ANY biologically aware parent who has started talking about the birds and the bees will have realised halfway through that what they are really discussing is flowers. Bees carry pollen grains from one ...

MR. DARWIN, in his “Fertilisation of Orchids,” states his belief that the Bee Orchis presents a physiological difference from all other British orchids, and is habitually self-fertilised. I had, ...

I HAVE noticed a curious fact in reference to the blue gentian of the garden here that will interest you. This flower (like the daisy) closes at night and opens in the morning, and is exquisitely ...