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Cephalanthera

June 1. Hangrove. (1) broken pillars of pollen; cup of Lab. most distinctly gnawed in 3 places; viz on 2 ridges & between

June 2d. Larch wood (2) young flower, pillars not broken, not gnawed

(3) pillars partly broken, one spot gnawed

(4) pillars well broken down - not gnawed

(5) not broken not do gnawed

(6) pillars walls broken; cup & even distal part gnawed in many places; the gnawed off fragments dry & withered in base of cup.

June 3d lowest or penultimate closed flowers almost always with some above open. Can small snails gnaw - no slime: I think they cd gnaw distal part, & not drop the gnawed off fragments & make little holes

(7) pillar unbroken, ungnawed closed.

(8) do do do

(9) do do do

(10) do do do

(11) do do do

(12) do do do

(13) pillars broken ungnawed

(14) pillars unbroken ungnawed do

Extraordinary no of flowers this year can this be reason of few pillars of pollen broken down

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(15) flower closed pillars not broken - but cup much gnawed & thrips in flower, perhaps these always do the work!!!! so no good

(16) flowers closed, pillars broken down cup gnawed but there a larva in cup & its dung!!!!

(17) caterpillar in another flower

7/9   5/17 gnawed.

(But this was subsequent year)

Sepals converge, which helps as much or more that than distal part of Labellum to shut flower