Saccolabium. | CXLVIII. ORCHIDEXZ. (J. D. Hooker.) 55 
The following sections are, I think, natural, but are not clearly definable by words. 
Sect. I. MICRANTHÆ. Leaves flat terete or channelled. Flowers small, often 
minute, in simple or panicled racemes or spikes. Jip various; spur long or short. 
(See also Sect. vi. Uncifera). (Sp. 1-19). 
Sect. II. CALCEOLARIA. Leaves lorate, flat, flaccid. Flowers subcorymbose on 
a short stout peduncle ; bracts short, broad rounded. Lipa large hemispheric sac, with 
truncate or short side lobes and a short triangular or reniform adnate erose or 
fimbriate midlobe which is warted or echinate on the disk. Column very short; strap 
of globose pollinia linear. (Sp. 20-27). : 
Sect. III. AcAMPE. Stem usually long and very stout. Leaves keeled, thickly 
coriaceous, Flowers corymbose as in $ Calceolaria, rarely in large spreading panicles, 
Lip as in § Calceolaria, but with a thicker warted reniform or ovate midlobe (spur 
cylindric in S. ochraceum). Column very short; strap of globose pollinia linear. 
(AcAMPE, Lindi.) (Sp. 28-34). 
Sect. IV. PLATYRHIZON. Stem 0, or very short ; roots very long, flattened. Leaves 
lorate, flaccid. Flowers racemed. Lip very small, spur saccate or conical, midlobe 
small reniform, Column very short; strap of globose pollinia linear, gland large. 
(MicrorERa, Dalz.) (Sp. 35-36). 
Sect. V. DisricHoPHYLLsZ. Stem tufted very slender pendulous, leafy through- 
out. Leaves uniform, distichous, lanceolate. Flower small, in very short racemes, 
Lip small, spur saccate. Column very short, strap of pollinia slender, gland 
Sagittate. (Sp. 37-38). . 
, Sect. VI. SpecIosæ. Stem very stout as are the long roots. Leaves linear 
rigid, keeled, often recurved. Flowers highly coloured, in dense racemes. Lip with 
a linguiform midlobe, small side lobes and a long cylindric spur. Column short or 
rather long ; strap of globose pollinia slender.—Habit of rides sect. II. ; but there is 
ho foot to the column, (Sp. 39-41). 
Sect. VII. Uncrrersz. Stem very short, Leaves distichous, coriaceous. Flowers 
In dense racemes. Lip with a large funnel-shaped incurved spur much longer than 
the sepals. Column decurved, rostellum elongate; anther long-beaked ; pollinia 
globose, seated near the geniculately inflexed apex of a very long slender strap with 
recurved margins ; gland large, linear, or sagittate. UNcIFERA, Lindl. (Sp. 42, 43.) 
Sect. I. Micranrum. (See p. 54.) 
* Stems elongate pendulous ; leaves terete, filiform, or semiterete. 
l. S. &eminatum, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1838 Misc. 50; leaves strongly 
curved terete channelled 3-toothed, racemes slender panicled, sepals ovate- 
Oblong l-nerved about equalling the conic obtuse spur, petals smaller obo- 
vate L-nerved, midlobe of lip cymbiform obtuse. Walp. Ann. vi. 885. 
EASTERN HIMALAYA, alt. 3-5000 ft. ; Bhotan Griffith ; Sikkim J. D. H. KHaASIA 
and J YNTEA Hizrs, alt. 2-4000 ft., common. . ` 
Stem 6-12 in., curved, rooting at the base. Leaves 2—4 in., fleshy, 4—4 m. diam. 
anicles longer than the leaves, branches spreading ; bracts small, acute, flowers iin. 
Pag; sepals white, or purple with white tips; petals purple; lip variable, blade 
ant? Sometimes laterally compressed, side lobes very small; column very 5 MA 
Lin, pote, Strap of pollinia short, broad, gland very large. Capsule subsessile 
ss 1n. long, oblong, curved. 
2. S. niveum, Lindl. Ge Sp. Orchid. 994; stem short, leaves 
recurved semiterete ad sd note ad, racemes slender panicled, sepals 
cvate-oblong l-nerved about equalling the ovoid obtuse spur, peta s 
eon ely oblong truncate l-nerved, midlobe of lp spathulate fleshy 
Dcave. Thwaites Enum. 304. , 
CEYLON ; in the Central Province, alt. 3-4000 ft., Walker, Thwaites. Panicles 
longe, » Stout; l-4 in., curved. Leaves 2-4 in., fleshy, §-7 in. diam. ml n 
Ser than the leaves, branches spreading ; bracts minute, acute; flower Ze 1n. 1008, 
