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SMALL PEUIT CULTUEIST. 



as they are endowed with a remarkable nTitability. W?ien 

 the flower opens, the stamens all lay back against ihe 



Fig. 3. — BARBERRY FLOAVER AND FRUIT. 



petals, but when touched by an insect tbey spring up 

 against the pistil, where 

 they discharge their pollen. U\ 

 ^ This motion may be pro- 

 ^J/ duced by touching the sta- 

 mens near the base with 

 a pin or other point. The ^' 

 Fig. 4. Stamens discharge their pollen in a rather 



unusual manner. In most stamens the anther, or pollen- 



