The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids Are Fertilised by Insects
Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
Published: July 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781410207050
Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; Science; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Botany
First sentence: THE object of the following work is to show that the contrivances by which Orchids are fertilised, are as varied and almost as perfect as any of the most beautiful adaptations in the animal kingdom; and, secondly, to show that these contrivances have for their main object the fertilisation of the flowers with pollen brought by insects from a distinct plant.