78 WILD FLOWER PRESERVATION 



by the wind and insects. Wind-fertilized 

 flowers are generally insignificant in size and 

 color and without perfume. Those fertilized 

 by insects are usually large or conspicuously 

 colored, but if small they are massed together 

 in bunches or colonies like the plant under 

 present discussion. They are generally 

 sweetly or disagreeably scented according to 

 the kind of insect they wish to attract, which is 

 also the kind of insect best adapted to effect 

 their fertilization. You will find further in- 

 formation on the subject of fertilization on 

 p. 169. 



We turn now to the golden disc florets, 

 which are arranged on a cushion-like recep- 

 tacle (Fig. 5), which gives room for all to ex- 

 pand. If you look carefully you will see that 

 the florets near the circumference of the disc 

 (Fig. 5 A) are more fully open and matured 

 than those in and near the center (B). They 

 take it in turns to ripen, those at the edge al- 

 ways having "first turn," while the central 

 florets bow politely to their elders with a 

 courteous "Apres vous!" 



Examine one of the ripest florets under the 



