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Spathoglottis plicata Bl. 



1". Coll. J. J. S. in horto bog. 1912, 2 specimens. 



2°. Coll. C. A. B, ker in horto bog. 1912, 1 specimen. 



Habitat Aroe Islands. 



The flowers collected by. Dr. Smith tend to transformation 

 of the petals into lips: their inferior margin shows folds and 

 little lobes, a little way above the base a callus is to be seen 

 and a longitudinal white ribbon in connection with it, both 

 being speckled with pink. 



The flower of Mr. Backer shows two perfect labella. The 

 column is much thinner than normally and almost straight, 

 bearing, as usual in peloric flowers, a terminal stigma, while 

 the anther is absent. 



Thelasis obtusa Bl. 



Coll. Ch. Joseph in suo horto, Nov. 1910. 



Habitat Java. 



Inflorescence with a foliage leaf (fig. 15). 



Fagaceae. 



Quercus glabra Thunb. 



Coll. J. J. S. in horto bog. 



Habitat Japan. 



Leaf transformed into an ascidium. 



Polygon acae. 



Miihlenbeckia platyclada Meisn. 



Coll. J. J. S. in horto bog., 1911. 



Habitat the Solomon Islands. 



On comparing the figures it is evident that we have to do 

 with prolification (Fig. 16 a — e) in the abnormal specimens. 

 In the ordinary state the flowers are densely clustered without 

 leaves or branches interposed but in the abnormal specimens 

 there spring thin leaf bearing branches from the clusters. I am 

 not in a position to say whether these branches originate from 



