On British wild flowers considered in relation to insects (1890)
Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913 · London ; New York : Macmillan · leaf 31
BY WIND AND INSECTS. I.] Again, as Mr. Darwin has pointed out, irregular flowers appear to be almost always fertilised by insects. Wind-fertilised flowers, moreover, generally have the stigma more or less branched or hairy, which evidently tends to increase its chance of catching the pollen. Figs,… … FIG. 6. FIG. 4. FIG. 5. FIG. i. Stigma of the Alder. FIG. 2.— Of the Hop. FIG 3.— Of the Wheat ; which are anemophdlous. FIG. 4. — Of the Willow. FIG. 5. — Of the Flax. FIG. 6. — Of Nuphar ; which are entomophilous. this difference. In the alder (Fig. i), the hop (Fig. 2), and wheat (Fig. 3), the…
Fertilization of plants by insects · Insect-plant relationships · Wild flowers -- Great Britain · Flowers -- Color
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