. 668 CXLVIII. ORCHIDEZ. (J. D. Hooker.) 
Trise II. Vandese. Anther 1, nosticous, opercular, resting on the 
rostellum, cells usually confluent. Pollinia waxy, usually 2 or 4 1n super- 
posed pairs, attached singly or in pairs to a gl nd or process of the rostellum 
which is carried away with them when they are removed. 
Subtribe 1. EvrorurEx. Leaves on pseudobulbs, plaited and nerved. 
Scape leafy or not. Lip spurred. 
Subtribe 2. CYMBIDIEÆ. Leaves on pseudobulbs, plaited and nerved. 
Scape leafy or leafless. Lip not spurred. Column not produced into a 
foot. 
Subtribe 3. SancawTHEX. Stem without pseudobulbs, rooting. Leaves 
distichous (rarely 0), not plaited. Peduncle lateral or axillary. 
Subtribe 4. Norytizx. Stem with a 1-leaved pseudobulb, or slendet 
Leaves small, distichous. Anther behind and parallel to the terminai 
erect or inclined rarely horizontal rostellum. Pollinia with a simple 0 
double stipes, pendulous from the tip of the rostellum. 
Trige III. Neottiew. Siem not bulbous (roots often bulbous). 
Anther 1, posticous, opercular, or erect and persistent; cells distinct, paratei 
Pollen granular, powdery or in small masses. 
Subtribe 1. Vax:LLEEX. Stem tall, erect or climbing, often branched: 
Racemes or panicles terminal or terminal and axillary. Anther subop 
cular, incumbent on a short rostellum. 
Subtribe 2. Corrmpem. Stem tall, sometimes branched. Leaves 
broad. Racemes or panicles terminal. Anther erect, parallel to the erec 
rostellum. 
Subtribe 3. SPIRANTHEÆ. Stem simple erect; root not tuberous. 
Leaves membranous or 0. Anther erect or inclined forward, parallel to the 
elongate rostellum. 
Subtribe 4. Divnrpgx. Stem simple, erect from an underground tuber. 
Anther erect or inclined forward ; rostellum usually short. 
Subtribe 5. AnETHUsEX. Stem simple, erect from an underground tuber. 
Anther opercular, incumbent or suberect. 
Subtribe 6. LimoporEm. Stem simple, usually leafy, erect from an 
underground rootstock. Anther opercular, incumbent or suberect. 
Trine IV. Ophrydew. Anther 1, posticous, erect, inclined oT 
reflexed. Cells parallel or diverging, adnate to the column and often on 
tinnous with the rostellum. Pol/inia 1, rarely 2 in each cell, grn _ 
produced into short caudicles attached to a gland or to the rostellum. 
Terrestrial herbs. d 
Subtribe 1. Evornrypex. Anther erect. Pollinia with their glands 
enclosed in a pouch of the rostellum. ds 
Sultribe 2. Hanenariem. Anther erect. Pollinia with their glan 
naked or partially included in a groove or fold of the rostellum. t the 
Subtribe 3. Disem. Anther reclinate or reflexed on the back © 
column, rarely suberect. Stigma broad, subterminal or subadnate 
the lip. 
TRIBE V. Cypripedieee. Anihers 2, one on each side of the ros” 
