38 PRorEssoE lindlet's conteibutions to 



MiCEOPEEA, Balzell. 



225. M. maculata, Balzell, in Hooker's Journal, iii. 282. 



On trees near Tulkut, in the Western Ghauts, in lat. 16° N., Balzell, in 

 hb. Stocks. (25). 



I have already stated that my genus Micropera must be reduced 

 to Camarotis. The present plant, which seems not to be referable 

 to any known genus, may as well, however, retain the name. Mr. 

 DaUzell's account of it is good as far as it goes, describing cor- 

 rectly the very curious lip, which looks like a side saddle with two 

 horns instead of one, — the pouch, into which there is an opening 

 only between the horns, being almost concealed by the lamina, 

 which hangs down in the manner of saddle-flaps. The column, 

 which Mr. Dalzell does not mention, falls back, is small, short, 

 semiterete, with a vertical rostellum pointing downwards, and 

 dividing into a pair of broad scissor-like blades. Upon this lies 

 a great oblong gland, to which is attached an obovate channeled 

 membranous caudicula. 



N.B. Micropera viridijlora, Dalzell, is Saccolahitim viridi/lorum, 

 No. 217, 



Steeeochilus, n. gen. 



Acaulis. Folia lorata, apice obliqua. ^acemi laterales, laxi, 

 flexuosi, pauciflori (hirti) . Sepala et petala subaequalia paten- 

 tissima, lateralibus labello leviter adnatis. Ldbellum solidum, 

 carnosum, sacciforme, facie superiore concava basi bicorni. Go- 

 lumna recta, teres, basi baud producta, rostello horizontali 

 subulato. Follinia 4, oblonga, omnino distincta, caudicula se- 

 tacea, glandula minutissima. 



This genus is near Camarotis, from which it differs in its 

 solid bag-shaped lip with a pair of horns at the base, in its se- 

 taceous caudicula, and in the 4 oblong poUen-masses being per- 

 fectly distinct from each other. 



226. S. hirtus. 



Khasija, at 5000 feet, J. B. H. Sf T. T. (177). 



Leaves narrow, rather more than 4 inches long by f ths wide. 

 Eacemes 7-8-flowered. Flowers less than i an inch in diameter, 

 free from the coarse short hairs that clothe the ovary and pedicels. 



Sgh(enoechis, Blume. 



227. S. juncifoha, Blume^ 



Seems to be the only species, if the genus is characterized by 

 the two long erect filiform processes of the column. Otherwise 

 there is nothing sufficient to distinguish the genus from SaccO'* 



