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MYSTERIES OF THE FLOWERS 



opened buds showed a number of species where the 

 early matured stigma actually protruded through 

 a tiny orifice in precisely the right position to strike 

 the pollen-dusted body of the bee, as he forced his 

 tongue through the aperture. Since the above was 

 written I have noted the larger bumble-bees upon 

 the blossoms. These insects have a diif erent method 

 of approach, hanging beneath the flower, the anthers 

 being clapped against their thorax at the juncture 

 of the wings, instead of the abdomen, as in the 



smaller bee."* 



Other flowers of this class are the red baneberry, 

 the blue cohosh, and the blood-root. Do\ibtless 

 many more plants may be found to add the list, 

 but by far the larger number of flowers perfect 



their pollen before their stig- 

 mas. 



STAMENS DEVELOPING 



BEFORE STIGMAS 



(Called "Proterandrous 

 Dichogamy") 



Wild Geranium; Cranesbill 

 Geranium maculatum {May-July) 



A very common flower 

 which furnishes us with an 



* My Studio Neighbours, by William 

 Hamilton Gibson. 



WILD GERANIUM 

 Cranesbill 



