. The orchids of New England; a popular monograph. Orchids. THE ORCHIDS OF NEW ENGLAND. ss column, which is petal-like, dilated at the apex, and adherent to the bearded lip below. The anther is lid-like, terminal, decidu- ous, of two approximate cells, each containing 2 powdery-gran- ular ; This lid-like, deciduous anther is, with one exception, characteristic of all the members of the tribe. In A. bnlbosa, says Gray, " the 4 loose and soft pellets lie in an inverted casque-shaped case, hinged at the back, resting on a shelf, the lower face of which is a glutinous stigm
. The orchids of New England; a popular monograph. Orchids. THE ORCHIDS OF NEW ENGLAND. ss column, which is petal-like, dilated at the apex, and adherent to the bearded lip below. The anther is lid-like, terminal, decidu- ous, of two approximate cells, each containing 2 powdery-gran- ular ; This lid-like, deciduous anther is, with one exception, characteristic of all the members of the tribe. In A. bnlbosa, says Gray, " the 4 loose and soft pellets lie in an inverted casque-shaped case, hinged at the back, resting on a shelf, the lower face of which is a glutinous stigma, over the front edge of which the casque-shaped anther slightly ; At the bottom of the cup formed by the united sepals and petals there is a slight secretion, and the yellow beard on the lip either acts as a guide to this concealed nectar, or is an addi- tional attraction. " The an- ther is raised by the head of a bee when creeping out of the gorge of the flower. The loose pellets are caught upon the bee's head, to the rough surface of which they are liable to adhere lightly, and so to be carried to the flower of another individual, there to be left upon its glut- inous stigma by the same upward movement which im- mediately afterward raises the anther lid and carries away its pollen to be trans- ferred to a third flower, and so on. The scape rises from a globular, solid bulb, and the leaf is solitary, linear, hidden in the sheaths of the scape, protruding from the upper- most after ;. Fig. 15. Whorled Pogonia. P. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Baldwin, Henry, 1846-1911. New York, J. Wiley
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