with others, derived from the sepals and petals, Coorg, December and January. Jerdon. 



which seem, so far as I have yet had recourse to 

 them, to furnish more constant, and upon the whole 



This plant flowers before producing its solitary 

 leaf, hence the want of that organ. 



easily ascertained distinctions. On this point, how- Roxburgh, who is the authority for this plant (if 



ever, I wish to speak with some degree of reserve, 

 as I was not aware of their value, and did not 

 attend so much to them as I ought, when I had an 

 opportunity of doing so, on the growing plants, and 

 therefore make the remark now, principally for the 

 purpose of directing attention to these organs on 

 the part of future investigators. 



1717. Satyrium AiiBiFLORUM (Rich.), cauline 

 leaves ovate oblong, acute, sessile, sheathing at the 

 base, gradually passing into ovate, acute bracts : 

 spikes round, compact: bracts the length of the 

 flowers, ovate oblong, acute, reflexed: lateral sepals 

 thick, oblique, unequal sided, sub-falcate, obtuse; 

 middle one obovate, oblong, obtuse: petals linear, 

 obtuse: spurs length of the ovary, gynostem short; 

 upper lip of the stigma 2-lobed ; lobes, very obtuse. 

 Flowers white, bracts greenish-red. 



Neilgherries, in similar places and often intermixed 

 with the preceding, flowering from July to September. 



1718. Satyrium Wightianum (Lindle'y), stem 

 naked at the base, sheathed: cauline leaves ovate, 

 acute, somewhat coriaceous, sessile, loosely sheath- 

 ing at the base: spike dense: bracts the length of 

 the flowers, somewhat concave, broad, ovate, acute : 

 lateral sepals oblique, ovate, obtuse, middle one nar- 

 rower, obtuse: petals narrow obtuse, spurs shorter 

 than the ovary : upper lip of the stigma obtuse, 

 scarcely emarginate, gynostem short. Flowers deep 

 pink, bracts dull lilac. 



Neilgherries, with the others, and flowering at the 



same time. 



The compact spike and small size of the flowers 

 readily distinguish this species from the other pink- 

 flowered ones, but the transitions are occasionally 

 so gradual as to demand reference to other distin- 

 guishing marks for their determination. 



1719. DisERis Neilgherrensis (R. W.), stem 

 erect, 3-4-flowered; leaves cordate, acute, crenate, 

 stem-clasping: posterior sepals and petals cohering, 

 galiate, reflexed on the margins : lateral sepals spath- 

 ulate, spreading, undulate on the margin, sub-cus- 

 pidate, pubescent at the base : lip fleshy, ascending, 

 concealing the column, dilated, deeply 2-lobed above, 

 below ending in an orbicular cuspidate appendage. 

 Flowers pale reddish-white, spotted with crimson 

 points ; leaves light pea green. 



Neilgherries in woods on large mossy stones, and 

 moist loose vegetable soil. Not uncommon in the 

 woody ravine behind Kelso Cottage. I have also 

 met with it in other places but it is upon the whole 

 a rare plant, flowering July and August. 



An exceedingly beautiful plant and certainly dif- 

 ficult, as regards its analysis, to represent D. tripeta- 

 loides has also been found this season in consider- 

 able abundance, near Coonoor, by the Rev. Mr. John- 

 son, also on the Goodaloor Ghaut, by Mr. Jerdon. 

 Though these two have some points of resemblance 

 they are very distinct. 



1720. PoGONiA CARTivATA (Liud), leaf cordate, 

 7-nerved: scape many-flowered: lip rhomboid, some- 

 what 3-lobed, veined, wooly within, the middle lobe 

 crenate. 



this is indeed his), under the name of Epipadis cari- 

 nata^ gives the following character. "Root a single 

 simple sub-globular white bulb : leaf radical, soli- 

 tary, cordate, smooth, 7-nerved: scape many-flower- 

 ed : lip rhomboid sub-trilobate, middle lobe half the 

 length of the whole, crenate : capsule oval, 6-wing- 

 ed." Flowers large, sepals and petals unilateral, 

 linear lanceolate, pale green: lip with purple veins 

 and spots on a pale greenish yellow ground: bracts 

 ensiform, as long as the peduncle and ovary. — Roxb, 



1721. Cephalanthera acuminata (Lind.), bracts 

 setacious acuminate, the upper ones shorter than the 

 ovary: upper half of the lip (epichillium) cordato- 

 ovate, obtuse, bearded at the point, the base with 

 five elevated lines : ovary smooth. 



Simla, Himalayas, Countess Dalhousie. 



I am uncertain whether this is a different species 

 from the one from which Lindley took his character 

 or that the character of the lip is liable to vary, 



as his character does not agree with my drawing. 

 I infer the latter is the case as both of us have our 

 specimens from the Himalayas. 



1722. Epipactis macrostachya (Lind.), leaves 

 oblong, acuminate, stem-clasping, many-nerved : ra- 

 ceme long, many-flowered : bracts foliaceous, the 

 lower ones double the length of the flowers : lower 

 half of the lip (hypochiUium) roundish, upper half 

 ovate, acute, smooth at the base, shorter than the 

 sepals. 



This is a Nepaul species, but I do not think the 



specimen figured is from that locaUty, its station 

 is unfortunately not mentioned 



The specimen is evidently a very poor one, and 

 seems scarcely to accord, in some points with the 

 character, so that I should have hesitated about pub- 

 lishing it under this name had not Dr. Lindley him- 

 self so named it. But being so named, it is desir- 

 able that it should be published, for, if this is ob- 

 tained from a southern station, as I believe it is, it 

 becomes doubly interesting and the deficiency may 

 be merely attributable to its growing in a less favour- 

 able climate. 



1723. Epipactts Dalhousie (R. W.), leaves cor- 

 dato-obovate, acute, stem-clasping, many-nerved : ra- 

 ceme loose, many-flowered : bracts foliaceous, ovate, 

 lanceolate, acuminate, the lower ones about twice the 

 length of the flower, the upper ones shorter : lower 

 half of the lip (hypochiUium) concave, sub-inflated, 

 upper half (epichillium) cordato-orbicular, crenate, 

 pointed etuberculate at the base. 



Simla, Countess Dalhousie. 



So far as I understand Lindley's character, this 

 is a very distinct species firom all his Himalayan 

 species. 



1724. Sfiranthes AUSTRALis(Lind.), radical and 

 cauline leaves linear or linear-lanceolate, obtuse or 

 acute, sometimes ensiform: flowers spiral, glabrous, 



or oftener pubescent: bracts ovate, longer than the 

 ovary : lip oblong, dilated at the apex, crisp, pube- 

 scent above. Flowers white. 



Neilgherries, abundant in pastures, flowering from 

 June till October. 



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