On British wild flowers considered in relation to insects (1890)
Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913 · London ; New York : Macmillan · leaf 179
SALVIA. V-] 157 upper lip shows an arch at the part x, and the front portion of the lip, containing the stamens, is loftier than in Lamium, and does not therefore come in contact with the back of the bee (Fig. 112). In evi- dent correlation with this arrangement, we find a very remarkable… … FIG. 116. — Stamens when niovec1 by FIG. 115.— Stamens in their natural a Bee. position. together, are separated by a long connective Moreover, the lower anther cells (a, a) contain very little pollen ; sometimes indeed none at all. This portion of the stamen, as shown in Fig. 112, hangs down and…
Fertilization of plants by insects · Insect-plant relationships · Wild flowers -- Great Britain · Flowers -- Color
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