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FARM FRIENDS AND FARM FOES 



organs, while upon other plants you will find that the 

 blossoms have an abundance of pistils, but very few sta- 

 mens. If you think of this condition for a moment, you 

 will easily see that in the case of the latter, pollen must be 

 brought from those flowers having many stamens, if the 



little ovules are 

 to be fertilized and 

 the seeds to de- 



vel P' 



Watch a 



INSECT POLLENIZED 



h,a,e 



STRAWBERRY 



PisNllate 



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some bright day in May, you will have no trouble seeing 

 how this pollen is transferred from one blossom to the 

 other, for you are very likely to find a great many insects 

 attracted by the white petals of the strawberry blossoms, 

 gathering, perhaps nec- 

 tar, perhaps pollen, per- 

 haps both. Most of these 



insects will be small bees, 



7AM. 



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A DAY'S 



CHANGES 



10AM 

 MAY 12 



possibly the common 

 honeybees, in case there 

 are hives of these near 

 at hand. Should you IN A 



follow a single bee as she 

 goes from flower to 

 flower, you would prob- 

 ably find that she often 3 p^ 

 passes from a pollen- MAY 12 

 bearing blossom to a 

 pistil-bearing blossom, 

 and after she has thus visited such a flower, if you 

 would look through a lens at the stigmas, you would 



PEAR 



BLOSSOM 



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 MAY 13 



