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My Studio Neighbors
·
W. Hamilton Gibson
71
And
how
beautiful
is
the
minute
mechanical
adaptation
by
which
this
end
is
accomplished!
This
species
of
Andromeda
is
a
shrub
of
about
four
feet
in
height,
its
blossoms
being
borne
in
close
panicled
clusters
at
the
summit
of
the
branches.
The
individual
flower
is
hardly
more
than
an
eighth
of
an
inch
in
diameter.
From
one
of
three
blossoms
I
made
the
accompanying
series
of
three
sectional
drawings
(Fig.
6).
The
first
shows
the
remarkable
interior
arrangement
of
the
ten
stamens
surrounding
the
pistil.
The
second
presents
a
sectional
view
of
these
stamens,
showing
their
peculiar
S-shaped
filaments
and
ring
of
anthers--one
of
the
latter
being
shown
separate
at
the
right,
with
its
two
pores
and
exposed
pollen.
The
freshly
opened
blossom
discloses
the
entire
ring
of
anthers
in
perfect
equilibrium,
each
with
its
two
orifices
closed
by
close
contact
with
the
style,
thus
retaining
the
pollen.
It
will
readily
be
seen
that
an
insect's
tongue,
as
indicated
by
the
needle,
in
probing
between
them
in
search
for
nectar,
must
needs
dislocate
one
or
more
of
the
anthers,
and
thus
release
their
dusty
contents,
while
the
position
of
the
stigma
below
is
such
as
to
escape
all
contact.
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