THE GATHERING OF THE NECTAR 



duced the bumblebees to leave S. bicolor; but they quickly 

 perceived that they had passed to a different flower, and in- 



FiG. 48. Tall, Hairy Goldenrod. Solidago rugosa 

 Yields a heavy golden-yellow honey 



variably after a few seconds or sometimes instantly returned to 

 the cream-colored species. They were probably influenced by 

 the greater supply of nectar in the flowers of S. bicolor, for the 



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