The Bombay Scout Gazette. The Journal of the Bombay Provincial Boy Scout Council May 1925

Thai chamber in which the seed is enclosed is called the seed bbi and the filament leading away froth it is a tube called the style with a small funnel shaped opening at the d'nd through which the pollen grains enter."MAY 1925 THE BOMBAY SCOUT GAZETTE 5 Pollination is the name given to the process by which the pollen from the anthers is made to unite with the 'egg' in the pistil and the seed there [...] When the insect visits another flower subsequently the mouth of the style of that flower rubs against the body of the insect and the pollen grains sticking to it are absorbed through the style and fertilise the seed in the pistil. [...] Many items of Scouty interest were tackled and there was a general attempt at a mutual understanding of the views of each other from the various parts of the C. D. A visit to the Historical Museum by all the members of the Conference added a bit of spice to the routine nature of the work and the pilgrimage made by the members to the place where the Honorary Commissioner for India was temporarily [...] The following doggerel is a useful aid to remembering them : The Ram the Bull the Heavenly Twins; Next the Crab the Lion shines ; The Vergin and the Scales. [...] The Bull the Twins the Lion and the Scorpion are fine constellations especially the litt which with the possible exception of Orion is the most splendid of all and certainly lives up to its name better than ary of the others.