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as shown in B", to give place to the ripening 

 anthers, and shortly after the last pair of them 



ha\'e shed their pol- 

 len the blossom, hav- 

 ing then fulfilled its 

 functions, falls off, as 

 shown at D. This may 

 be on the afternoon of 

 the third da}', or not 

 until tlie foui'th. If 

 not \'i^ited b}' in>ects 

 it mav chance to re- 

 main the longer time; 

 but more than one tm\' 

 wa^]) gets his head into 

 such a blossom, and is 

 surprised with a tum- 

 ble, his weight pulling tlie blos- 

 som from its attachment. 



The result of that pollen upr)n 

 the stigma is quicklv seen in the 

 growing o\-ar\' or pod, which en- 

 larges rapidb' on the few suc- 

 ceeding davs, as in E. 



Man}' species of hornets and 

 wasps, large and small, are to be 

 seen about the figwort blooms, 

 occasionally bees, frequently 

 bumblebees, which usually car- 



