The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids are Fertilized by Insects
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Published: June 25, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781432612245
Subjects: Science / Botany; Life Sciences - Botany; Science; Science/Mathematics
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.