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spur, and also so that the pollen-dust falls forward 
into the front of the little box made by the closed 
anthers. Then the pollen is quite dry, instead of being 
sticky as in most plants. This is in order that it may 
fall easily through the cracks. Then the style or stalk 
of the stigma is very thin and its tip very broad, so 
that it quivers easily when the bee touches it, and so 
shakes the anthers apart, while the anthers themselves 
fold over to make the box, and yet not so tightly but 
FIG. 65. Section of the Dog Violet. Lubbock. A, Anthers and 
stigma enlarged, a a, Anthers, s, Stigma. /, Pollen, h, 
Honey. 
that the dust can fall through when they are shaken. 
Lastly, if you look at the veins of the flower, you will 
find that they all point toward the spur where the 
honey is to be found, so that when the sweet smell of 
