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long as the sepals but narrower, oblanceolate obtuse, lip -?> inch long, 

 with two small, yellow margined auricles a t base, side lobes elongate 

 rounded, margined with yeilow and densely cilia te, midlobe broadly 

 retuse, each lobe being falcately oblong with slightly toothed outer 

 margins, disk deep velvetty brown purple with a bullate surface, the 

 whole resembling a small brown bee. 



In flower from April to June. 



Common on trees on the Belgaum and North Kanara Ghats. 



Distribution. — Western Peninsula, Ceylon. 



Details of Plate VI.— Oottonia macrostachya, Wight. A plant in 

 flower and detached flower (all natural size). 



{To be continued.) 



