353 



November 25th, interval without flowers 18 {la3'S. 



December 7th, (a few flowers also on tlie Sth), interva 

 flowers 11 clays. 



Deceml)er 22]ul, interval without flowers {!?> 



January 1st, interval without flowers i) days. 



January Sth, interval without flowers (') days. 



January 2()th, interval without flowers 11 days. 



At this stage the observations were intcrrujitcd. 

 ')e resumed in the next season. 



The spikes produce many flowers in succession, 

 fertilisation of one will arrest the flowering of the inflorescence, 

 but sometimes not. Ojice and then as an abnormality two flowers 

 were open on tlie spike at the same time: they stood side by side. 

 About two per cent of the flowers obtained pollination during 

 the period over which the oljservations extended. How has not 

 been ascertained. The flower has a white lip, a purple anther cap : 

 and elsewhere it is clear greenish yellow. It stands horizontally 

 as tlie drawing indicates. Xo free honey has lieen found; l)ut the 

 whole lip is very fleshy. 



I. H, BURKILL. 



ithout 

 •) 1 1 days. 



'Ihev will 

 Sometimes 



RECORD OF A FEW ORCHIDS. . 



and other interesting plants (Monocotyledons) found in 



Penang, Sctol, Kedah Peak and Bukit Wang 



in the north of Kedah. 



s. 



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10. 



n. 

 u. 



lo. 

 14. 



i-j. 

 i(i. 

 i:. 

 ]^. 

 li). 



OnCTTIDAf'KAi:. 



OberoiuK sp. . . 

 Liparis! sp. 



riahjcJinis Jinearis, IJidl. 

 Dendrobium. KelmUii, Eidl. 

 Dcndrohium ericaeflorum, Lindl 

 Dendrohiinn frinerviuin. Kidl. 

 Dendrolnnm hercoglo.^snm, Reiciil). f. 

 I'ldhoplii/llinii Jinearifolium , King. 

 /Iiilhoplti/Uinn longiflonim, Eidl. . . 

 BuIbopJijjlhnn fascinalor, Eolfe. 

 Eria aJboioinenfom, Lindl. 

 Eria inonticoln. Hook. F. 

 Erin teretifoUa, Grifl'. 

 Eria velidina, Lindl. 

 Tliiinia alba, Reichb. f. 

 Ceratosiyliis pendida, Hook. f. 

 PlorogJottis ?foefida, Eidl. 

 Taiiivt Mairigaijii, Hook. f. 

 Ciddiillie angusiifolia, Lindl. ' . . 



Jeiiun (South Jvedah). 



Kedah Peak. 



Kedah Peak. 



Kedah Peak. 



Kedah Peak. 



Setol. 



Bukit Wang. 



Kedah Peak. 



Kedah Peak. 



Setol. 



Kedali Peak. 



Kedah Peak. 



Kedah Peak. 



Lankawi. 



Bukit Wang. 



Penang. Penara Bukit. 



Setol. 



Kedah Peak. 



Kedah Peak, 



