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THE FAIRY-LAND OF SCIENCE. 
and you will guess at once that these are to protect a 
drop of honey below. Little insects which would 
creep into the flower and rob it of its honey without 
touching the anthers of the stamens (a, Fig. 63) can- 
FIG. 63. Flower of the Dead-Nettie (Lamium album}. I, Whole. 
2, Cut in half. /, Fringe of hairs protecting honey at base. 
s, Stigma, a, Anthers of stamens. /, Lip of flower. 
not 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 
hidden under the hood which forms the top of the 
flower. How will the bee touch them? If you were 
