3^ rLOR. TELLUa. 



Drupa mix 4locul. sepe 4sperma. — Typ. V. liri' 

 eata^ bullata, ^lohosa., alba^ genicidata^ alia 

 sp. Older ARCYTHIA, tribe AGIPHILIA 

 Raf, 1815. 



110. Catonia Raf. (Cato agr.) Diff. Cor. 

 campan. siibintegra crenata. stylo dichot. Dru- 

 pa monosp — Typ. C. lantanoides Raf. Varro- 

 nia monosperma auct. spicis globosis, fol, ov. 

 lane. Carracas. 



117. Habenaria W. Br. auct. Whoever 

 deems the numbers of Stamina unimportant in 

 Grasses, Lilies &.€. must regret that this G. 

 and many other Orciiides are based on their 

 double number, altho' a most essential charac- 

 ter : 1 and 2, 3 and G, 5 and 10 stamina, al- 

 ways distinguish very distinct Genera, and who- 

 ever unites Azalea to Rhododendron sins 

 against Linneus and Nature! meantime not- 

 withstanding the learned labors of Swartz, 

 Brown, Richard, Lindley ... on Orchides, 

 they have left HaLenaria, Orchis, Epidendron 

 and other G. in utter perplexity. The last char, 

 of Habenaria is merely a Cor. ringens, label- 

 lum calcaratum, antheris nudis binis — while 

 other Genera have elaborate definite charac- 

 ters of 50 or GO words. Habenaria thus in- 

 cludes many blended G. and requires complete 

 reform. I shall now begin it, and give a new 

 essential character of Habenaria Raf. Cor. 

 ringens, lab. ad basi calcarato, glandulis nullis, 

 col. simplex, antheris 2 divisis nudis anticis ver- 

 tical. Caulescens. ft. racemosis — Types the 

 Amer. Sp. having those char. H. Jimbriatay 

 O. habenaria, and akin Sp. 



118. Platantiiera Richard. Diff*. Cor. pa- 

 tula, columna dilatata, antheris 2 terminalis 

 lateralis nudis. remotis. Scaposis, fol. binis 



