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find a thick fringe of hairs (/, No. 2, Fig. 59), and 
you will guess at once that these are to protect a 
drop of honey below. Little insects which would 
Fig. 59- 
Flower of the Dead-Nettie (Lamtum album). 
I, Whole. 2, Cut in half. 
/, Fringe of hairs protecting honey at base, s, Stigma. 
a, Anthers of stamens. /, Lip of flower. 
creep into the flower and rob it of its honey without 
touching the anthers of the stamens (a, Fig. 59) 
cannot get past these hairs, and so the drop is kept 
till the bee comes to fetch it. 
Now look for the stamens : there are four of them 
(a a), two long and two short, and they are quite 
