RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. illustrations: Ornithocephalus / Cycnocles ventricosa / Coryanthes speciosa [with instructions to engraver]. CUL-DAR70.146-149. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared and edited by John van Wyhe. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR70 contains material for Darwin's book Orchids (2d ed. 1877).


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disc—    A

disc—    B

disc—    C

B & C had better stand a little more to right hand under centre of A. —

The discs of the 3 figures must be nearly parallel, as they now stand.

(Ornithocephalusnil Fig 25.)

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Fig. 33 Cycnoches ventricosa

t.)

— sep.

— sep.

— l

m

(Sep.)    C—

s

—f

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Please make sure that the letter H & P are made conspicuous

 — H

— P

Coryanthes speciosa


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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

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