Pollen-Bearing Chestnut Blossom 



The chestnut bears its pollen and its ovules separately. 



It depends largely on the wind to transfer the pollen, and hence 



does not develop a conspicuous floral envelope to attract insects. But 



the massed blossoms, in spite of their small individual size, 



ore conspicuous, as this picture shows. The 



pollen is produced in relatively 



enormous quantities. 



