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My Studio Neighbors
·
W. Hamilton Gibson
55
THE
WELCOMES
OF
THE
FLOWERS
It
is
now
some
thirty
years
since
the
scientific
world
was
startled
by
the
publication
of
that
wonderful
volume,
"The
Fertilization
of
Orchids,"
by
Charles
Darwin;
for
though
slightly
anticipated
by
his
previous
work,
"Origin
of
Species,"
this
volume
was
the
first
important
presentation
of
the
theory
of
cross-fertilization
in
the
vegetable
kingdom,
and
is
the
one
that
is
primarily
associated
with
the
subject
in
the
popular
mind.
The
interpretation
and
elucidation
of
the
mysteries
which
had
so
long
lain
hidden
within
those
strange
flowers,
whose
eccentric
forms
had
always
excited
the
curiosity
and
awe
alike
of
the
botanical
fraternity
and
the
casual
observer,
came
almost
like
a
divine
revelation
to
every
thoughtful
reader
of
his
remarkable
pages.
Blossoms
heretofore
considered
as
mere
caprices
and
grotesques
were
now
shown
to
be
eloquent
of
deep
divine
intention,
their
curious
shapes
a
demonstrated
expression
of
welcome
and
hospitality
to
certain
insect
counterparts
upon
whom
their
very
perpetuation
depended.
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