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I have seen no specimen, and it is not worth attempting to describe the plant from the sketches 

 in my possesion : those parts which arc copied in the accompanying plate sufficiently illualrnlo the 

 genus, C. i* it view of the whole plant in flower; no leaves arc represented in Mr. Griffith'* drawing*, 

 and 1 presume the plant has nothing bat little lenticular angular p$cudo4mlh*. It will Ikj seen that 

 the flower is inverted, that is. (hat the tatallum i* uppermost, and between the two ereet lateral sepal*. 

 C 1. shew* the flower in it* natural position, much magnified ; the column with its two long petal-like 

 arm* is undermost, and the long foot of the column stands over it. Waring at the apex a pair of pink 

 and white lateral sepal*, between which hang* down the deep ml, fleshy, hairy labcllum. C2, 

 represents the same flower in the position which is most frequent in plant* of (his order; the back sipal 

 and the petal* arc brought distinctly into view, and the upper part of the labcllum is seen standing 

 between two ml and yellow arms, formed by the lateral sepals. C3, »* » highly magnified profile view 

 of the column, with its two petaloid HAS ; and just above them appears a round large yellow stigmatic 

 gland standing in front of the anther- C 4 t are the four pollen-nurses seen from below, together with 

 I he hir^e Miipnatic gland to which they adhere. This gland i- stated by Mr. Griffith lo be opaque, 

 elavate. rounded, always separating with the pollen musses, which, especially the inner, adhere to it 

 very firmlv ; it i< composed of soft grumoua matter, and is easily broken down. C 5, is a profile 

 view of the same part*. C 6, is an exterior view of an outer pollen mass. C 7. is an interior view 

 of the same. 





