. The orchids of New England; a popular monograph. Orchids. THE ORCHIDS OF NEW ENGLAND. 27 •other Orchids, is rudimentary in Cypripedium, and is repre- sented by a singular shield-like projecting body" conspicu- ously placed just over the lip. The fertile anthers which sup- ply its deficiencies lie back of it, one on either side of the short, bent column, and each bearing two small oval cells. These anthers " belong to an inner whorl or circle, and are repre- sented in ordinary Orchids by various rudiments. There is no. Fig. 7.—Cypripedium. 1. Ripened seed-vessel of Smaller Yellow La
. The orchids of New England; a popular monograph. Orchids. THE ORCHIDS OF NEW ENGLAND. 27 •other Orchids, is rudimentary in Cypripedium, and is repre- sented by a singular shield-like projecting body" conspicu- ously placed just over the lip. The fertile anthers which sup- ply its deficiencies lie back of it, one on either side of the short, bent column, and each bearing two small oval cells. These anthers " belong to an inner whorl or circle, and are repre- sented in ordinary Orchids by various rudiments. There is no. Fig. 7.—Cypripedium. 1. Ripened seed-vessel of Smaller Yellow Lady's Slipper. 2. Front view of same flower, a, a, anthers ; a\ sterile stamen ; j, j, s, sepals; /, /, petals; p', labellum ; en, entrance. 3. Side view of organs of Showy Lady's Slipper ; #/, stigma. 4. Root of Lady's Slipper. 5-6. (From Muller.) Essential organs in C. calceolus seen from belcw. Flower in longitudinal section after removal of sepals and superior petals; lip bent slightly downward ; ov, ovary; ex, exit. rostellum, for all three stigmas are fully developed," though so united as to appear as one body, and this, also shield-shaped, lies behind and concealed by the rudimentary anther, and is only slightly viscid. The pollen has no stalk or disc, but is " loose and pulpy or powdery," and, where it is exposed by the opening of the cells, sticky, so that it is often carried off either bodily or ; There is no nectar in the lip, but " the inner surface is coated with hairs, the tips of which secrete. 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
Size: 1866px × 1338px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookpublishernewyo, bookyear1884
