RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1869.04.04. [Note on Orchis intacta.] CUL-DAR70.64. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2021. 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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pril 4th /69/ Orchis intacta. Near in small nectary & the petals & sepals form a hood preventing ingress except in front, & the glands of pollinia act, when fine point inserted into nectary , but not very efficiently owing to quantity of viscid secretion from stigma.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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