[chap. EYEBRIGHT. 148 nearer to the anthers, and more likely to be fertilised directly by them. He also observes that this dower is not perfectly adapted to present circumstances, since bees are able to, and often do, insert their proboscis above the stamens, in which case they do not fertilise the… … is no room above the stamens for the proboscis of the bee. The anthers (Fig. 107) also, which in Bartsia odontites are merely locked together by hair, in this species are more intimately connected, the two uppermost anthers to one another, the lower anther of each upper pair with the upper anther…
Flowers -- Color · Plants -- Variation · Fertilization of plants
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