The Rjttlcsnake-TUmtain 



In effecting the cross-fertilization of one of the 

 younger flowers, its eyes are again brought into con- 

 tact with this second pair of disks, and these, with 

 their pollen clubs, are in turn withdrawn, at length, 

 perhaps, resulting in such a plastering of the insect's 

 eyes as might seriously impair its vision, were it not 

 fortunately of the compound sort. 



pollen 



masses hmge^^^f,^^ 



fold of sensi- 

 /tive membrane 



Fig. 3. 

 THE RATTLESNAKE-PLANTAIN 



One of the most beautiful of our orchids, though 

 its claims to admiration in this instance are chiefly 

 confined to the foliage, is the common rattlesnake- 



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