blossom Hosts and Insect Guests 



the ovary, which iinally becomes the berry — that is, 

 when the Httle scheme here planned has been ful- 

 tilled. This circular form represents the tip of 

 the ovary, and the little toothed rim the sfignia. 

 Now, what is the intention here expressed ? This 

 construction represents a plan, first, to invite a bee. 

 This is done, as in all flowers visited by insects, by 

 its color, its fragrance, and its nectar, which is 

 secreted in a gland at the base of each petal, near 

 the centre of the flower ; secondly, to make that 



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