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Title: The human side of plants
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Dixon, Royal, 1885-
Subjects: Plants
Publisher: London. G. Richards, Ltd.
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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^ either male or female. If for any reasonthe proper insects do not exist in the territorywhere such flowers are to be raised, the flowersmay be fertilised by carrying poHen dust from themale to the female by means of a feather or adainty brush. But it is far more interesting to seethe bees and butterflies happy in their work of dis-tributing pollen from flower to flower, yellow withthe precious dust on their backs and heads! Plants have various schem.es for securing a cross-fertilisation of their flowers. Some use the windas an agent, others employ bees, butterflies, moths,snails, or even birds. Bird-j)ollination is a commonoccurrence in Brazil, where the profusely growingabutilon is fertilised by humming-birds. TheBrugmansia and other flowers are fertilised in thesame way. Flowers use their marvellous beauty, perfume,
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FLAME AZAI-EA. Azalea l«4m. The brilliant blossoms are used as advertisements to flare In the faces of the bees and butterflies, bidding them come and partake of the nectar. (DtOOlO • STOKIt C0Hr«if THE MARRIAGE OF PLANTS 175 and conspicuousness to attract to themselves insectsthat will distribute their pollen. Who can look at a meadow on a summers dayand doubt that butterflies and bees are attracted bythe beauty and perfume of the flowers! Evidentlythey enjoy the perfume as much as we; and ego-istic man sliould learn to know that beauty was notmade for him alone, but for even the tiniest creaturethat exists. Dr. Asa Gray has long since called attentionto and minutely described the physiology of thefertilisation of flowers. It is a subject that hasrequired volumes of description; too deep and widea subject to be more than scanned here. Only afew of the unusual cases of plant courtship andmarriage will be mentioned. There are numerous orchids, like the Angraecumof Madagascar, that

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  • bookyear:1914
  • bookdecade:1910
  • bookcentury:1900
  • bookauthor:Dixon__Royal__1885_
  • booksubject:Plants
  • bookpublisher:London__G__Richards__Ltd_
  • bookcontributor:Cornell_University_Library
  • booksponsor:MSN
  • bookleafnumber:236
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