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THE nectariferous glands on the back on the leaf of the cherry laurel (vol. xiii. p. 107) are present also, I believe, in all the Drupaceæ. The position is not in all cases the same; but when the glands are not found on the back of the leaf, they may be seen on the petiole. Ants may often be found drinking this leaf-honey; and I heard, two or three years ago, that the same attraction had brought many hive-bees to the laurels in a garden at Sidmouth.
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H., E. Glands of the Cherry Laurel. Nature 13, 150 (1875). https://doi.org/10.1038/013150c0
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