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had not been removed were in the upper flowers 

 beneath the buds, and many of these would probably 

 have been subsequently carried away. I have often 

 found an abundance of pollen on the stigmas of flowers 

 which had not their own pollinia removed, showing 

 that they had been visited by insects. In many other 

 cases the pollinia had been removed, but no pollen had 

 been as vet left on the stigmas. 



Orchis morio. Three small plants. N.| 

 Kent / 



Orchis morio. Thirty-eight plants. N.^ 

 Kent. These plants were examined 

 after nearly four weeks of extraordi- 

 narily cold and wet weather in 1860 ; 

 and therefore under the most unfavour- 

 able circumstances 



Orchis pyramidalis. Two plants. N.| 

 Kent and Devonshire. . . ./ 



Orchis pyramidalis. Six plants from two"! 

 protected valleys. Devonshire . . / 



Orchis pyramidalis. Six plants from al 

 much exposed bank. Devonshire . j 



Orchis maculata. One plant. Stafford-i 

 shire. Of the twelve flowers which had] 

 not their pollinia removed, the greater!- 

 number were young flowers under the 

 buds ..... .J 



Orchis maculata. One plant. Surrey . 



Orcliis maculata. Two plants. N. and) 

 S.Kent / 



Orchis latifolia. Nine plants from S. 

 Kent, sent me by the Rev. B. S. Maiden. 

 Tl-.e flowers were all mature 



Orchis fusca. Two plants. S. Kent.l 

 Flowers quite mafure, and even withered/ 



Aceras anlhropoi)hora. Four plants. S.' 

 Kent ..... 



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