. Blossom hosts and insect guests; how the heath family, the bluets, the figworts, the orchids and similar wild flowers welcome the bee, the fly, the wasp, the moth and other faithful insects. Fertilization of plants. ^' : â li. The Showy Orchid \ '\ ' ; A GROUP of the beautiful showy ^r ' orchids is shown in my full-page '% , S'-J^ / illustration. A favorite haunt for C ' / these choice blossoms is the dark, / damp, hemlock woods. Against this background their deep pink hoods and pure white lips stand out most conspicuously, justifying fully the flower's specific name of "
. Blossom hosts and insect guests; how the heath family, the bluets, the figworts, the orchids and similar wild flowers welcome the bee, the fly, the wasp, the moth and other faithful insects. Fertilization of plants. ^' : â li. The Showy Orchid \ '\ ' ; A GROUP of the beautiful showy ^r ' orchids is shown in my full-page '% , S'-J^ / illustration. A favorite haunt for C ' / these choice blossoms is the dark, / damp, hemlock woods. Against this background their deep pink hoods and pure white lips stand out most conspicuously, justifying fully the flower's specific name of " ; In the showy orchid we have what would appear a clear adaptation to ^_ the head of a bee, though one w^hich mieht also avail of the service of an occasional butterfly. An enlarged view of the blossom is seen in Fig. I, and in Fig. 2 a still greater " enlargement of the column. I have seen many specimens with the pollen masses withdrawn, and others with their stigmas well cov- ered wnth the grains. Though I have never seen an insect at work upon it in its haunt, the whole form of the 129. 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 Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1850-1896; Davie, Eleanor E. New York, Newson
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