1896, ] Flowers and Insects. 269 
192, 1879. P. vulgare, multifiorum.—(3) Miiller, Alpenblumen 52-4. 
181. C. polygonatum, vertictllata.—(4) Miiller, Die ntwickelung der 
Blumenthatigkeit der Insekten. Kosmos 9: 208. 1882. C. polygona- 
tum.—(5) Durand, Sur quelques particularités d’ organisation de la 
fleur des Polygonatum. Bull. mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1882: 22-3 
«Ss 7. 2. latifolium. (Loew, Flor- 
g5°{20) Pammel, On the pollination of Phlomis tuberosa 
er 
17: 505).—(14) Schulz, Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Bestaubungsein- 
Tichtungen und Geschlechtsvertheilung bei den Pflanzen 2: 166, 224. 
Bibliotheca Botanica 17: —. 1890. (Just 18*: 524).—(15) MacLeod, 
. Jaar ; -13. 1893. £. ( 
ng Blitenbiologische Floristik. 166, ae, 1894. P. multiflorum, 
“hillatum, latifolium, officinale. 
MILACINA STELLATA Desf. Vagnera stellata (L.) Mo- 
ig-—This plant occurs on rich banks, sometimes forming 
“Pals are €xpanded horizontally, or nearly so. Howet 
» ‘herefore in the most favorable position for the visits of 
the les Specialized insects, and the nectar and pollen are 
“sily reached, the pollen in fact being completely exposed. 
The flowers are proterogynous, newly opened ones having re- 
“Ptive stigmas and closed anthers. _ 
ned} dications point to an adaptation to the less sp 
zed bees—Andrenide—which predominate during the 400m 
8 time and are the principal guests. The blooming time My 
Hee April 25th to May 12th. The following list was 0D- 
ip Abide: i j is Cr.3,8.; (2) Nomada cres- 
Soni ‘ (1) Ceratina tejonensis Cr. 4, 8.3 Oo A cee 
Sonij “ang s S Aoeenie : (3) Andrena vicina Sere j f ) . vine 
c. p.; (5) Halictus 4-maculat 
2I—Vo). XXI.—No. 5. 
