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The Fairy-Land of Science
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Arabella B. Buckley
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Let
us
examine
it
closely.
It
has
sic
deep-red
covering
leaves,
Fig.
62,
three
belonging
to
the
calyx
or
outer
cup,
and
three
belonging
to
the
corolla
or
crown
of
the
flower;
but
all
six
are
coloured
alike,
except
that
the
large
on
in
front,
called
the
"lip",
has
spots
and
lines
upon
it
which
will
suggest
to
you
at
once
that
they
point
to
the
honey.
But
where
are
the
anthers,
and
where
is
the
stigma?
Look
just
under
the
arch
made
by
those
three
bending
flower-leaves,
and
there
you
will
see
two
small
slits,
and
in
these
some
little
club-shaped
bodies,
which
you
can
pick
out
with
the
point
of
a
needle.
One
of
these
enlarged
is
shown.
It
is
composed
of
sticky
grains
of
pollen
held
together
by
fine
threads
on
the
top
of
a
thin
stalk;
and
at
the
bottom
of
the
stalk
there
is
a
little
round
body.
This
is
all
that
you
will
find
to
represent
the
stamens
of
the
flower.
When
these
masses
of
pollen,
or
pollinia
as
they
are
called,
are
within
the
flower,
the
knob
at
the
bottom
is
covered
by
a
little
lid,
shutting
them
in
like
the
lid
of
a
box,
and
just
below
this
lid
you
will
see
two
yellowish
lumps,
which
are
very
sticky.
These
are
the
top
of
the
stigma,
and
they
are
just
above
the
seed-vessel,
which
you
can
see
in
the
lowest
flower
in
the
picture.
Now
let
us
see
how
this
flower
gives
up
its
pollen.
When
a
bee
comes
to
look
for
honey
in
the
orchis,
she
alights
on
the
lip,
and
guided
by
the
lines
makes
straight
for
the
opening
just
in
front
of
the
stigmas.
Putting
her
head
into
this
opening
she
pushes
down
into
the
spur,
where
by
biting
the
inside
skin
she
gets
some
juicy
sap.
Notice
that
she
has
to
bite,
which
takes
time.
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