[Enclosure]

Eashing

Sep 27.

Chorozema

Upper part of Vexillum much bent back, lower part very stiff. Very short blunt keel: but wings long spreading and bright colored. An insect lighting on the keel if it could, would not open it: but in lighting on and pressing down the wings, the lower part of the wings presses on the keel, and thus as by a lever presses down and opens the keel, and leaves Stamens and Pistol exposed. The filamentsof stamens do not cohere.— but the separate Stamen stands apart from the rest in front. All with the exception of this stamen are bent over—and the pistol is bent over also. The anthers open inwards towards one another, and towards the Stigma. The opened cells of the separate stamen are below the stigma—those of the 9 others above it—all towards it. If any object is thrust down between the 9 Upper Stamens and pistal it brushes in going down on one side the back of some of the 9 upper anthers, and on the other side the Stigma, and in coming up it brushes the open side of the same anther cells, but not until it has passed the Stigma. If it passes between the Stigma and the separate Stamen it brushes the open anther cell in going down; but not until after it has passed the Stigma. And in going up it is the other side which will touch the Stigma from that which has touched the open anther cell. It will therefore carry away pollen from all the anther cells— but deposit none upon the stigma. The curious form of the Stamens as well as the action of the Wings on the keel are remarkable.

Below is very rough diagram of the position of the stamens and pistil with the 4 stamens on the nearer side removed.