176 MYSTERIES OF THE FLOWERS 



and a target to receive the charge and bear it away. 

 Among flowers of the Lily family stamens grown 

 old often incline inward and rub the stigma, giv- 

 ing up any pollen they may yet retain. The trillium 

 might easily be self-fertilised, and the early dog- 

 tooth violet usually is so. The wide open flowers 

 of the Rose family ofl*er little barrier to stop pol- 

 len from passing from stamens to stigma; hence, 

 the purple-flowering Virginia raspberry is fre- 

 quently self-fertilised, as is also the high black- 

 berry. Following we give a list of flowers where 

 the same is possible or likely to occur: 



Pitcher-plant 



Turtle-head 



Nicotina 



White water-lily 



Lady's-smock, or Cuckoo-flower 



Bulbous or Spring Cress 



Meadow-sweet 



Enchanter's Nightshade 



Flowering Dogvi^ood 



Toadflax 



Hound's Tongue 



Sweet William 



Downy Phlox 



Ground or Moss Pink 



