A FEW NATIVE ORCHIDS 



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head, perhaps the eyes, of the burly visitor. As 

 the insect retreats from the flower, one or both 

 of the pollinia are withdrawn, as at B. Then im- 

 mediately follows a downward movement, which 

 exactly anticipates the 

 position of the stigma, 

 and as the bee enters 

 the next flower the pol- 

 len clubs are forced 

 against it (C), as in the 

 previous example. 



In the case of a smaller bee visiting the flower, 

 the insect would find it necessary to creep fur- 

 ther into the opening, and thus might bring its 

 thorax against the pollen-glands. In either case 

 the change of position in the pollinia would in- 

 sure the same result. 



pollen-pouch '/pollen-pouch 



or anther-cell. / < - ' or anther-cell 



stigma/- \M , .pollen mass 



