van der Pijl, L. and Dodson, C.H. Orchid Flowers. Their Pollination and Evolution. Pub. Univ. Miami Press. 1969
pp.214 with colour and b/w. photographs. A vg. copy in sl. grubby dw.
In this book the authors have written the first comprehensive book devoted to pollination in orchids since Darwin’s classic, but they go beyond Darwin’s scope in discussing the characteristics of the orchid floral types which are so marvelously adapted for pollination by specific types of organisms.
£37.50 [Ref: 39171]