482 OKririoArK.'K. (okciiis k\mii,v.) 



1. H. aphyllus, Kiif. Sc.xjip stout, terete, tapering into the many- 

 flowereil sjiike ; siieiillus several, short, tiie iipjxr <ines jiassiii-j into tlic ovate 

 acuniiiiiite liracts; flowers spreading, hrownish, stri]ie<l willi ])ur])le; sepals 

 and petals olilong-lanceolate, oblique; lij) concave, eniarginate, with aC-ridgcd 

 crest iilong tho middle, the lateral lolies erect. — Rich shaded soil. July- 

 August. — Root consisting of horizontal, jointe<l tubers. Scjipe 1°- 1 J° high, 

 rerianth }' long. 



9. DENDROPHYLAX, IM. l.enbach, f. 



Sepals and jietals spreading Lip erect, .'S-lolied, the lateral lobps small 

 angular, the middle one with 2 widely spreading lobes. Spur very long, tili- 

 form. Column short. I'oUeu ma.sses 2. — JCjiipliytes Scapo leafless, in ours 

 bearing a single large white Howor 



1. D. Lindenii, Reichenbach, f. Scape filiform (3' -4' long); sepals 

 and petals lanceolate ; segments of the middle lobe of the lip lanceolate curved, 

 attenuate ; capsule stipitate, oval, smooth. — On Oreodoxa regia, South Flor- 

 ida ( Ctirliss). 



10. POLYSTACHYA, Hook. 



Two upper sepals broad, gibbous, conuivent. Petals small. Lip jointed, 

 sessile, a-lobed. Anthers lid-like, free. I'olleu masses 4, hemispherical, 

 waxy. — Epiphytes. Stem leafy near the base. Flowers small, in simple or 

 compounil racemes. 



1. P. luteola, Hook. Stem (1°- 2° high) tuberous at base, longer than 

 the few lance-oblong rigid leaves; raceme compound; flowers greenish yel- 

 low : the lip obovate, oblong, downy within, the lateral lobes small, the middle 

 one broad and recurved, — On various trees, Soutli Florida. 



11. CYRTOPODIUM, ^^ Br. 



Sepals and petals alike, spreading. Lip clawed, continuous with the ba.se 

 of the column, incurved, 3-lobed. Pollen masses 2 the short stalk linear. 

 Gland ovate. — Terrestrial. Scape sheathed, sejiarate from the leaves. Flow- 

 ers racemose or panicled. 



1. C. punctatum, Lindl. Scape tall; leaves broadly lanceolate, 

 strongly 3-ribbed (1^' wide); flowers bi a simple panicle (6"- 8" long); bracts 

 leafy, lanceolate, undulate, spreading; sepals and petals greei\ish white, 

 spotted ; middle lobe of the lip emargiuate. — Miami, Soutli Florida ( Garher). 



2. C. Woodfordii, Lindl. ■? Scape more slender (2° -3° high); leaves 

 rigid, linear-lanceolate (l°long); racemes rather closely flowered (2' -4' 

 long) ; flowers small, shorter than tlie linear bracts; sepals and petals green; 

 lip crestless, the middle lobe cuneate-oblong; capsule erect. (Bletia vere- 

 cuuda, 1st edit, in part.) — Low sandy pine barrens, Florida. 



12. CALOPOGON, K.Br. 



Sepals unequal, the two lateral ones broader and oblique. Lip (by the un- 

 twisted ovary) brought to the upper (jr inner side of the flower, dilated at the 

 apex, bearded on the face, and narrowed into a hinge-like claw. Column 



