Darwin thus foretold the precise manner of the cross-fertilization of habenaria mascula, and also the insect agent, simply by the structural prophecy of the flower itself.
"My Studio Neighbors"
William Hamilton Gibson
In our own native orchids we have a remarkable example of the latter form in the habenaria orbiculata, whose structure and mechanism have also been admirably described by Asa Gray.
"My Studio Neighbors"
William Hamilton Gibson
White-fringed Orchis habenaria blephariglottis Flowers-Pure white, fragrant, borne on a spike from 3 to 6 in.
"Wild Flowers Worth Knowing"
Neltje Blanchan et al