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Pollinia (clumps of pollen) of the butterfly habenaria orchid (Habenaria bifolia) on a single stamen. Watercolour, 1892.

Pollinia (clumps of pollen) of the white helleborine orchid (Cephalanthera grandifolia) on a single stamen. Watercolour, 1892.

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Pollinia (clumps of pollen) of the butterfly habenaria orchid (Habenaria bifolia) on a single stamen. Watercolour, 1892.

Pollinia (clumps of pollen) of the white helleborine orchid (Cephalanthera grandifolia) on a single stamen. Watercolour, 1892.