On British wild flowers considered in relation to insects (1890)
Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913 · London ; New York : Macmillan · leaf 142
FEVERFEW. [CHAP. 120 as to form a closed tube, within which the pistil lies. They ripen before the pistil, and open on their inner sides, so that the pollen is discharged into the upper end of the tube above the head of the pistil. When the flower opens, the pollen is already ripe, and fills the… … KlG. 86. — Chrysanthemum partheniittK. the pollen against the upper end of the tube, which gives way, and thus the pollen is forced out of the tube, as shown in (Fig 88). The pistil itself terminates in two branches, which at first are pressed closely to one another, and each of which terminates in…
Fertilization of plants by insects · Insect-plant relationships · Wild flowers -- Great Britain · Flowers -- Color
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