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proceeding from between them, a rigid curved stipes (I thankfully avail myself of this 

 word, suggested as more appropriate by Bentham than caudicle), and at the end of it 

 a gland, not a membranous gland as in Vandea, but a firm grumous mass; the 

 whole as figured (from my drawing) in the Linnean Transactions. Eeiehenbach 

 (though whether confirmed by actual observation or not I cannot say) has accepted 

 my representation. But Mr. Bentliam, in his recent "Notes on On-hid fa," Linn. 

 Soo. Trans, vol. xviii. p. 301 (a copy of which he kindly presented to me), makes the 

 following observation in reference to this plant: " I cannot help thinking that the 

 pollen figured by Parish had become accidentally attached to some extraneous body 

 mistaken for the stipes, a conjecture somewhat confirmed by the very exceptional 

 manner in which the pollen appears attached to the supposed stipes, wliich, moreover, 

 does not correspond in shape with that of the rostelhim, from which it would have 

 been detached." Now, all I can say to this is, that I do not think it possible for me 

 to have made so serious a mistake ; I must, therefore, with such modest assurance as 

 I fairly may, state my firm conviction, that it is as I have di-awn it, and that there 

 was attached to the pollen-masses a veritable stipes and gland. My original drawing 

 now lies before me (and on none have I bestowed greater pains), and, in corroboration 

 of my statement, I perceive that, in a highly magnified representation of a front view 

 of the column, with all the parts still " in situ," as yet nntouched, the gland is dis- 

 tinctly drawn as projecting forwards in front, from under the anther. I admit the 

 improbability of such a structure being found, and I feel the full weight of the 

 authority against me, but I mii.st adhere to the correctness of my representation, 

 until, by the fortunate rediscovery of the plant, I shall be proved to be wrong. It is 

 a mountain plant, and the special locality where I found it is Ta-ok in the Dauna- 

 range, east of Maulmain, at an elevation of 3-4000 feet, as nearly as I can guess. 



EuLOPniA, J?. Br. 



Terrestrial plants, pseudo-bulbous. Eoots fibrous, from their base. Flowering 

 stems sometimes terminal on the yet undeveloped leafy bulbs, which grow out from 

 the base of the old leafless bulbs, sometimes also several from various parts of the old 

 bulb, simple or branched. Leaves long, membranous, plicate or smooth. Sepals and 

 petals spreading, nearly er[ual, free, or adhering more or less to the column, which is 

 lengthened into a blunt spur. Lip 3-lobed, middle lobe wrinkled, much veined or 

 crested with hairs. Anther 2-celled. Pollen-masses (Vandeous) 2, each with a mark 

 as of a second and smaller lobe behind, attached liy a short stipes (caudicle of Lindley) 

 to a rather large gland. Flowers in racemes, numerous, single, of no great beauty, 

 about 1 inch in diameter, generally gj-eenish, with more or less of purple on the lip. 

 Sjjecies 4. 



Cyetopeea, Lindl. 



Terrestrial pseudo-bulbous plants, so near in their several characters to the 

 preceding, as by some to be united with that genus. Lindley distinguishes the genus 

 by the absence of a spur, whereas it is present in EulopJiia, but in the two only 

 species known to me, pronounced to be Uijrtopera by Prof. Eeiehenbach, there is a 

 distinct spur, and it is simply in deference to his acknowledged authority that I have 

 separated them from Eidophia, 



The flowers of C. squalida grow in a loose sparse raceme, are H or 2 inches in 

 diameter. Sepals creamy-white, striped with purple, petals pink ; lip undivided, 

 oblong, faint jiink, with a broad yellow line down the middle. The anther has two 

 horn-like appendages. The flowers of C. macrobulbus grow in a dense raceme of many 

 individuals, of a uniform dull brown or burnt sienna colour. They (as do also 

 the Eidop/iias) affect damp, shady jungles, in places where vegetable mould abounds. 

 Species 2. 



Geodorum, Jaclcs. 



Terrestrial, pseudo-bulbous. Petals and sepals free, nearly equal. Lip ventricose, 

 obscurely 3-lobed or entire, slightly spurred or pouched at the base, parallel with the 

 column. Column short, very broad, not produced below. Anther 2-celled, but the 

 partition not prominent, with two little lappets inside, which serve to keep the 



