EXPLANATION OF ILLUSTRATION 
Srecis RUBENS Seh/ir. Plant natural size, drawn 
from Liebmann no. 168. 1, flower about 11 times 
natural size. 2, petal. 3, labellum, as seen from 
above. 4, labellum, side view. 5, column, anther 
removed. 6, labellum, drawn from the type of S. 
Tuerckheimii Schitr., side view. 7, lower from the 
type of S. rubens Schltr. 8, petal. 9, labellum, 
side view. 10, labellum, as seen from above. 
The drawings were made from dried specimens, 
consequently figs. 3 and 10 differ slightly in the 
thickening of the dise and in outline from the lip 
of fresh flowers. It is evident that the analytical 
drawings made by Dr. Schlechter and preserved 
in his herbarium at Berlin overemphasize the thick- 
ening of the dise and give a misleading impression. 
Furthermore, as Schlechter’s descriptions of S. 
rubens and S. Tuerckheimii were based on his draw- 
ings they are misleading, 
Drawn by Blanche Ames 
