they are erect and straight, not spreading and curved ; the 
flowers have little or no smell; the petals are so much 
undulated as to appear lobed, and they are distinctly rhom- 
boidal, and, finally, the ovary is closely covered with black, 
mealy glands. It would seem, moreover, that the scape 
does not bear more than one flower, instead of several.” 
Having the three species of Laia (L. anceps, L. autum- 
nalis, and L. furfuracea,) from Mr. Forses of the gardens 
at Woburn Abbey, I can bear testimony to the accuracy 
of Dr. Linptey’s specific distinctions ; and may state, with 
regard to the present species, in addition to what he has 
above remarked, that though its leaves are the smallest, 
they are the thickest and most coriaceous of any of the 
three, and that in our specimens at least the middle lobe 
of the labellum is not obtuse with a mucro, as in L. autum- 
nalis, but decidedly and rather suddenly acuminated. The 
pollen-masses are exactly like those of L. autwmnalis; 
but rather different from those of L. anceps. 
Fig. 1. Column. 2. 3. Pollen-masses :—magnified. 
