EYE SPY 



Fig. 3 



as shown in B 1 , to give place to the ripening 

 anthers, and shortly after the last pair of them 



have shed their pol- 

 len the blossom, hav- 

 ing then fulfilled its 

 functions, falls off, as 

 shown at D. This may 

 be on the afternoon of 

 the third day, or not 

 until the fourth. If 

 not visited by insects 

 it may chance to re- 

 main the longer time; 

 but more than one tiny 

 wasp gets his head into 

 such a blossom, and is 

 surprised with a tum- 

 ble, his weight pulling the blos- 

 som from its attachment. 



The result of that pollen upon 

 the stigma is quickly seen in the 

 growing ovary or pod, which en- 

 larges rapidly on the few suc- 

 ceeding days, as in E. 



Many species of hornets and 

 wasps, large and small, are to be 

 seen about the figwort blooms, 

 occasionally bees, frequently 

 bumblebees, which usually car- 



