CALANTHE. 



ORCHIDES. 917 



cristato laciniis lateralibus semiovatis apice rotiindalis, intermedio cu- 

 neato divaricatim bilobo lobis apice serratis, calcare incurvo pubescenle 

 apice fLUcato laliello breviore. 



A wliitcnowered sppcies, wiih a sc.ipe about a fool high, received by Mr. Bate- 

 niari from ihe Liizon isiands, where it was collected by Mr. Ciiming. 

 Rchb. HL in v. Schl. B. Zig. 1852. 736: 



Sowolil E.\emplare von Cnming gesammelt, als solche. welche in Tetschen bliihten 

 sind dimorphisch. Enlweder hat der Sporn zwei kleine plriemliche Spilzen, oder die 

 Spitze fsi ganz llach gedruckt, zweispaltig. Hr. Datenian giebt an: „calcare incurvo 

 pubesceiite apice fnrcato labello brcviori." Unsere Fllanzen zeigen den Sporn langer 

 als die Lippe, die Saulenpartie eingerechnet. 



22. CALANTHE VAGINATA Lindl. Fol. p. 7: 



C scapo vaginis dense imbricato, racemo denso conico tomentoso, 

 bracleis tloiibus loni-Monbus, labelli 4-lobi laciniis aequilatis obtusis 

 crista verriicosa antioisiini liispidn, calcaie labello longioie. 



I have only seen a solitiry scape, remark:ible for ihe very numerous ioose leafy 

 scales with wliich it is invested. The inllorescence is unusually dense. No leaves 

 accompany the specimen. Possibly ihe howers may appear before ihem, as Griffiih 

 says is ihe case with his C. odora (See Nr. 38). 

 Wild in Assam— Major Jenkin.s. 



23. CALANTHE PKROTETTl A. Rich. in Ann. Sc. Ser. 2, XV. 68. Wight ic. pL t. 1664. 

 L. F. p. 7: 



Flowers delicaie liloc, according to Wight. the lip wilh a deeper tinge. They are 

 iwice as large as in G. veratrifolia, and appear to have in all cases ihe sepals and 

 petals erect, and presenting a somewhat campanulate appearance, whereas in that 

 species the lateral sepals are completely rellexed. DilTers from C. purpurea and its 

 allies in ihe lateral lobes of ihe lip being as long as the middle one or nearly so. 



Wild iii the Nilgherries — Lobb ; frequent in clumps of forest, in moist soil, from 

 July to August, or even as early as May— Wight. 



Calanlhe Perrollelii A. Rich. Ann. Sc. Nat.*XV. 1841. p. 68: 

 Foliis petiolatis , ellipticis, nervosis, plicalis, aculis , pedalibus aut 

 sesquipedalibus, scapo distanter vaginato, loliis aequali aut sublongiori; 

 spica laxiu>cula; floiibus lilacinis, lon.:-e pedunculatis, bracteatis; bracteis 

 ovali-lanceolalis, peduncub ovaiiique ioni.'iludine; labello Irilobo, sub- 

 plicato, sepalis sublonyioii; loliis Lileralibus anguslis, eiectis, si;bfal- 

 catis, inedio obcordalo, alte bilobo, calcaie gracili, Jabello fere duplo 

 longiori; ovaiio pubescenle. 



Sylv. humid. circa Avalanchy. .Niigherries. 



Wighi Ic. V. 166i. 1665: Leaves jpetioled, elliplic , curved , plicaie, acute, scape 

 longer than tlie leaves, furnished wiib disianl sheaihing scales : raceme loose: bracts 

 ovaie, lanceolate, length of ovary : sepals and petals subequal. ovate, obtuse: lip 

 ihreelobed. lateral lohes lanceolate , middle one much larger, truncately 2— 3-Iobed, 

 lobes spreading; spur slender, straight, longer or about the lengtli ol ihe lip. Flowers 

 light lilac, lip wifli a deeper tinge. — Neilgherries, frequent in ciumps of forest, in 

 moist soil, llowering July aiid .\ugust. 1 have seen it in flower in woods about 

 Coonoor in May. Too near C. veratrif(jlia Lindl.? 



24. CALA^THE VERATRIFOLIA R. Br. in B Reg.. t. 720. L, 0. Nr. 1. Grifflth Ic. 

 t. 283. fig. 4. L. F. p. 8: 



(A.) Flowers pure white. 



(B) discolor. A dwarf form wiih a dirty brownish lip, and a pale purple central 

 stain. 



