The CaiudJ LiJr JiiJ Its Co//siiis 







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bewitching the leaf-cutter (or uphol- 

 sterer) bees, on which it depends for 

 fertilization. » j 



This lily produces pollen as well as 

 nectar to attract its insect visitors, its 

 ])ollen supply greatly exceeding what 

 ^^ is necessary for its own 



perpetuation. This pol- 

 len serves the uphol- 

 sterer bee as food for its 

 young. The leaf-cutter 

 stores the pollen be- 

 tw^een the long hairs on 

 its breast — a different meth- 

 od from that usually fol- 

 owed, most bees storing pollen 

 in little baskets, developed, for 

 that purpose, on their hind legs. 

 The lily pictured in the accom- 

 panying illustration is not the 

 identical lily here described, but a 

 closely allied species often confounded 

 with the Canada lily — namely, the 

 lily, Liliiim PJiiladclphicmn. The 

 Canada species bows its head and dwells 

 onlv in moist places, while the fire lily 

 stands erect and can live in very dry soil. 



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