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kiioclcH with ilH liciid iij;-iuiiMt (lie ho-cmJIimI roHtolluiu (r), a litl.ln bealc- 

 liko pnuH'.MM at Uu^ Uwv. of Uio Ht.uniMis (p). Tlio poUon maHH(>H aiv ol" 

 voiy iMH'uliar couHtrucUon, not, falliiin' In (lu.st, Imi roi'niint;; litUi' 

 Htalkod clubs, witli llio iiollon ^TaiiiM ■;1iumI (,()o;(^(,lu-r, and HO arra,nf,nMl 

 that tlioy Hpriiii^- oil' whon Mui roHtc^lhim iw toiicliod and ailiicli tluiiii- 

 HclvoM to the lioad ol' tin* iuMoct, a,s at J) oil tlui inMicii ( Kijj,'. 46). When 

 tho boo has Huckod up tho nootar out ul' tlio wpur, a.nd thou proooodH to 

 pouotrato into anotboi' lidwci- of tho Hamo HjiooioH, tho ixiilinia liav(( 

 bont downwards on its I'orohoad {A'}, and uniHt unraHinj^'ly coiuo in 

 contact with tho Htifnua ol' the Hocond liower, to which tlioy now 



l'i((. 46. Comriiiiii Oi-diiH (Orchis mascula). A, llowor in Hido viinv. d, 

 Htiilk. up, Hpiir wM.li Mm iidiiliu'y (»). «', (UilniiKMi (;o Ui(\ Hpiir. (/, Inwor lip. 

 II, llowiii' IVdiii ill rriiiil,. ji, pdlliiiiu. W/n, li(iii(iy-Kiiiili>. "', (HilmiKi" I" l/lm 

 jKMiliir. nit, Hlinirm. r, niHljilliiiii. I', Iowit lip. 0, vi'i'lliiiil Ndrljiiii IIii'ihikIi 

 tho ripHl.clliiiii if), polliiiium (p). ci, I'lilniiiw. I>, Mm pi>lliiil(i riiiiiiivinl iiiiil 

 Hl-iuidiiiK cnicl, (III tlio tip of 11 1(iiiiI-|i(iii(mI. A', tlid mmiiic, Hdiiidwliid, liilcn', 

 curved downwurdM. 



remain attached, and cd'oct ilH roiiiiii^ation. WluiL a loiijf cliMrin ol' 

 purpoH(!rul ariungoiriontH in a Hiiifflo llowor, and no inti^i'pii'laiion ol' 

 thorn iH availaljlo cxtic^jit tlirouj^h natura.1 Holoctioii I 



And how divcrHoly arc ilii^Ho again modilind in tlio diHi^ront 

 goniuvt and hjiocIoh ol' orcliidH, ol' whic.li 0110 in adapted to the viHitw ol' 

 })utterfli(!H ox(;luHiveiy, aH Orcli.in udnlidd, anothi^r' to tliOHO ol' booH, as 

 Orc/i.w 'iiurrio, and a thir'd to tliowi! ol' IlioH, an ()//hiyH 'ni,uw.lfi:ra. TlicHc 

 flowerH ar'(! adajitod to iriHoct viHitH in tho niiniiti^Ht d('l,M.ilH ol' tbc ronii 

 ol' tlie petaJH, wliicli uro Huiootli, aH if ])oliHhiid witli wax, whi^ro iuHiu^tH 

 are not intended to cfoi^p, but velvety or hairy wbero tho patli I(!iuIh 



