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leaves so that the pollen may be swept more 

 easily from flower to flower in the strong winds 

 of early spring. Some are high up on trees, 

 where pollen clouds are unchecked in their 

 progress and many dangle in clusters from 

 slender peduncles that are easily swayed by 

 the wind. (87) 



The Stamens. Whether the flowers are up- 

 right or suspended, the stalks (filaments) of 

 the stamens are generally long and slender, and 

 they hang far out from the corolla so that the 

 wind may shake their anthers. The anthers 

 are also more or less pendulous. (88) 



Pollen. This is generally lighter, drier, 

 more powdery and more abundant than in in- 

 sect-fertilized plants. When magnified the 

 grains are found to be smooth, with flattened 

 sides, so as to present as much surface as pos- 

 sible to the wind. (89, A and B) 



The Stigmas. These are generally feathery, 

 so as to catch and entangle some of the pollen 

 grains blown about by the wind. (90, A and B) 



As a rule wind-fertilized flowers produce no 

 honey. 



In most cases the stamens and pistils of 



