 

 (B) thus opened (C, 

 profile section), the 

 two pairs united to 

 v_ a common viscid 

 gland at the base, 

 this Hand ao;ain se- 

 creted behind a veil 

 of moist membrane, 

 as also shown at B. 

 This membrane is, moreover, very sensitive to the 

 touch. Below the flattened tip of the column, and 

 at a sharp inward angle, is the stigma. In the 



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