Wild Flowers Worth Knowing, by Neltje Blanchan, Part 2
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Iris of the Blue Flag
This gorgeous flower is thought by scientists to be all that it is for the bee's benefit, which of course is its own also. Abundant moisture, from which to manufacture nectar, a prime necessity with most irises, certainly is for our blue flag. The large showy blossom cannot but attract the passing bee, whose favorite color, according to Sir John Mubbock, it waves. As the sticky side of the plate or stigma, just under the petal-like division of the style, faces away from the anther, which is below it in any case.
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