1st Edition

The Works of Charles Darwin: Vol 17: The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects

By Paul H Barrett Copyright 1992
236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

The seventeenth volume in a 29-volume set which contain all Charles Darwin's published works. Darwin was one of the most influential figures of the 19th century. His work remains a central subject of study in the history of ideas, the history of science, zoology, botany, geology and evolution.

Introduction; Chapter 1 Ophreae; Chapter 2 Ophreae; Chapter 3 Arethuseae; Chapter 4 Neotteae; Chapter 5 Malaxeae and Epidendreae; Chapter 6 Vandeae; Chapter 7 Vandeae – Catasetidae; Chapter 8 Cypripedeae – Homologies of the Flowers of Orchids; Chapter 9 Gradation of Organs, etc. Concluding Remarks;

Biography

Barrett, Paul H