Putnam patriot., 1908-05-01
FLOWER WEDDINGS.
Ho~ the tnsects Are Lsre5 sne shs
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The f8Iin Hs e-s loesr and fbe wll5 srHm as deeeiVer and mHftieref Tefe among some highly inferes1ie< exafS- pies Df iiffle kaoaa piiasfss af nisfi' aad fO~er Iife dssssrihsaii by IAfafes~yr Rot fomley. M A. in a recent ler'nre af tine botanic garaens frgfets7r B9t- tonlleY. g. ho is farofessnf 0f bofaBy af Kings college. euslfled hl. le1fure Va rf0nx Aarf ge Customs 3f iaanf Life
 He explained how fawers entice iu- seeis IHfe fhs.if service ia order 70 get married and so pf0pa gate fneir sI'e- cie~ Most flowers sra dependent Tor tbeir fertilization upon insects. and So the plants develop in saet way as 10 attra ihe custom Of members Of the insect world
 The first means Of attracting insects. said Professor Boftondey was very human ope and consisted of providing free drinks Every flower has secreisd somewhere about t afge or small store of honey. 70 which fhe insect i''. II midge CT butterfly is attracted But as aB additional attraction flowers de veiop a beantifnl scent or fascinating appearance so as 10 attract the Insects attention
 II K also interesting i1 note that the simple flowers are married by simple insects mere eurafes as tbe iecturer described them. while ire more rlab- crate flowers require more highly de veiol,ed insects. such a- tees or butter flies hishops
 Since the poor flower cannot 20 -woeIng Itself and must be dependent upon the kindly erfants of Insects II not only renders ttsetf attractive to those tneSseugeTz of love hnt provides them with comforts ln the form Of convenient resting plaees some orchids even providing Il little stee apon which bees may slt and sip the honey or course the whole object of attract. Ing insects k to make thrm bear the pollen powder from one p.ant 10 an- other. the introduction of the pollen making the fertilization of the ses.tfs possible
 All plants are so arranged that while the Insects thpy Bltrtt 8re drinking their honey tlle pollen powder is either being scattered aver lhtir bodies to be taken 10 another piaat 1T the pollen already scattered on ihe Insect k being swept of hy lie stIg af the see1 boxes II k also interesting IL notice that those pianfs which atteaet moths which are night tisine insects. are near. ly alNAys white and highly scented The pollen of plant E m0st iraloHs. ly guarded Tint k @hY many flowers close their petals on duil days. Ihe idea being to keep the paliea ffem rain fhis K particularly noticeable in ero cuses
 N0t only insects. bui birds. sn1ils and the wind, help the plant world te make love Tie pollen gains of the pine tree which are spread hg the wlud have tiny balloons jtiachel to them
 The lecturer concluded with de scription of the wild arum which was described as really wicked plant committing even mnrdef h itS love- making The wild arum sccrctes Il honey that lntexiea1es iaseets. and not content with this decentralization. Ii develops berries which tttgaet hlrds
 But these berries also prove poison ous fo birds. and @o ii Hifd hdsiae eaten af the herfx dies pfamntiy faiis to the earth nnd decays hf dn.etXins flesh forms the hest possible maaHre l for fhe sraWfh af fa am seed fe
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