. Lessons in botany. Botany. Fig. 207. Diagrams of orchid flowers. A, the usual type ; B, of cypripedium. (Vines.). Fig. 209. Section of flower of cypripedium. j/, stigma : a, at the left stamen. The insect enters the labellum at the centre, passes under and against the stigma, and out through the opening l>, where it rubs against the pollen. In passing through another flower this pollen is rubbed off on the stigma. orchids, or members of the orchis family. The larger number of the members of this family grow in the tropics. Many of these in the forests are supported on lofty trees where th
. Lessons in botany. Botany. Fig. 207. Diagrams of orchid flowers. A, the usual type ; B, of cypripedium. (Vines.). Fig. 209. Section of flower of cypripedium. j/, stigma : a, at the left stamen. The insect enters the labellum at the centre, passes under and against the stigma, and out through the opening l>, where it rubs against the pollen. In passing through another flower this pollen is rubbed off on the stigma. orchids, or members of the orchis family. The larger number of the members of this family grow in the tropics. Many of these in the forests are supported on lofty trees where they are brought near the sunlight, and such are called "; Fig. 208. 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 Atkinson, George Francis, 1854-1918. New York, H. Holt and company
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