On British wild flowers considered in relation to insects (1890)
Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913 · London ; New York : Macmillan · leaf 202
[CHAP. i So LADIES' SLIPPER. by a singular shield-like body. The opening into the slipper is small, and partly closed by the stigma and this shield-like body, which lies between the other two anthers. The result is that the open- ing into the slipper has a horseshoe-like form, and that bees or… … FIG. 127. — Flower of Cvpripedium Ion- FIG. 128. — Ditto. Seen from the side. gifolinin. Front view. stigma, which lies under the shield-like representa- tive of the middle anther. As the margins of the lip are inflected (Figs. 127—8^), the easiest exit is at the two ends of the horseshoe, and by…
Fertilization of plants by insects · Insect-plant relationships · Wild flowers -- Great Britain · Flowers -- Color
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