. 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. V ^. Orchid Blossoms and How They Differ From Other Flowers The highest types of cross-fertilized flowers are found in this family, wdiich, with few ex- ceptions, has utterly lost, like the milkweed and clover, the power of self-fertilization. What start- ling disclosures are revealed to the inward eye within the hearts of all these strange orchidaceous flowers ! Blossoms whose f
. 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. V ^. Orchid Blossoms and How They Differ From Other Flowers The highest types of cross-fertilized flowers are found in this family, wdiich, with few ex- ceptions, has utterly lost, like the milkweed and clover, the power of self-fertilization. What start- ling disclosures are revealed to the inward eye within the hearts of all these strange orchidaceous flowers ! Blossoms whose functions, through long eras of adaptation, have gradually shaped themselves to the forms of certain chosen insect sponsors ; blossoms whose chalices are literally fashioned to bees or but- terflies ; blossoms whose slender, prolonged nectaries mvite and reward the murmuring sphinx-moth alone, the floral throat closely embracing his head while it 125. 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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