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Fumaria officinalis. The hood covering curved pistil [every] stamen lies close to nectary, so the insect forcing way to nectary wd certainly rub stigma— but more than this hood has vertical lateral ridge on both sides, just where insect would press with Hinder legs. Sometimes pressure on their 2 rectangular ridges, leads to open orifice of hood on side of nectary & lets out pistil on that nectary side, slightly but decidedly more easily than on opposite side— (If all this be fortuitous concern of aboveverysurprising. —no use to Bee, only to flower & solely to favour crosses.)

In Dielytra spectabilis & Fumaria stricta there is exactly symmetrical Keel on that side of hood, which when pressed opens lips of

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hood & so lets out pistil on either side. —It is almost same with Fumaria officinalis — but I am sure escapes easier, on nectary side. —

Point to observe