J^"-' 1 Pescott, Xotes on the Orchids of Victoria. 1 1 1 



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on the Baw Baw Ranges by C. French, jun. The veinings on 

 the sepals and petals are very marked. Illustrated in Dr. 

 Rogers's " South Austrahan Orchids," p. 37. 



Thelymitra pancifiora, R. Br., the Slender Sun Orchid, 

 recorded from Bittern, Sandringham, Cheltenham, and Ring- 

 wood. The flowers are pale, and often white. There are 

 usually fewer flowers in the Victorian specim.ens than are 

 shown at page 9 of Dr. Rogers's book. 



Thelymitra canalicidaia, R. Br., the Pale Sun Orchid. A 

 slender species from Tallangatta and South Gippsland. 



Thelymitra grandiflora, Fitz., the Great Sun Orchid, recorded 

 from Ocean Grove, Paywit, Moorooduc, Marcus Hill, and 

 Ringwood. This is the largest of the genus, having several 

 large, thick leaves and stems three feet or more high, with 

 thirty to forty bright blue flowers. Illustrated in colours as 

 a frontispiece to Dr. Rogers's book. 



Thelymitra luteo-cilium, Fitz., the Red Sun Orchid, has been 

 found by J. A. Hill at Golton, near Mount Zero, and also at 

 Baxter, near Langwarrin. The flowers are dark red in colour, 

 the plant is robust, and the seed-pods are exceptionally large. 

 This orchid was considered for many years to be Thelymitra 

 Macmillani, F. v. M., the Salmon Sun Orchid. The latter is 

 a dainty, slender plant, of hghter red, and is recorded from 

 Mount Martha, the Grampians, and Maryborough. 



Diiiris palachila, Rogers, the Broad-lipped Diuris, has often 

 been taken for a yellow form of Diuris maculata. The broad 

 spade shape of the labellum is a ready guide to the species. 

 It is recorded from Ringwood, Sandringham, Cheltenham, and 

 Diamond Creek. It^is possibly widespread. An illustration 

 is found at page 29 of Dr. Rogers's book. See fig. 2. 



Calochiliis cupreits, Rogers, Copper Beards. — This striking 

 coppery-coloured bearded orchid is only recorded from two 

 Australian localities — M'Laren Vale in South Australia and 

 the Grampians in Victoria — the collector of the Victorian 

 specimens being J. W. Audas, F.L.S. 



Prasophyllitm Siittoni, Rogers and Rees, the Alpine Leek 

 Orchid, a slender white and green species, collected by Dr. 

 C. S. Sutton on the Buffalo Plateau in 1902. It has since been 

 collected by other workers. 



Prasophylliim flavum, R. Br., the Yellow Leek Orchid. — An 

 interesting leafless species with thick, tuberous roots, collected 

 by C. French, jun., on the Baw Baws ; by A. B. Braine, at 

 Cravensville ; and by J. A. Hill, at Stawell. 



Prasophyllitm album, Rogt-rs, the White Leek Orchid.— A 

 pretty, compact, white-labellum flowt-r from Ringwood, Lang- 

 warrin, Somerville, and simiki.r localities. Sometimes the 

 labellum is beautifully pink. 



