90 MINUTE MARVELS OF NATURE 



invariably gets dusted over with the abundant 

 pollen, and this it carries to the next flower, 



Fig. 56. The tubular corolla of the foxglove opened to show the stamens 

 in situ (slightly magnified) 



where the stigma is ripe and receptive. For 

 the honey or nectar which it seeks ripens together 

 with the anthers and stigma, the insect, therefore, 



