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time the insect is ready to withdraw, the side of the stigma which 
t 
ag An enlarged front larged, show Fic 2.—Side view of the 
vie a a gaya of A cula- ing the larger flower Brig the position of the 
ria perna s, outsi ar the stigma a few larger stigma before it has bee 
larger sensitive wi ghee it seconds after it touched by an aaa 
has a nor nder ene has been dis- 
the c A. a, a ow- turbed. 
er tip, a E iai a 
“is ready to receive bollir is hidden or covered. Hardly any 
method can be more admirable for securing a cross-fertilization 
of flowers. 
Some time in April I received from the pine barrens of New 
Jersey a large plant in flower of Pyxidanthera barbulata. This 
was placed near the window on a dinner plate containing some 
water. The plant continued to produce an abundance of fresh 
Fig. 2. Fig. 3. 
Side view of 
stamen. ; 
_ Flower of Pyxidanthera 
Poe enlarg a 
Tw the ak are 
rem The two 
: baked aha Toye 
between the petals. 
Sowers for ten days or more. The small white flowers when . 
