, 1875-03-21
rTDWEBS AND IESEfT2

X E11r1nA WnD-fLoTERs CoSgmxKED II RE1u
r11ox TO Ikx1c7a. b sir JOIN LUBBOCK. Bart, ]
1ondon. win Numerook 1lustra,ton.. Isno.' me-, y,
lfs. London: MacAis1an ca.
fFur ths convenience ct thu unscientido ruader Il
>rpx1ux explanation of the few technical terms use
II shs suhjoined arhels IL presented. Fxt1t-Cautr,
fxau Of petfe1 flower, wall seen in thu nly 6sa
ta-Cp or other portion ot The ptst], consisting
ae tissus in tbs lily, the stigma IL It tho hp of Il
1sdl 6samse-organs surrounding the ptstl ot II
ss1ad flower; the1e are ak ancrclng tho r:sn in tt
b. Anthef-Casa holding the pollen; Large, brow
StheF Su1mouna each starnen IN tho lily. Pollen
a4 POWDER or feraziug matter, contained In ths II
th1: ia the lily 1t Is yellow, ege1ybody Knows xh
es pokea his nose into the nover.l
Tho old idea that the br7ght colors and suee
dors Of flowers were given them By the Create
aor tbs qualification Of man, has been, alon
nth many another pretty and pleasing deluson
t3sipated BY the discoveries OF science. Th
heory that nothing in Nature is created simpl
ke o1nanent-that every part and faculty o
10 plant aud OF the animal Was developed to
hs use And advantage Of its owner-is beint
HGJ day more clearly demonstrated Thus. ii
tsenos inquiries into the cauee Of tho vaEioue
aans and tints OF flowers, Of their fras1nnoe
md their deposits Of boney, it finds that they
sere not called into existence to please the
sonses Of right and Of sn,eu in the human being,
hs lord Of creation but to perform most
Essential Office in the economy OF the plant ITSELF
Bprengei, German botanist, Published as long
tso - 1880 his observations upon the feEtiliz.-
kon Of flowers, which gave EVIDENCE that insects
>lay m important part in the reproduction Of
many spscies, and that the forns and colors OF
blossoms are ia . great multitude Of cases AZ
ranged tor tho purpose OF insuring the services
II tho Little winged rovers that lire on honey
md pollen. But sp1enge1's observations did not
,tt1aot auy general attention, and the world
continued in its opinion that flowers which have
be:h stAmans and pistils are able to fertilize
themselves, until Me. Darwin made known the
tasulta Of his Interesting md extended re-
soarches. Since then, different experts have
hcreasod our knowledge Of the matter by l. mass
bf most curious and valuable data. And atill the
subject ,s far from being exhausted, or evou
blucIdatad Ii complete aad exact rnanner
Ihere are many important points OF inquiry yet
saveloped In obscurity which will afford ms-
teriAi for experiment for long tina to come
It will be interesting to know that the study
Of species OF Wild gerauium Gerani.sm SUI
eaic.nn) first led 6preugel to perception Of the
utinAte relations whica exist between plants
and iusecta. Ia 1883 hs CHANGED to nosice the
delicate hnirs in the coro11a Of this Species and
eouvinced th2tthe - wise author OF Nature would
not have created even = hair in 7ain," he set
MmseH to the discovery OF their object, and
learned that it was Tor the protection from rain
ai the honey At the base Of the petals. Once
engaged in this pleasing investigation, he
pkssed from flower to flower. and to
hs aurpriss a.certained manifold points in their
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