Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 75
re as leaves andpetals, but must live upon the honey and thepollen in the blossoms. Possibly some mayask here, What is pollen? Well, take awild rose or an apple-blossom, and look at itsgolden heart. You will discover that it is madeup of circles of what look like small yellowballs set upon slender… … hold the pollen, which looks like a fine yellowdust. If you take a peep at a grain of pollenunder the microscope, however, you will findit very different from a mere particle of dust;on the contrary, it is a living cell, more full ofactivity and motion than any other part of theplant. Now, in order…
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