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PART II 



It would seem remarkable that such manifold and various adapta- 

 tions for the conveyance of pollen exist while the majority of 



Fio. 453. — Ornithoiiliilous flowor n{ SIrelitsia rerjinae and a cross-section of its larg(> labellum (ji) ; 

 I outer, and ;> inner i)eriaiitli leaves ; ij, style and stigma; st, stamens. (From S('himpkk, Vhmt 

 Geography.) 



angiospermic jilants have hermaphrodite flowers ; it is known, however, 

 that the pollination of a flower with its own iwllen may result in 



