[PDF] The Various Contrivances By Which Orchids Are Fertilised By Insects eBook

Author : Charles Darwin
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Page : 416 pages
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Release : 1862
Category : Fertilization of plants
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First edition of Darwin's primary work on plant fertilization. Detailing the relationship between the sexual structure of orchids and the insects that fertilize them, this was the first of three volumes that followed the publication of the Origin which contained supporting evidence for the author's theory of natural selection. Darwin concludes that plants are equal to animals in the marvels of their adaptation; for example, he observes that wind-pollinated flowers have no colours; it is only those insect-pollinated varieties that have bright coloured petals and sweet smelling nectars.

Author : Charles Darwin
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Page : 390 pages
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Release : 1862
Category : Fertilization of plants
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First edition of Darwin's primary work on plant fertilization. Detailing the relationship between the sexual structure of orchids and the insects that fertilize them, this was the first of three volumes that followed the publication of the Origin which contained supporting evidence for the author's theory of natural selection. Darwin concludes that plants are equal to animals in the marvels of their adaptation; for example, he observes that wind-pollinated flowers have no colours; it is only those insect-pollinated varieties that have bright coloured petals and sweet smelling nectars.

Author : Charles Darwin
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Page : 326 pages
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Release : 2024-08-01
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ISBN : 3385546877

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

Author : Charles Darwin
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 358 pages
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Release : 2016-05-24
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ISBN : 9781359270412

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Author : Charles Darwin
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Release : 2012-08-01
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Author : Charles Darwin
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Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,67 MB
Release : 2016-06-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781332735099

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Excerpt from The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids Are Fertilised by Insects Gray, asa. - Ou Platanthera (habenaria) and Gymnadenia in Enumeration of Plants of the Rocky Mountains.' - American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series, vol. Xxxiv., No. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.